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New York: Novak Djokovic’s right elbow was treated by a trainer in the third set of an otherwise matter-of-fact 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Kyle Edmund on Sunday night that put the defending champion in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 10th consecutive year. Djokovic was finally forced to playRead More
New Delhi: Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed brand ambassador of his home state Tasmania and will join a government-led trade mission to the subcontinent that will explore export opportunities. Ponting has been given the role of Ambassador for Tasmania for the trip from September 2 toRead More
New York: Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased a set deficit. Then he staved off a trio of match points. And then, more than 4 hours intoRead More
Mumbai: India football team manager Stephen Constantine was full of praise for star striker Sunil Chhetri after the Blue Tigers triumphed 4-1 over Puerto Rico, in an international friendly, at the Andheri Sports Complex, in Mumbai on Saturday. Chhetri, who handed over his captain’s armband to goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh SandhuRead More
New York: Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased a set deficit. Then he staved off a trio of match points. And then, more than 4 hours intoRead More
New York, Top seed Novak Djokovic cannot seem able to get a match at the US Open as the world No. 1 was given another rapid advance when Russian Mikhail Youzhny retired due to a leg injury when trailing 4-2 on Friday evening. Youzhny was treated during the changeover at 4-1Read More
Mumbai, Masterminded superbly by ace striker Sunil Chhetri, a dominant India scripted a sensational 4-1 win over Puerto Rico in an international football friendly. India were down 0-1 in the seventh minute with Emmanuel Sanchez scoring off a spot kick, but the hosts, ranked 152, rallied to dominate the visitors, rankedRead More
New Delhi, The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has expressed its reservations over the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to earmark a budget of approximately $135 million as the organisational cost for next year’s Champions Trophy, to be held in the UK from June 1-18 in 2017. The budget is a three-foldRead More
New Delhi, ‘Super coaches’ Pullela Gopichand and Bisbeshwar Nandi, and shooter Abhinav Bindra are tipped to become part of the proposed Task Force mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prepare a comprehensive action plan for the next three Olympic Games. The Sports Ministry has nominated 12 names for the TaskRead More
LONDON, England manager Sam Allardyce will make three changes for his first match in charge against Slovakia on Sunday in their opening Group F qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Defender John Stones plus midfielders Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana are recalled, replacing Chris Smalling, Dele Alli and DanielRead More
