Chennai: The ever-improving Divij Sharan and Purav Raja livened up the Chennai Open for home fans by storming into the doubles final as they scalped the second seeded Argentines Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni, here on Friday. Unseeded Sharan and Raja were in complete control of their semifinal, save twoRead More

Brisbane : Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Brisbane International after going down at the hands of top-seed Milos Raonic of Canada in their quarter-final clash here on Friday. World number three Raonic recorded only his second victory over Nadal in eight meetings with a 4-6,Read More

Lucknow: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Nitchaon Jindapol as Awadhe Warriors spanked Delhi Acers 6-1 to register their second win in the second edition of the Premier Badminton League at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Saina outplayed Nitchaon 14-12 11-7 in a trumpRead More

Cape Town: Kagiso Rabada took three wickets in two overs as South Africa sent Sri Lanka crashing to a 282-run defeat on the fourth day of the second cricket Test at Newlands, here on Thursday. Fast bowler Rabada finished with six for 55 as Sri Lanka crumbled to 224 allRead More

Chennai: There were no dearth of chances to stage a comeback but Yuki Bhambri struggled to contain his unforced errors and was knocked out of the Chennai Open with a straight set defeat against world number 47 Benoit Paire, here on Thursday. Yuki, who entered the main draw via qualifying,Read More

New Delhi: Former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, legendary Prakash Padukone are a part of the nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. The committee will be headed by Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas will study issues related to sportsRead More

New Delhi: The chairman of national selection committee MSK Prasad on Thursday hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sense of “perfect timing” to quit as captain of limited overs formats and hinted at the mantle going to Virat Kohli. He also gave enough hints that Dhoni will be in team against EnglandRead More

New Delhi: Regarded as one of the most destructive batsman ever, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum on Thursday showed he still got enough power not only to destroy bowlers but also bats. In the 13th over, he faced Perth Scorchers’ pacer Andrew Tye. He tried to hit the fourthRead More

New Delhi: Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia proved to be a real hero on the first day of this year after she came to rescue of two girls who were harassed by three bullies. The incident happened on January 1, where Poonia is said to have been waiting insideRead More

New Delhi: The third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney produced a emphatic show of batting prowess from hosts’ opener David Warner as he went on to become the fifth batsman in the history of cricket to score a century before lunch in Tests. The feat hadn’t been achievedRead More