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New Delhi, Sep 22: More than a year after recovering from a shoulder injury, Ajay Jayaram earned a final appearance at the Korea Open last week and the Indian shuttler said it was a big moment for him after enduring a challenging seven-month layoff. Coming into the tournament as an underdog, Jayaram went on to reach the finals and even though he eventually lost to World No.1 Chen Long, the

Mumbai, Sep 21: Indian top women's tennis star Sania Mirza on Sunday said that while confining herself to playing in doubles was good for her body physically it was, at the same time, a mentally draining affair. "I am playing in one format which is a lot easy on my body, but mentally it's tough. Peaking for 25 weeks a year is not easy," world No 1 in doubles, she was conferred with the honorary

New Delhi, Sep 20: Ace German striker Moritz Fuerste had never expected to become the costliest player of Hockey India League (HIL) and the star playmaker, who was sold for $105000, is more than excited to be a part of the Kalinga Lancers squad. The midfielder had a base price of $30,000 and at one point Delhi Waveriders and Uttar Pradesh Wizards were leading the race in securing the two-time

New Delhi, Sep 19: Leander Paes, partnering Rohan Bopanna, suffered a rare doubles defeat in the Davis Cup as Radek Stepanek and Adam Pavlasek gave Czech Republic a 2-1 lead over India in the World Group play-off tie, here today. It was one rubber in which India entered as favourites but the fancied team were tamed by the Czechs 5-7 2-6 2–6 in two hours and 10 minutes. It was Paes' only second

New Delhi, Sep 19: Somdev Devvarman said it was one of the best serving days of his career as he fired 20 aces in his winning effort against Czech number one Jiri Vesley to help India draw level 1-1 against top seeds Czech Republic in a Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie here today. He won 79 per cent of his first serve points, which was one of the key factors in today's successful effort by

New Delhi, Sep 18: Lukas Rosol blunted Yuki Bhambri's challenge in straight sets as Czech Republic took a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie here today. World number 85 Rosol stamped his class as he thrashed 125th ranked Yuki 6-2 6-1 7-5 in one hour and 55 minutes at R K Khanna Tennis stadium here. The temperature was 31 degree Celsius at the start of the match but neither the

Kolkata, Sep 18: The broad grin was back on Dutee Chand's face as the Railways sprinter, making a comeback after winning a landmark gender case, reigned supreme on a day when three meet records were set in the 55th National Open Athletic Championship at SAI Complex here on Thursday. Slow off the blocks, the sprinter from Odisha came into her elements midway into the 100m lane, edging past her

Seoul, Sep 16: Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu started her campaign at the USD 600,000 Korea Open with a hard-fought win over Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon, but it was curtains for Parupalli Kashyap in men's singles event at the Super Series tournament here today. Two-time bronze medallist at World Championship, Sindhu eked out a 21-19 21-23 21-13 win over the former World Champion in a women's

New Delhi, Sep 16: The mixed doubles event at the Olympic Games has stirred unrest in India in recent past. With Sania Mirza being the only top woman player from the country, there has always been a fight on who she would partner in the mega event. With the Rio Games round the corner, the issue is piquing the interest. Rohan Bopanna, the world No 13 men’s doubles player, said it would be Sania's

New Delhi, Sep 15: She has always found her stupendous success on court go hand-in-hand with controversies off it and that is precisely the reason why Sania Mirza is hardly bothered about what a few people have to say about her. Call it coincidence but both of her US Open titles were preceded by unwanted controversies. Her US Open women's doubles title two days back, came after a court petition by