Eighth-ranked David Ferrer clinched his 26th career win after rallying to defeat Steve Johnson of the United States 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the Erste Bank Open on Sunday. The top-seeded Spaniard improved to 5-0 in finals this season after also winning in Doha, Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, and Kuala Lumpur. The victory has all but secured him a spot at […]
» Read moreZaheer Khan, the Indian left-arm pacer who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, said he has achieved everything he wanted to in his career spanning 14 years and that there was “no missing link” for him to regret. Zaheer was felicitated by Mumbai Cricket Association in the post-match presentation ceremony of the fifth and final ODI between India and […]
» Read moreJames Ward of Great Britain played the best tennis of the week to clinch the AirAsia Open, $50,000 Challenger title as he defeated Spanish top seed Adrian Menendez-Madeira 6-2, 7-5 at the KSLTA Courts here on Sunday. Watched by a packed crowd, the English player was all over his Spanish opponent breaking the World No.137 in the sixth and eighth […]
» Read moreWorld number two Saina Nehwal’s miserable run continued as the Indian shuttler suffered a straight games defeat at the hands of Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinals of the French Open Super Series on Friday. The top seed Saina was not in her elements today and lost the match 9-21, 15-21 in just 39 minutes. With Saina’s defeat, the Indian […]
» Read moreIndia’s Davis Cupper Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the $50,000 Air Asia Open against unseeded Italian Alessandro Bega even as his compatriot Sanam Singh made into the quarterfinals with a thrilling win over Belarusian Egor Gerasimov. Somdev lost to Bega through a tie-breaker in both the sets after he put up a rather inconsistent show, making far too many unforced […]
» Read moreSouth African legend Jacques Kallis has been named the head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), replacing Trevor Bayliss. Bayliss was signed up as England national side’s coach before Ashes 2015 in July. Kallis began his IPL career with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural season in 2008, before moving to KKR in 2011. […]
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