Sibu (Malaysia), Jan 22 (IANS) Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal was forced to dig deep to overcome unseeded Thailand teenager Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight games to clinch the women’s singles title of the Malaysia Masters…
Augsburg (Germany), Jan 22 (IANS) Striker Raul Bobadilla and FC Augsburg have agreed on contract extension, the German fotball club has said. The 29-year-old, whose contract was stipulated until June 2018, penned a two-year contract…
Wijk aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 22 (IANS) India’s grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna drew with Russian Grandmaster Dimitri Andrekin in the seventh round to finish on the eighth position in the Tata Steel Chess tournament here…
Christchurch, Jan 22 (IANS) An incessant downpour washed out the third day of an evenly poised second cricket Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand here on Sunday. Play was called off at the Hagley…
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Russian tennis player Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova qualified for the Australian Open quarter-finals beating compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-3 here on Sunday. Pavlyuchenkova, the 24th seed, got the better of eighth seeded Kuznetsova…
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Unseeded German Mischa Zverev produced a bold display of tennis to shock top seed Andy Murray 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round of the Australian Open here on Sunday….
Sibu (Malaysia), Jan 22 (IANS) Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal was forced to dig deep to overcome unseeded Thailand teenager Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight games to clinch the women’s singles title of the Malaysia Masters…
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Veteran Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Martina Hingis won the first round but Sania Mirza’s women’s doubles campaign ended in the third round at the Australian Open tennis tournament…
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS) The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has stopped its inquiry into doping by 22 Russian athletes, that was launched last month, as investigators have failed to find any sufficient evidence of wrongdoing…
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar rang the bell just before the Indian and England teams walked out for their national anthems during the third ODI at the Eden Gardens here on…
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Sourav Ganguly will have the ‘C’ stand in his name at the Eden Gardens here. The ‘K’ block will be named…
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to field against England in the third One-Day International (ODI) at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. India have made one change,…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India’s first National Basketball Association (NBA) player Satnam Singh Bhamara says it will be a proud moment for him if an Indian filmmaker decides to make a movie on his…
Liverpool, Jan 21 (IANS) Lowly Swansea stunned hosts Liverpool at the Anfield Road Stadium with a 3-2 win on Saturday in the 22nd round of the English Premier League football competition. After a goalless first…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Australian Open tennis players and officials on Saturday observed a minute of silence in honour of the four people who died and the 21 who were injured here after being hit…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Haitian star Sony Norde missed a penalty but made amends with his match-winning goal in a 2-1 win against Chennai City FC vaulting Mohun Bagan to the top of the I-League…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Nikkin Thimmaiah’s last-gasp field goal helped Dabang Mumbai earn a 3-3 draw against former champions Ranchi Rays in the opening match of the Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) at the…
Sibu (Malaysia), Jan 21 (IANS) Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal thrashed Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin in straight games to storm into the women’s singles final of the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold here on…
Shillong, Jan 21 (IANS) Local boy Rupert Nongrum and new Cameroonian striker Aser Dipanda Dicka scored a goal each as Shillong Lajong FC registered their first points with a 2-1 victory over Minerva Punjab FC…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said the stand to be named after him at the Eden Gardens will be unveiled on Sunday…