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New York, Sep 3: Indian tennis stars enjoyed a successful start in the US Open as veteran Leander Paes entered the mixed doubles second round while Rohan Bopanna also won his opening tie in the men’s doubles competition. Paes, alongwith Martina Hingis, eased past the local pair of Taylor Harry Fritz and C Lui 6—2, 6—2 in the first round encounter on Court 4. The fourth-seeded Indo-Swiss duo took

Bangkok, Sep 2: India's boxing administration might be in shambles but International Boxing Association (AIBA) president Dr Ching Kuo Wu says the country still counts among the best in Asia and efforts would be made to bring it back into the semi-professional World Series of Boxing (WSB). "We have got strong and traditional boxing nations in the continent, I would like to mention at least

New Delhi, Sep 2: Pankaj Advani and Ajay Maken on Tuesday have slammed the government for reducing the Rajiv Khel Ratna to a mere 'popular' award, getting "swayed" by the hype created around Sania Mirza's achievements and conferring it to her. Sania was conferred the award on August 29 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan despite a Karnataka High Court notice on the petition filed by Paralympian HN Girisha

New York, Sep 1: Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the US Open first round on Monday, losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to Slovakia`s Dominika Cibulkova and giving Serena Williams a helping hand in her Grand Slam history bid. Serbian seventh seed Ivanovic, a quarter-finalist in 2012, was in Williams`s half of the draw, a section which had already lost Maria Sharapova through injury even before the tournament started

Tokya, Aug 31: Celebrated Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu might face off in the second round of women's singles competition if they can cross the first hurdle of the US $275,000 Japan Open Super Series beginning next week. Silver medallist at the recent World Championship, Saina will take on World No 17 Thai Busanan Ongbumrungpan in the opening round, while two-time World Championship

Washington, Aug 31: Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from the U.S. Open on Sunday due to a leg injury. “Unfortunately I will not be able to compete in this year's U.S. Open. I have done everything possible to be ready but it was just not enough time,” she said on social media. “To all my amazing fans, I will be back in the Asian swing in a few weeks and look forward to

New Delhi, Aug 30: An "overjoyed" Indian women hockey team on Sunday vowed to make the most of the Olympic qualification as it will be one last opportunity for many players to compete in the showpiece event. The women team will be featuring in the Olympics after a gap of 36 years. The last time they competed was in the Moscow 1980 Olympics, where they finished a respectable fourth. "It's a dream

London, Aug 30: Australia all-rounder James Faulkner capped an eventful couple of months by helping Lancashire to a 13-run win over Northamptonshire in the final of English domestic cricket`s Twenty20 Blast tournament at Edgbaston on Saturday. Faulkner, man-of-the-match in Australia`s World Cup final win over New Zealand in Melbourne in March, was fined £10,000 ($15,650, 14,350 euros) and banned

New Delhi, Aug 29: Tennis star Sania Mirza was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest sporting honour -- while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to Sania, clad in a maroon saree and blue blazer, amid thunderous applause at the

New Delhi, Aug 29: Delhi Dynamos have signed English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion's talented youngster Adil Nabi on loan for the second season of the Indian Super League beginning in October. The signing of the 21-year-old Pakistani origin striker was the first time a player under contract with an EPL club will move to an ISL side on loan. Adil won the hearts of the Baggies supporters