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Indian-American teen wins Atlanta ITF Tournament Finals
New York, Nov 2: An Indian-American teen may soon feature in International Tennis Federation (ITF) top 200 rankings after she won the girls' singles and doubles titles at the 2015 Atlanta ITF tournament.
The first Indian-origin player to…
National Hockey Championship in April-May 2016
New Delhi, Oct 30: The 2016 National Hockey Championship will be played from April 11 to May 1 in Saifai, Uttar Pradesh.
The championship has been divided into two sections -- A and B. The A section, matches will be held from April 19 to…
Nadal Foundation creates project on US Athletic Scholarships
Madrid, Oct 30: Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal's foundation has created a project that will help young athletes from his homeland obtain sports scholarships at US universities and provide financial assistance for those who would be unable…
V. Williams, Wozniacki lead field at Zhuhai WTA meet
Beijing, Oct 30: Three former WTA World No.1 champions Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic will lead the field at the upcoming WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, a media report said on friday.
The event features both singles and…
Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth back in World Top 5
New Delhi, Oct 29: Top Indian men's singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth rose a place to be ranked No.5 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on thursday.
The Guntur-born, who has a highest ranking of World No.3,…
Bangladesh to host 2016 Asia Cup
Dhaka, Oct 29: Bangladesh has been selected to host next year's Asia Cup in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Singapore.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan confirmed on his return from the meeting on Wednesday…
Sania-Martina on course for WTA Finals knockouts
Singapore, Oct 29: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their second match in a row to more or less seal a women's doubles semifinal spot in the $7 million WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium here on wednesday.
Following…
Bhupathi, Sania to play Paes-Navratilova in Tennis Masters 2015
Kolkata, Oct 28: Indian stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza will team up against compatriot Leander Paes and his partner Martina Navratilova in the Tennis Masters 2015, an exhibition mixed doubles contest to be held at the Netaji Indoor…
‘BCCI will examine details before taking action on Shastri-Naik spat’
Mumbai, Oct 27: Commenting on the controversy over Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri abusing Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik for the nature of the pitch during the fifth one-day against South Africa, BCCI secretary Anurag…
Deepika Kumari bags Silver at Archery World Cup
Mexico City, Oct 27: Indian archer Deepika Kumari bagged a silver medal in the women's recurve event at the Archery World Cup here.
Deepika, who lost out to South Korea's Misun Choi 6-2 in the final on Sunday night, thus bagged her…