Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Unseeded Frances Tiafoe celebrated his 21st birthday by booking his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open here on Sunday after routing Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov. He overpowered the former world…
Berlin, Jan 20 (IANS) Germany’s Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 at RB Leipzig with a solitary goal from Belgium’s Axel Witsel to maintain a six-point lead over Bayern Munich and a nine-point lead over…
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova said that having Spaniard Conchita Martinez as her coach gives her an advantage over Garbine Muguruza in the Australian Open round of 16. Conchita Martinez, who played…
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Rafael Nadal pounded former Australian Open semi-finalist Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-1, 7-6(4) on Sunday to book his place in the Australian Open quarterfinals for the 11th time. The 2009 champion was…
By Yajurvindra Singh The Indian cricket team has made history Down Under. Winning the Test series was just one part of the celebration. Beating the Australians in the ODIs, for the first time, was the…
Vasco, Jan 20 (IANS) Trinidad & Tobago striker Willis Plaza scored a brace to join Chennai’s Pedro Manzi at the top of the I-League’s goal scoring charts and complete a brilliant comeback for his side,…
Madrid, Jan 19 (IANS) Adidas on Saturday revealed the official match ball for the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League final, which is scheduled to be held at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid. The colors and…
Rome, Jan 19 (IANS) AS Roma earned a 3-2 win over visiting Torino in a Serie A contest held at Stadio Olimpico here on Saturday. With the win, Roma provisionally climbed into the fourth spot…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Top seed Simona Halep of Romania on Saturday kept her bid for her second Grand Slam title alive as she brushed aside veteran Venus Williams of the United States 6-2, 6-3…
Ludhiana, Jan 19 (IANS) The 2018 World U23 Championships silver medallist Haryana Hammers Ravi Kumar defeated the experienced Sandeep Tomar of MP Yodha in the mens 57kg category 10-1 to give his team their second…
Shillong, Jan 19 (IANS) Real Kashmir FC notched up a comfortable solitary-goal-victory over bottom-placed Shillong Lajong at the JN stadium here on Saturday. Kashmir’s Zambian centre-back Aaron Katebe got the all-important winner in the 74th…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The worlds finest distance runners are geared up for the 16th edition of the prestigious Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019, which will be flagged off here on Sunday. With a record participation…
Coorg, Jan 19 (IANS) Fast-improving rallyists Ashima Duggal and navigator Amrita Shergill rode on their opening days advantage to capture the challenging Divas on Wheels all-womens car rally here on Saturday. Ashima and Amrita had…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The BCCI’s All-India Senior Selection Committee on Saturday appointed Ajinkya Rahane and Ankit Bawne as captains of the two India A one-day squads which will face England Lions in a five…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Germany’s Alexander Zverev (4) defeated Australia’s Alex Bolt in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open. The defending champion of the ATP finals routed…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Credit Chaiyarin of Thailand, seeded third in the qualifying draw and belonging to the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) team, went down against India’s Yash Chaurasia by a marathon 6-3, 3-6, 6-7…
By Veturi Srivatsa Ever since chairman of national cricket selectors Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad said a year and half ago that his committee will start looking at alternatives to Mahendra Singh Dhoni only if the…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Former world number one Garbine Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets here on Saturday to reach round four of the Australian Open for the fourth time. The number 18 seed…
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 19 (IANS) Minerva Punjab FC fans witnessed a nail-biting finish as the home side snatched a draw from a near-definite loss, scoring an equaliser in the final minute of their I-League game…
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19 (IANS) India’s campaign in the Malaysia Masters 2019 ended after London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal went down in straight games 16-21, 13-21 to reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain,…