After electing to bat, Sri Lanka was done in by some fine spin bowling from Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra on day one of the first Test match in Galle on Wednesday. Ravinchandran Ashwin took six for 46, his 11th five-wicket haul of his career. Amit Mishra struck in his sixth over by taking two wickets in a row to […]
» Read moreToronto: Top-ranked Serena Williams rebounded to beat Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the second round of the WTA Tour’s Rogers Cup.
» Read moreNew Delhi: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza expressed her delight at having been recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sporting award, on Tuesday. Sania, who became the first Indian woman to achieve the World No. 1 spot in doubles, recently clinched the Wimbledon crown with Swiss star Martina Hingis. She has four Grand Slam titles. […]
» Read moreHyderabad: Tennis star Sania Mirza was on Monday fined for violation of traffic rules. Hyderabad police on Monday night imposed a fine of Rs.200 as the number plate of her car was found to be in violation of the rules. Police sources said the number plate was not as per the format prescribed by the traffic police and hence a […]
» Read moreNew Delhi: Senior India hockey player Gurbaj Singh was suspended for nine months for indulging in groupism and creating disharmony within the team, a decision which might shatter the experienced midfielder’s dream of playing in next year’s Rio Olympics. The decision to suspend Gurbaj was taken after a meeting of Hockey India’s disciplinary committee headed by Harbinder Singh on Monday […]
» Read moreColombo: Indian team director Ravi Shastri confirmed that opener Murali Vijay has not recovered in time to play the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The right-hander has been one of India’s most consistent scorers in recent times, and will be sorely missed. KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan will now open the batting for the visitors. “Murali Vijay is […]
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