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Sydney, Jun 8: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the second round of women's singles with a comfortable victory but P V Sindhu suffered an upset defeat in the opening round to crash out of the USD 750,000 Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament here today. In men's singles, India's Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma made the second round with contrasting victories, but it was

New Delhi, Jun 8: Just days after winning yet another mixed-doubles grand slam title -- French Open -- in Paris, Indian tennis ace Leander Paes on Tuesday addressed media in Delhi. During the media interaction, Paes, 42, said: “This French Open trophy is very special. And We have shown to the world that we Indians can be world beaters.” Ageing Paes, who is all set to represent India in Olympics

Los Angeles, Jun 7: Two days after her stunning loss to Garbine Muguruza in the French Open final, Serena Williams scored a different win on Monday, when Forbes Magazine reported she has overtaken Maria Sharapova as the world's highest-paid sportswoman. Williams earned USD 28.9 million over the past 12 months, the financial magazine reported in an article posted on its website. Russian tennis star

New Delhi, Jun 6: Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition of two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar seeking directions to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to hold selection trials to decide who will represent India in the 74 Kg freestyle category at the Rio Olympics. Justice Manmohan said though Sushil Kumar is a "legendary" wrestler, but WFI's contention that Narsingh Pancham

Jun 6: After years of near misses, Novak Djokovic finally conquered mount Roland Garros on Sunday to win the one trophy he craved like no other -- a maiden French Open title that elevated him into the pantheon of tennis greats. It was a trophy he had failed to hoist in 11 previous visits to Paris. It was a trophy that was flaunted in front of his face in 2012, 2014 and 2015, only he was not

New Delhi, Jun 6: Fighting for an Olympic ticket on the unfamiliar legal turf, Sushil Kumar’s glorious wrestling career may meet an unceremonious end when the Delhi High Court pronounces its verdict on Monday on who gets to board the flight to Rio between him and Narsingh Yadav. An unfavourable verdict for Sushil may not be the end on the legal front as he can still challenge the ruling in the

Paris, June 5: Serena Williams is closing in on her 35th birthday and has just suffered back-to-back Grand Slam final losses for the first time, but the American superstar is not ready to be dethroned any time soon. Williams's latest attempt to equal Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles was thwarted on Saturday by Garbine Muguruza in the French Open final. Back in January

New Delhi, Jun 5: From established stars like Vijender Singh and M C Mary Kom to the fast-rising Shiva Thapa, the Indian boxing fraternity was united in grief as it mourned the demise of the legendary Muhammad Ali, who passed away after a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. “Muhammad Ali was a legend and a legend never dies. All that he did for the sport will never be forgotten. In fact his

Paris, Jun 5: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray meet in a seventh Grand Slam final on Sunday with the clock ticking on their French Open title aspirations. World number one Djokovic, the winner of 11 majors, is bidding for a first French Open to become just the eighth man to complete the career Grand Slam. Victory on Sunday would also give him the ‘Novak Slam’ as he already holds the Wimbledon, US

New Delhi, Jun 4: The Hockey India on Saturday congratulated Reliance founder and chairperson, Nita Ambani, for being nominated as a candidate to be a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The election will be held at the 129th IOC Session that will take place in Rio de Janeiro between 2nd and 4th August 2016. The independent selection process follows a new procedure for