New Delhi, September 9 The Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced by the Centre from July 1, saw the country’s richest sporting body, BCCI, pay in excess of Rs 44 lakh in taxes. The BCCI’s official website states that for the month of July, it paid Rs 44,29,516 in GST.Read More

New York, September 9 The fourth seeded Indo-Chinese pair of Sania Mirza and Shuai Peng was sent packing by Swiss ace Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei in the women’s doubles semi-finals of the US Open here. While the scoreline suggests a straight-set victory of 6 -4 6-4Read More

New York, September 9 Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys, both struggling with serious injuries just three months ago, advanced to their first Grand Slam final at the US Open. Stephens, who missed 11 months with a left foot injury before returning in July, outlasted seven-time Slam champion Venus WilliamsRead More

New York, Sania Mirza reached her first Grand Slam semifinal of the year with Shuai Peng after edging past Timea Babos and Andrea Hlavackova in a close two-set battle. The fourth seed Indo-Chinese pair dispatched the fifth seed Hungarian-Czech combo 7-6 (5) 6-4 in one hour and 56 minutes. ItRead More

NEW YORK,  Roger Federer’s hopes of claiming a record-extending 20th Grand Slam title ended on Wednesday when he was beaten 7-5 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4 by Juan Martin del Potro in a thrilling US Open quarterfinal. Del Potro, who swept aside Federer in the 2009 final at Flushing Meadows, now facesRead More

Roger Federer blamed troubled preparations for his exit, saying he had spent most of the time leading up to the year’s final Grand Slam worrying about his back instead of focusing on training. Federer, who skipped the US Open warmup tournaments because of back pain, said he was fit toRead More

NEW YORK,  Rafael Nadal had to calm growing enthusiasm over a possible US Open semifinal clash with old rival Roger Federer by warning reporters against making the two appear “boyfriends.” Nadal and Federer, two of the greatest players of all time, have met 37 times, including 12 at the GrandRead More

Chittagong, Nathan Lyon claimed 6/60 to bowl Australia to an emphatic series-equalling seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second and final Test on Thursday. The 29-year-old off-spinner completed a career-best match haul of 13/154 to help bundle out the hosts for 157 on Day 4 at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.Read More

New Delhi,  IFA Under-17 World Cup, Indian football has been hit by allegations of match-fixing in a Calcutta Football League match. The sport’s world governing body, FIFA, has written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), informing it about possible fixing during a match between Tollygunge Aggrgami and Rainbow FCRead More

Colombo, September 6 India defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the lone Twenty20 game, here on Wednesday. Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 170 for seven in 20 overs (Dilshan Munaweera 53, Ashan Priyanjan 40 not out; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/43). India: 174 for three in 19.2 overs (Virat Kohli 82, ManisRead More