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World number two Daniil Medvedev dropped his first set at this year’s U.S. Open but eventually overcame Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5 to reach his third straight semi-final at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. Van de…

It has been quite a run for the teenagers at the U.S. Open, especially a bright-eyed and beguiling troika that has managed to turn the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center into its personal playground. Like young stockbrokers who have…

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , September 7 : The star-studded Indian team, led by captain Viswanathan Anand will aim to defend its Online Chess Olympiad crown, which got underway worldwide late on Monday. "We have a good mix of…

About 40 minutes into the final session, it was all over. With a twinkle in his eye, James Anderson asked for a review after nicking Umesh Yadav behind the wicket, momentarily delaying India’s celebration. Ultra-edge showed a spike, and…

At the Oval, India’s hustling and bristling quartet of fast-bowlers burned a stereotype that was waiting to be burned for a while. That, India could never be a fast-bowling powerhouse, that they are not conditioned or dispositioned to. This…

Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova mounted a strong defensive effort to send Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova packing 7-5 6-4 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday, keeping on track her bid for a maiden major title. The Wimbledon…

For half an hour and a full set at the start, then one particularly compelling and competitive game later, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the U.S. Open’s fourth round, Jenson Brooksby, gave him fits and created a raucous atmosphere under the…

Bengaluru, Sep 5 (UNI) The star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth will spearhead women’s and men’s teams respectively after the Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced squads for the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals,…

London, Sep 5 (UNI) Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed's unbeaten opening stand took England to 77 for no loss at stumps on day four, chasing 368 in the fourth Test against India, here on Sunday. After India were bowled out for 466 in their…

Second-seeded Aadit Zaveri of Mumbai became the only seeded player who failed to reach the semifinals of the HCL-SRFI Indian Tour–Delhi leg, a PSA Challenger Tour, at Shiv Nadar University on Sunday. For the second time, sixth-seeded…

Possibility 1: An India win. They have the scoreboard pressure aiding them. Possibility 2: A draw. That’s where the smart money will be, because both sides can exercise the option to shut up shop. Possibility 3: An England win. An…

The World Cup qualifier between Latin America powerhouses Brazil and Argentina was suspended on Sunday night as the Brazilian Health Authorities stormed onto the pitch to detain Argentina players Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa, Giovani Lo…

For India, like the Olympics last month, the Tokyo Paralympics ended with a gold medal that added glitter to its best-ever showing. On Sunday, shuttler Krishna Nagar did a Neeraj Chopra, with his win in the final giving India its fifth gold…

There’s a Nawazuddin Siddiqui soundtrack playing behind the inscrutable face that Pramod Bhagat wears to any match — even the one where the SL3 class shuttler had India’s first ever para badminton medal, a gold, around his neck after a…

New York, Sep 4 (UNI/Xinhua) Third-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan was unexpectedly knocked out by Canada's world No 73 Leylah Annie Fernandez 2-1 in the third round of the US Open women's singles, here on Friday night.The Canadians teenager…

London, Sep 4 (UNI) Rohit Sharma scored his first overseas Test hundred, while Cheteshwar Pujara chipped in with valuable 61 as India ended day three on 270/3 in their second innings, leading by 171 runs against England in the fourth…

Tokyo , September 4 : Noida District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L Yathiraj stormed into the finals of the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday. Suhas, who has become the first civil servant from the country to represent…

Tokyo , September 4 (ANI): Indian shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana on Saturday qualified for the medal round in men's P4 mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event of the Tokyo Paralympics. While Manish amassed 533-7x points, Singhraj…

New Delhi , September 3 With differences between India's table tennis ace Manika Batra and national coach Soumyadeep Roy refusing to die down, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) said that it will speak with both parties in its bid…