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Nadal, Laver appear in Australian Open’s International Launch
Shanghai, Oct 13: Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Rod Laver -- two of the greatest left-handed players in the history of the sport -- joined forces here on Tuesday for the first ever international launch of the Australian Open. With less…
Indian Hockey Juniors lose to Britain 3-4 in Sultan of Johor Cup
Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Oct 13: Defending champions India wasted a 3-1 lead to suffer a 3-4 defeat against Britain during their second match of the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey tournament here on Monday.
Sumit Kumar (17th and…
Spain tops Ukraine 1-0 to win Group in 2016 European Cup Qualifiers
Kyiv, Oct 13: Spain, who punched their ticket for the 2016 European Cup finals last week, beat Ukraine 1-0 to assure themselves of the first place in Group C.
Winning nine of 10 matches, Spain garnered 27 points, five ahead of second-place…
Spain’s Muguruza wins China Open
Beijing, Oct 12: Spain's Garbine Muguruza, the world No. 5, defeated Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-4 to win the China Open, the second and biggest title of her career. "I wanted to win in Beijing so much that I went out on the…
Rohit Sharma’s 150 in Vain, India lose to South Africa in 1st ODI
Rohit Sharma hit his 8th ODI hundred, but India suffered a shock defeat to South Africa at Green Park, Kanpur. India lost the match by 5 runs. With this win, South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Earlier, South Africa…
India hold New Zealand 1-1, win Hockey Series 2-1
Christchurch, Oct 11: India held hosts New Zealand to a 1-1 stalemate in the concluding game, thus winning the four-match hockey series 2-1 here on Sunday.
Nick Ross helped the hosts surge into the lead in the 41st minute but two minutes…
Vijender Singh beats Sonny Whiting, wins 1st Professional Bout
Olympics bronze medalist Vijender Singh, who has taken up professional boxing, defeated Sonny Whiting of Britain in Manchester to win his first professional bout on debut. Vijender knocks Whiting out in the third round, making the fourth…
Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis win China Open Women’s Doubles Title
India's Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis, continued their unbeaten streak by adding the WTA China Open Women's Doubles title to their kitty. This is their 8th trophy of the season and 4th in a row.
Sania and Martina…
India seek change in form against South Africa in ODIs
Kanpur, Oct 10: India will be under considerable pressure when they take the field for the first One-Day International (ODI) cricket match here on Sunday after meekly losing the Twenty20 series against South Africa.
The focus will…
England win 1-0 against Estonia in Euro 2016 Qualifying Match
London, Oct 10: England made it nine wins out of nine in Euro 2016 qualifying Group E with a 1-0 victory over Estonia at the Wembley stadium.
Theo Walcott broke the deadlock seconds before the interval with a close-range finish and…