New York: Andy Murray battled back from two sets down to beat France’s Adrian Mannarino at the US Open before calling for new rules to cut the number of retirements, which have hit record levels. Third seed and 2012 champion Murray triumphed 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 after his world number 35 opponent had threatened to condemn him to his […]
» Read moreFormer Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu on Thursday resigned from the post of chief coach of the national cricket team following their recent 1-2 Test series defeat against India. Atapattu’s resignation comes after the island nation lost back to back Test series against continental neighbours Pakistan and India in last three months. It has been learnt that Atapattu’s resignation has […]
» Read moreWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic showed off his dance moves on court with a fan while celebrating his comfortable straight sets triumph over Austria’s Andreas Haider-Maurer in the US Open men’s singles second round. The Serb took his time to find his rhythm against Haider-Maurer before shifting through the gears to claim a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win at the end of […]
» Read moreNew York: Rafael Nadal took his US Open record to 22 wins in his last 23 matches when he beat diminutive Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 7-5 to reach the third round Wednesday.
» Read moreIndia ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and a host of other international cricketers for a charity match at the Kia Oval here on September 17. Dhoni and Sehwag will be sharing the dressing room with Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and South African ace Herschelle Gibbs of the team named Help for Heroes XI captained by England […]
» Read moreColombo: India paceman Ishant Sharma and three Sri Lankan players have been charged for misconduct during the ongoing third Test between the neighbours, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday. Sharma, who was fined 65 percent of his match fees for giving send-offs to Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal in the second Test, landed in trouble with the Sri […]
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