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Chanderpaul warms up for Bangladesh Test with big hundred
Basseterre : Veteran left-hand batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul issued a stern warning to Bangladesh ahead of Saturday’s start of the first Test when he hammered a classy hundred in the Tour Match here.
The West Indies batsman carved out a…
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Sania advances in US Open women, mixed doubles
New York : It was a great day for Sania Mirza as she made it to the quarter-finals of women's doubles and the semi-final of mixed doubles at the US Open tennis event here.
But it was the end of the road for both Leander Paes and Rohan…
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Thompson, Stewart sweep 100 metres at Berlin meet
Berlin : Trinidadian Richard Thompson won the men’s 100 metres at the ISTAF athletics meet here as the Caribbean swept both sprints.
Thompson, a double silver medallist at the Beijing Olympics six years ago, clocked a pedestrian 10.15…
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Two goalless draws in German Bundesliga
Berlin : The second round of German Bundesliga season closed with two goalless draws, as spectators in Freiburg and Mainz had very little to cheer about.
Neither Mainz and Hannover nor Freiburg and Monchengladbach had to offer goals…
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Ibra’s hat-trick inspires PSG to 5-0 win
Paris : Zlatan Ibrahimovic's hat-trick inspired French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain to a 5-0 home victory over Saint Etienne, hours after leaders Bordeaux's winning record was ended by a 1-1 draw with Bastia.
The only other game…
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Wozniacki into US Open quarters after beating Sharapova
New York : Tenth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki defeated number five seed Maria Sharapova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to book a last-eight berth at the US Open here.
Sharapova was considered as one of the biggest favourites to win the title, especially…
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Can’t believe we won Pro Kabaddi League: Abhishek Bachchan
Mumbai : Bollywood actor-producer Abhishek Bachchan, whose Pro Kabaddi League franchise Jaipur Pink Panthers won the final match against U Mumba, says the victory feels like a dream.
"Last night feels like a dream. Can’t believe that we…
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Clarke to return back to Australia
Harare : Australian captain Michael Clarke will return home Monday after aggravating his left hamstring during Sunday's One-Day International against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.
Australian Team Physiotherapist David Beakley said:…
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IOA Ad-Hoc Committee Calls Meeting, Boxing India Fumes
New Delhi: The administrative mess in Indian boxing is showing no signs of ending as of now but the Indian Olympic Association's ad-hoc committee, in-charge of the sport right now, has called a meeting of the state associations to finalise…
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Sania shows stamina to advance in 2 events at US Open
NEW YORK: Sania Mirza fought through a gruelling schedule to enter the last 16 of women's doubles and quarterfinals of mixed doubles by winning both her respective second-round matches on an all-win day for Indians in the US Open.
Sania…
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