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  • Defending champion Saina reaches semis in Indonesian Open

    India’s top shuttler Saina Nehwal moved a step closer to defend her Indonesian Open Super Series title as she reached the semifinals with a straight-game victory over Denmark’s Tine Baun on Friday. The fourth seed Indian registered a hard-fought 21-19, 21-19 win over Tine, seeded eighth, in a match that lasted for 37 minutes. The […]

    India beat West Indies by 63 runs to win first Test, lead series 1-0

    A superb effort by the Indian bowling quartet got India a convincing victory in the first Test after West Indies were all out for 262 on day four of the first cricket test at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Needing a further 195 runs to win with seven wickets in hand, the West Indies lost […]

    Bopanna-Qureshi shocked in Wimbledon 1st round

    Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi squandered a match point in an action-filled first round clash to make an early exit from the men’s doubles event of the Wimbledon championships in London on Thursday. The fourth seed Indo-Pak pair lost 6-2 2-6 19-21 to unseeded Colombian pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah at court […]

    The Hunt for “The Million Dollar Arm” Season 2 Begins

    Bengaluru:  As the saying goes – The Winner takes it all, making this axiom a reality in India is “The Million Dollar Arm Contest” which is back with a bigger and awe-inspiring Season 2. The Million Dollar Arm (TMDA), a unique and the only international talent hunt in India for all sports enthusiasts and young […]

    Somdev enters 2nd round of men’s singles in Wimbledon

    India’s Somdev Devvarman has entered the second round of the Wimbledon men’s singles event after his German opponent Denis Gremelmayr retired hurt midway through the first round match in London last night. Somdev was leading 6-4, 4-2 when Gremelmayr conceded the match to the Indian. Somdev will next face 18th seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, […]

    Sania bows out of Wimbledon

    In the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, India’s Sania Mirza has bowed out of the women’s singles. In her first round match in London today, she lost to France’s Virginie Razzano in three sets 6-7, 6-2, 3-6.

    Nadal, Venus Williams win opening round matches

    Rafael Nadal opened his Wimbledon title defense in convincing style on Monday, shaking off an early service break and cruising to a 6-4 6-2 6-2 victory over Michael Russell. In keeping with tradition, the defending men’s champion played the first match on Centre Court at the All England Club and the top-ranked Spaniard put on […]

    Raina, Harbhajan helps India to comfortable position against WI

    On the first day of the Jamaica cricket test, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh shared a classy 146 runs for the 7th wicket helping the visitors India to amass a respectable 246 against the West Indies in the first innings at Sabina Park. India, who chose to bat, got off to a nervy start as […]

    Bindra draws blank at World Cup but qualifies for Olympics

    Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra on Saturday qualified for next year’s London Games despite finishing a lowly eighth in the 10m air rifle event of the Shooting World Cup in Munich, Germany. Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, shot a qualification score of 596, which left him tied with eight others but he managed to […]

    Venkat against DRS, says it’s not foolproof

    Former ICC Elite Panel umpire, Srinivas Venkataraghavan on Saturday gave a big thumbs down to the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) and backed the Indian cricket board’s stand against its use. “I am against the DRS. When you want technology you want to make sure that you don’t leave any ambiguity. It’s got to be […]