New York: Russian third seed Maria Sharapova withdrew from the US Open on Sunday with a right leg injury, easing the path to a calendar-year Grand Slam for top-ranked Serena Williams. US Open tournament director David Brewer announced Sharapova’s exit, which allowed qualifying lucky loser Daria Kasatkina of Russia intoRead More

Turin: Juventus captain and veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says the Italian football champions will need to show a greater level of responsibility if they are to get their Serie A season back up and running following a the 1-2 defeat to AS Roma in Serie A. After the second consecutiveRead More

New Delhi:India and South Africa have a rich history of political struggle for freedom. The cricket bosses of the two countries have decided to link the game with the main protagonists of the freedom movement. All future bilateral tours will be called “Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela Series.” Going forward, the TestRead More

London: Swansea City defeated Manchester United 2-1 for the third successive meeting as Louis van Gaal`s side`s unbeaten start to the Premier League season ground to a halt on Sunday. United went ahead through Juan Mata early in the second half at the Liberty Stadium, but Andre Ayew equalised inRead More

New Delhi: Tennis star Sania Mirza was on Saturday conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — the country’s highest sporting honour — while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to Sania,Read More

New York: World number ones Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic will launch their bids for the US Open title on Monday’s first day of competition, tournament organizers announced Friday. In a Twitter posting, the tournament said top halves of brackets on both the men’s and women’s draws would play matchesRead More

Colombo:Cheteshwar Pujara’s seventh hundred in his comeback match has given India control of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka despite two of their in-form batsmen missing out due to injury and the rest of the top-order failing to pace and movement. Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar lauded the SaurashtraRead More

Beijing: Usain Bolt capped a memorable world championships by winning a third gold on Saturday as anchor of Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team, while the United States were disqualified to hand China a shock silver. Bolt ran a blistering final leg at a packed Bird’s Nest stadium, hurtling through the lineRead More

New delhi:The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was forced to adjourn its all-important working committee meeting in Kolkata on Friday after the presence of former Board chief N. Srinivasan created a lot of confusion among its members. The adjournment means several important decisions, including a clear cutRead More

Islamabad:Unlike a Wasim Akram who feels politics and cricket should not mix, Shoaib Akhtar is clear that a bilateral series between India and Pakistan is impossible when there is tension between the nations due to terror activities. According to the ICC Future Tours Programme, India are scheduled to play PakistanRead More