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ATP Nottingham Trophy tennis: India’s Ramanathan in 2nd round
Nottingham, June 15 India's Ramkumar Ramanathan entered the second round of the Nottingham Trophy grass court tournament here on Tuesday with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(1) over 229th ranked Leonardo Mayer of Argentina.
Ramanathan, who is ranked…
Queen’s Club: Murray returns after 3 yrs, wins 1st match
London, June 15 Former world No. 1 Andy Murray made a confident start in the Queen's Club Championships grass court tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over world No. 46 Benoit Paire of France on Tuesday and moved into the second round.
The…
SA fast bowler Rabada too may pull out of The Hundred
London, June 15 South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada too could withdraw from The Hundred, to be organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and starting next month.
Australian cricketers David Warner and Marcus Stoinis have…
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown set a new world record
Canberra, Jun 13 (UNI) Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown set a new world record in the women's 100 meters backstroke on Sunday.
During the national qualifiers for the Olympic Games, the 19-year-old covered the distance in 57.45…
Tokyo Olympics: Will dedicate medal to COVID warriors, says Manpreet
Bengaluru, Jun 14 (UNI) Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh has said that his side will leave no stone unturned to win the medal at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and has vowed to dedicate the achievement to the country's COVID…
WTC Final: Swinging ball could be a problem for Rohit; Scott Styris
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris feels India opener Rohit Sharma might struggle against the swinging ball during the World Test Championship final against the Kiwis, scheduled to be played in Southampton…
Former Indian women’s volleyball captain Nirmal Milkha Singh loses to COVID-19
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Former Indian volleyball captain and wife of sprinter Milkha Singh---Nirmal Kaur breathed her last after fighting a long battle with COVID-19 in a hospital in Mohali, Punjab.
She was 85.
Milkha Singh…
New Zealand overtake India to attain number one Test ranking
Southampton , June 13 New Zealand on Sunday toppled India to become the number one ranked Test team in the world.
The Kiwis achieved the feat after defeating England 1-0 in the two-match Test series on Sunday. New Zealand now has 123…
Have concussion with memory loss, but I’ll be fine: Faf du Plessis
Abu Dhabi , June 13 South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis on Sunday provided an update on his health after he injured himself while playing for Quetta Gladiators in the 2021 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The veteran South African batsman…
Have to front up, learn some hard lessons: Root after defeat against New Zealand
Birmingham , June 13 England Test captain Joe Root on Sunday said that his side needs to front up and learn some hard lessons after losing the two-match series against New Zealand.
Neil Wagner and Matt Henry took three wickets each as…
Elite Indian boxers may train in Italy before Olympics
New Delhi, June 13 Elite Indian boxers preparing for next month's Tokyo Olympic Games are likely to train in Italy from next week.
"There is a proposal to train in the Italian city of Assisi for more than a fortnight from next week.…
Djokovic rallies to win French Open, his 19th Grand Slam title (Ld)
Paris, June 13 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday made an astonishing comeback from being two sets down to beat fifth seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in four hours and 11 minutes and win the French Open…
Hero MotoSports Team continues its solid show at Rally Kazakhstan
New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI) Hero MotoSports Team Rally continued its steady run in the Rally Kazakhstan on Saturday with a measured performance in Stage 4.
The rider trio of Franco Caimi, Joaquim Rodrigues and Sebastian Buhler finished the…
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinches gold at Poland Open
New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI) Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched the women’s 53kg category gold medal at the Poland Open after beating Ukraine’s Khrystyna Bereza in the final in Warsaw.
Phogat outwrestled Bereza 8-0 in the final on…
Shakib Al Hasan banned for 4 Dhaka Premier League matches: Report
Dhaka , June 12 Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has been handed a four-match suspension in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) for venting out his frustration on the umpire during a game on Friday.
In the match on Friday,…
‘Let’s just do away with it now’: Broad on soft signal after Conway incident
Edgbaston , June 12 England pacer Stuart Broad wants International Cricket Council (ICC) to get rid of the soft signal as he feels it puts umpires in a "really difficult situation".
In the ongoing second Test against New Zealand, Devon…
Rabada, De Kock shine as South Africa clinch innings win over West Indies in first Test
Gros Islet , June 12 Kagiso Rabada picked his tenth five-wicket hall to help South Africa thrash West Indies by an innings and 63 runs in the first Test on Saturday.
West Indies were bowled out for 162 in their second innings as South…
Euro 2020: Eriksen awake, stabilised; Denmark-Finland game to resume later tonight
Copenhagen , June 12 European football governing body UEFA confirmed that the Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland will be resuming later on Saturday evening (local time).
The match had to be stopped in the dying minutes of…
England lose 7 wickets in final session as New Zealand sniff victory on Day Three
Edgbaston , June 12 Matt Henry and Neil Wagner picked three wickets each as New Zealand dismantled England's batting to sniff victory on day three of the second Test on Saturday.
England crumbled on day three but the hosts managed to…
Barbora Krejcikova wins Rolland Garros women’s trophy
Paris, Jun 12 (UNI) Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova defeated Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the French Open final to win her first major single title, here at Court Philippe-Chatrier on Saturday.
She took 118 minutes…
