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New Delhi, Apr 4: Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand pulled off an upset win over China's reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui to clinch the Indian Open super series title in New Delhi on Sunday. The world number five Ratchanok, 21, held her nerve in the women's singles final at the Siri Fort stadium, thrashing the world number two 21-17, 21-18 in straight games. In the men's singles final, second

Miami, Apr 2: World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic will face Japan's Kei Nishikori in the ATP and WTA Miami Open final after straight-set triumphs Friday in which both were tested. Djokovic, an 11-time Grand Slam champion whose three titles this year include the Australian Open, downed Belgian 15th seed David Goffin 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. The 28-year-old Serbian will try to match the

New Delhi, Apr 2: Defending champion and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the semi-final of India Open Super Series Badminton 2016 on Friday. Saina beat Sung Ji-hyun in a decider 19-21 21-14, 21-19 to book the last four place. Both players were reported to be completely exhausted after the close duel. Saina will be taking on World No. 2 LI Xuerui of China on Saturday.

New Delhi, Apr 1: Indian boxer Shiva Thapa ended his campaign with a silver medal after losing in the final of the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament on Friday. Shiva had qualified for the upcoming Rio Olympics 2016 in the 56kg event on Thursday, after making it to the finals. But his dream for a gold medal was cut short by Thailand's Chatchai Butdee. The 22-year-old India boxer, who is a World

Qian'an (China), Mar 31: World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa (56kg) on Thursday became the first Indian boxer to make the cut for this year's Olympics by entering the Asian Qualifying Tournament's final but the celebrated M C Mary Kom (51kg) failed to book her Rio Games ticket after losing in the last-four stage here. Shiva, given the top seeding in his weight category, lived upto the

New Delhi, Mar 31: Defending champion Saina Nehwal entered the pre-quarterfinals but it turned out to be a disastrous day for the men with all of them, including reigning champion K Srikanth, failing to cross the opening hurdle at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super Series badminton here on Wednesday. World No. 10 Srikanth, who had defeated Tian Houwei during the Badminton Asia Team Championships

Kochi, Mar 30: National football team coach Stephen Constantine today lashed out at his players after India lost to Turkmenistan 1-2 to end at the bottom of their group in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, saying that they deserved to be beaten with the kind of play they dished out. India squandered a 1-0 lead to lose the match and a disappointed Constantine said there was no excuse for the poor show

Miami/USA, Mar 29: Defending champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered yet another early exit on the American hardcourts as the world number one women's doubles pair crashed out of the Miami Open in the second round on Tuesday. The Indo-Swiss pair was beaten 4-6, 2-6 by the Russian-Romanian duo Margarita Gasparyan and Monica Niculescu, who advanced to the quarterfinals. Earlier this month

Moscow, Mar 29: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Anish Giri of Holland and inched himself up to seven points after his 13th and penultimate round game in the Candidates Chess tournament now underway here. The draw might just be the end of Anand’s aspirations for the next World Championships as the Indian may not have theoretical chances of winning the

New Delhi, Mar 28: Jubilant after receiving the Padma Bhushan from President Pranab Mukherjee, Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has admitted that the prestigious award will encourage her to perform even better so that she can make the country proud in the coming future. "It is a great moment for me. It will encourage me to perform even better in the coming future and continue to make India proud,"