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Madrid, Feb 1: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 29th hat-trick of the La Liga as Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid moved back to within four points of leaders Barcelona with a 6-0 thrashing of Espanyol on Sunday. However, Gary Neville’s terrible La Liga run since taking charge of Valencia continued with a 1-0 loss to Sporting Gijon on Sunday -- Los Che’s first home defeat since November 2014. In keeping

Melbourne, Jan 30: Angelique Kerber upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on Saturday and become the first German to win a grand slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999. The 34-year-old American had been seeking her seventh Melbourne Park title and 22nd overall, which would have moved her into a tie with Graf for the most grand slam

Derby, Jan 30: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal lived to fight another day on Friday and said he would celebrate a confidence-boosting FA Cup win at Derby County with a bottle of wine provided by executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. All eyes were on experienced Dutchman Van Gaal ahead of the fourth-round clash at Championship (second-tier) side Derby after mounting speculation that he

Melbourne, Jan 29: It's been two decades since Steffi Graf won her last Australian Open, but her presence looms large over Saturday's final. Serena Williams is one match away from tying Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles. The only obstacle for No. 1-ranked Williams is Angelique Kerber, a 28-year-old German who is seeking Graf's advice on how to win the biggest match of her life.

Melbourne, Jan 29: In a perfect climax to their stupendous run, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were today crowned the Australian Open women's doubles champions after they tamed the spirited Czech duo of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets for their 36th win in a row, here. The top seeds fought past the seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1) 6-3 in the women's

Melbourne, Jan 28: Angelique Kerber said Thursday she feels a responsibility to protect her fellow German Steffi Graf's Grand Slam record from Serena Williams, but admits the job in front of her is formidable. The 28-year-old powered into her first Grand Slam final by beating Briton Johanna Konta 7-5, 6-2 at the Australian Open, and revealed she received a text from her veteran compatriot after

New Delhi, Jan 28: India's top pistol shooter Heena Sidhu today secured an Olympic quota for the country after she led from start to finish and claimed the gold medal in women's 10-m air pistol on day one of competition at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers for shooting here. The current world record holder and former world number one, Heena shot 199.4 in the eight-woman finals to finish ahead of Chinese

Shillong, Jan 27: World No.2 Saina Nehwal will spearhead India’s campaign in women’s singles while World No. 9 Kidambi Srikanth will be highest-ranked Indian in men’s singles at the South Asian Games next month. Apart from Saina and Srikanth, double World Championship bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu and 2014 Commonwealth Games (CWG) champion Parupalli Kashyap, H.S. Prannoy, Ajay Jayaram, Jwala Gutta

Melbourne, Jan 27: Indian tennis superstars Sania Mirza and Leander Paes will be facing each other in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open's mixed doubles event. The top seeded pair of Sania and Croatian Ivan Dodig sailed past the unseeded Kazakh-Pakistani duo of Yaroslava Shvedova and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 7-5, 6-2 in a match that lasted one hour and eight minutes. On the other hand, Paes and

New Delhi, Jan 26: In red-hot form, Sania Miza and partner Martina Hingis beat the Anna-Lena Groenefeld-Coco Vandeweghe pair to enter the semi-final of the Australian Open 2016. The Indo-Swiss dropped a set, as they completed a 6-2 4-6 6-1 win in the quarter-final. This was their 34th win on the trot. The duo is now 11 shy of breaking the all-time record for most consecutive win in women's doubles