Britain’s Andy Murray levelled the Davis Cup final at 1-1 with a comfortable defeat of Ruben Bemelmans after David Goffin had escaped from two sets down to give Belgium the lead at the Flanders Expo on Friday. The 28-year-old world number two Murray, who has almost single-handedly put Britain on the brink of their first title since 1936, duly delivered […]
» Read moreBrushing aside the disappointing show against Argentina in the tournament opener, hosts India produced a much-improved performance as they held Olympic champions Germany to a 1-1 draw in their second Pool B match of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final on Saturday. Although India were by far the better side on display, it was the Germans, who struck first in […]
» Read moreR Ashwin who delivered the knock-out punch to hand South Africa their first away series loss in nine years. His career-best figures of 7/66 bowled the visitors out for 185, chasing a improbable 310 on a spicy surface, to give India the series 2-0 and himself match figures of 12/98. The first session witnessed a Test match special. With a […]
» Read moreIndia’s ODI cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has bagged his first endorsement deal outside the country, signing up to be the brand ambassador of Dubai-based hospitality and event management company Grand Midwest Group for three years. “It is announced today that Dubai-based premium hospitality & event management company Grand Midwest Group has signed a three-year multi-million dollar deal with MS […]
» Read moreMartina Navratilova faces the power and precision of five-time Grand Slam-winner Sania Mirza’s forehand. And, this was one of the attractions as Sania partnered Leander Paes to defeat Navratilova and Mahesh Bhupathi 6-2, 7-6(3) in the second exhibition match at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy near here on Thursday evening. This was held as part of the promotion for the […]
» Read moreFeliciano Lopez of Nagpur Orangers held his nerve to beat Fernando Verdasco of V Chennai Warriors, securing a slender 24-23 win for the visitors in the Champions Tennis League (CTL) on Thursday. The final match of the Chennai leg was the battle between Spaniards, Lopez and Verdasco, in the men’s singles and it went right down to the wire. Verdasco […]
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