Wimbledon 2022: Former champion Simona Halep reaches semi-finals

London, Jul 6 (AFP): Former champion Simona Halep eased past Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4 to reach her third Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday without dropping...

Australia enter World Cup semifinals for 12th time on trot, beat Spain 4-3 in...

Bhubaneswar, 24 Jan: Jeremy Hayward struck twice from the penalty corner as title favourites Australia eked out a narrow 4-3 win over Spain and...

Australian Open: Prannoy, Rajawat to face off in semifinals; Sindhu, Srikanth out

Sydney, 4 Aug: Star shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out but HS Prannoy and young Priyanshu Rajawat notched up contrasting wins to set up an...

China’s pandemic Olympics begin, with lockdown and boycotts

Beijing, 4 Feb: The country where the coronavirus outbreak emerged two years ago launched a locked-down Winter Olympics on Friday, proudly projecting its might...

Jordan Thompson upsets Alexander Zverev in first round of Japan Open

TOKYO, 16 Oct: Jordan Thompson upset ninth-ranked Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open on Monday for his second...

Asian Archery Championships: Mixed day for Indian archers; win one bronze, lose another

Dhaka, Nov 17 (PTI): India's men's compound team won a bronze medal but the women team lost its play-off as the country had a...

India’s campaign ends in Korea Open badminton

Seoul, 28 Aug: Shuttlers Ashmita Chaliha, Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap bowed out in the opening round of the Korea Open to draw curtains...

Harmanpreet, Rajeshwari guide India to two-run win over SA in World Cup warm-up

Rangiora (New Zealand), Feb 27 (PTI) Star batter Harmanpreet Kaur struck form with a timely hundred as India eked out a narrow two-run win...

Bundesliga: Ten-man Bayern Munich win at Fuerth to open three-point lead

Berlin, Sep 25 (PTI): Bayern Munich opened a three-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday with a 3-1 win at bottom...

Sergio Lobera appointed Odisha FC head coach on two-year deal

Bhubaneshwar, 17 May (PTI): Spain's Sergio Lobera, who has been associated with FC Goa and Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League in...

One year back, this kind of chase might not have happened: Mandhana

Navi Mumbai, 12 Dec: Finishing off close games has been an achilles heel for the Indian women's team over the years but the work...

If possible, I would play for KKR forever: Shubman Gill

Kolkata, 23 Dec: The talented Shubman Gill said that given a choice he would like to play for Kolkata Knight Riders forever. Gill, who is...

Hockey India names 25 players for senior women’s national camp in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 12 Sep (PTI): Hockey India on Sunday named 25 players, including the members of national team that secured a historic fourth place at...

Qualifier Tiafoe stuns Sinner, faces Zverev in Vienna final

VIENNA, 30 Oct: American qualifier Frances Tiafoe rallied from a set and 5-2 down to beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Saturday and set...

Women’s T20 WC Semi-final: Australia start overwhelming favourites against South Africa

Dubai, 16 Oct: Australia will start as overwhelming favourites in their quest for an unprecedented eighth final appearance when they take on South Africa...

Chopra aiming to work on his ‘leg blocking’ technique to breach 90m mark

New Delhi, 31 Oct: Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday made it clear that his best is yet to come...

It was painful, wasn’t able to understand why people were criticising my performance, says...

Chennai, 9 Oct: India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has conceded that he found the continued criticism directed at him painful and puzzling especially when his...

Berlin Open: Donna Vekic upsets Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina

BERLIN, 21 Jun: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s preparations for the grass-court Grand Slam hit a snag Wednesday when she lost to Donna Vekic 6-7...

Gambhir is a shrewd tactician, will make a good coach for Indian team: Lalchand...

Mumbai, 4 Jun: Former India coach Lalchand Rajput says Gautam Gambhir is the right candidate to take Indian cricket forward since he is a...

Rohit ends long wait for hundred as India complete clean sweep

Indore, 24 Jan: Rohit Sharma scored his first ODI hundred in three years while Shubman Gill continued his domination with another sublime ton as...