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Gasquet upsets Wawrinka to reach Wimbledon Semi-finals
Frenchman Richard Gasquet upset Swiss No. 4 seed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 in London to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the second time in his career.
In a clash pitting two players best known for their powerful and…
Kamini, Sharma power Indian Women to ODI Series win
A brilliant half-century by Thirush Kamini lifted India to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand and enabled them to take the five-match women's One-Day International (ODI) series 3-2 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.…
Bopanna-Mergea stun Bryan brothers, enter Wimbledon Semis
The Indo-Romanian tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea caused one of the biggest upsets of Wimbledon when they ousted men's doubles top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan to enter the semi-finals of the lone grass court Major at the All…
Yogeshwar, Amit among 16 Men picked for World Championships
Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt and reigning Commonwealth Games champion Amit Kumar were among the 16 male wrestlers selected on Tuesday to represent India in the World Championships to be held in Las Vegas between September 7 and…
Mithali Raj to lead India eves in Women’s T20 Series
Mithali Raj will lead India in the three-match women's T20 cricket series against visiting New Zealand commencing in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The squad, as announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Tuesday is:…
FIFA bans former World Cup Evaluation Committee Head
FIFA has handed a seven-year ban to its former head of the bid evaluation committee for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups for "confidentiality" breaches.
Football's world governing body on Monday banned Harold Mayne-Nicholls, 54, "from taking…
HWL 2015: India lose Bronze Medal Match to Britain, finish 4th
Antwerp (Belgium), July 5: India were thumped 5-1 by Great Britain in the third place playoff at the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi Finals at the Brasschaat Municipal Park here on Sunday.
For Britain, Alastair Brogdon, Chris Griffiths,…
US beat Japan in Women’s World Cup 2015 Final
Carli Lloyd scored three goals in the first 16 minutes as the US beat Japan 5-2 in the Women's World Cup final on Sunday.
Lloyd's flash of genius devastated Japan in a re-match of last World Cup final where Japan beat the American side in…
Brazilian President unveils Rio 2016 Olympic flame
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed Rio 2016 will be a "historic" event after unveiling the Olympic torch.
The torch relay will begin at the Games' birthplace in Olympia, Greece, before embarking on its tour of Brazil in May…
Belgium beat India 4-0 to book place in HWL 2015 Final
Hosts Belgium secured a thrilling 4-0 win over India in their Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final match at the Brasschaat Municipal Park in Antwerp on Friday to book a place in the final,.
For Belgium, Florent Van Aubel scored a brilliant…