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Australian Open : Cool cat Venus Williams claws into fourth round

Sports January 24, 2015 at 5:51 pm 0 comments

Venus Williams clawed her way into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday, showing her fighting qualities to make the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time since Wimbledon in 2011. The 34-year old veteran, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, came from behind to defeat Camila GiorgiRead More

Mahesh Bhupathi out of mixed doubles in Australian Open

Sports January 24, 2015 at 5:50 pm 0 comments

Melbourne: Veteran Mahesh Bhupathi went out of the mixed doubles competition following a first-round loss, even as India’s junior tennis players began their campaign on a positive note in the Australian Open here on Saturday. Bhupathi and his Australian partner Jarmila Gajdosova frittered away early advantage to lose 6-4 6-7Read More

India look emotionally drained : Danny Morrison

India look emotionally drained : Danny Morrison

Sports January 23, 2015 at 6:46 pm 0 comments

Sydney, Disappointed with India’s performance in the ongoing tour of Australia, former New Zealand cricketer Danny Morrison feels the touring side looks “emotionally drained”. India lost the four-match Test series against Australia 0-2 and are yet to post a win in the ongoing ODI tri-series against hosts and England. “IndiaRead More

James Anderson becomes England’s most-capped cricketer

Sports January 23, 2015 at 6:46 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Pacer James Anderson on Friday reached another career milestone becoming England’s most-capped cricketer in all formats. By making his 304th appearance for England in the ODI tri-series against Australia, the 32-year-old went passed former wicketkeeper-batsman Alec Stewart who represented England on 303 occasions. England and Wales Cricket acknowledgedRead More

Zimbabwe restore Andy Waller, Alistair Campbell for World Cup

Sports January 23, 2015 at 6:44 pm 0 comments

Harare: Ahead of the Feb 14 World Cup, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Friday restored Andy Waller as coach of its national cricket team seven months after he was dismissed from the post. Another former national team and Under-19 coach Walter Chawaguta has been appointed fielding coach for the team during theRead More

Inclusion of Michael Clarke in Australian WC squad ‘un-Australian’: Rahul Dravid

Sports January 23, 2015 at 6:40 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Former India captain Rahul Dravid has expressed surprise at the inclusion of Michael Clarke in the Australian squad for the upcoming World Cup despite injury concerns, terming the decision of the selectors as “un-Australian”. Clarke has not played since picking up a hamstring injury in the first TestRead More

PCB, ECB, CA should pressurise ICC chairman N Srinivasan to quit: Sarfraz Nawaz

Sports January 23, 2015 at 6:38 pm 0 comments

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Mohammad Khan and leading cricketing nations like Australia and England have been urged by former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz to put pressure on Narayanaswami Srinivasan to step down as ICC chairman on moral grounds following the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on Thursday. NawazRead More

Australian Open: Federer toppled but pain-free Nadal powers on

Sports January 23, 2015 at 6:37 pm 0 comments

Melbourne: Rafa Nadal restored a semblance of order to the Australian Open on Friday after Italian Andreas Seppi sent shockwaves through the tournament by toppling Roger Federer in one of the greatest Melbourne Park upsets in recent memory. Under the lights of Rod Laver Arena, third seed Nadal charged intoRead More

Saeed Ajmal hopeful of clearing bowling action test

Saeed Ajmal hopeful of clearing bowling action test

Sports January 22, 2015 at 8:10 pm 0 comments

Lahore: Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal on Thursday raised hopes that he will pass a bowling action test after he was suspended last year, but ruled out any chance of featuring in next month’s World Cup. The 37-year-old will travel to Chennai, India later Thursday and have a reassessment test onRead More

Australian Open: Bopanna-Nestor advances, Bhupathi-Melzer crash

Sports January 22, 2015 at 8:10 pm 0 comments

Melbourne: Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor were tested before making it to the second round even as Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Jurgen Melzer crashed out of men’s doubles event of the Australian Open, here on Thursday. Bopanna and Canada’s Nestor, seeded seventh, fought off a spirited challenge from MarcosRead More