Colombo: India registered its first Test series win in Sri Lanka in over 22 years by defeating Angelo Matthews’ side by 117 runs. The hosts, set a victory target of 386, were bowled out for 268 after tea on the fifth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo to hand the tourists a 2-1 series scoreline. Sri Lanka were […]
» Read moreIndian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P. V. Sindhu might face off in the second round of women’s singles competition if they can cross the first hurdle of the $275,000 Japan Open Super Series beginning next week.
» Read moreMumbai: An FIR has been filed against former India cricketer Vinod Kambli and his wife, Andrea by their domestic help. The domestic help has alleged that when she asked for her salary, she was beaten up and imprisoned in a room for three days. She was released and was told never to come back. In the report, she has alleged […]
» Read moreNew York: Russian third seed Maria Sharapova withdrew from the US Open on Sunday with a right leg injury, easing the path to a calendar-year Grand Slam for top-ranked Serena Williams. US Open tournament director David Brewer announced Sharapova’s exit, which allowed qualifying lucky loser Daria Kasatkina of Russia into the draw in Sharapova’s place. “Unfortunately I will not be […]
» Read moreBeijing: Usain Bolt capped a memorable world championships by winning a third gold on Saturday as anchor of Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team, while the United States were disqualified to hand China a shock silver. Bolt ran a blistering final leg at a packed Bird’s Nest stadium, hurtling through the line in 37.36 seconds after team-mates Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell and […]
» Read moreNew Delhi: Indian women’s hockey team will return to the Olympics after a long gap of 36 years as it qualified for next year’s Rio Games, courtesy England making it to the final of the ongoing EuroHockey Championships in London. England’s semi-final victory over Spain, coming after the Netherlands’ win over Germany in the other semi-final in the European Championships […]
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