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Sania- Rajee pair moves into Australian Open mixed doubles second round

Sania- Rajee pair moves into Australian Open mixed doubles second round

MELBOURNE: Sania Mirza and her American partner Rajeev Ram moved into the mixed doubles second round of the Australian Open with a confident straight-set win over the Serbian team of Aleksandra Krunic and Nikola Cacic, here on Thursday. Ram came out serving big and also stayed like a rock at the net as he anchored […]

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Babar Azam named captain of ICC ODI Team of the Year 2021

Babar Azam named captain of ICC ODI Team of the Year 2021

After T20s, no Indians in this one too

Dubai: After going unrepresented in the ICC’s men’s T20 Team of the Year due to a disastrous World Cup campaign in the UAE, no Indian player featured in the global body’s ODI Team of the Year which features two players from minnow Ireland. Incidentally, the team also doesn’t have any Australia, England, New Zealand or […]

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Sania Mirza to retire after 2022 season

Sania Mirza to retire after 2022 season

MELBOURNE: India tennis star Sania Mirza on Wednesday announced that she will hang up her racquet at the end of 2022 season as her body is “wearing down” and the motivation and energy for everyday grind is not the same anymore. Winner of six Grand Slam titles, including three mixed doubles trophies, Sania will retire […]

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Babar Azam named captain of ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021

Babar Azam named captain of ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021

DUBAI: No Indian has been named in the ICC T20I Team of 2021 and Babar Azam of Pakistan has been named as the captain of the side. The Pakistan skipper was at his classy best in the shortest format in 2021, leaving his best at the T20 World Cup where he ended the tournament as […]

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PV Sindhu cruises into second round of Syed Modi International

PV Sindhu cruises into second round of Syed Modi International

Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the second round of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament with a dominating straight game win over fellow Indian Tanya Hemanth in the women’ singles competition in Lucknow on Wednesday. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost in the semifinals at India Open Super 500 last week, […]

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Not looking for anything but if it happens, will try my best: KL Rahul on Test captaincy

Not looking for anything but if it happens, will try my best: KL Rahul on Test captaincy

New Delhi: He hasn’t given a serious thought to the idea of being India’s full-time Test captain but KL Rahul on Tuesday said if chosen for the coveted job, he would try to take the “team forward” as best as he can. “To lead the country is a dream come true for any player and […]

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FIH introduces new penalty corner rule

FIH introduces new penalty corner rule

LAUSANNE: In a bid to make the sport more safer for its athletes, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has allowed players defending penalty corners to keep their protective equipment on even after the ball goes outside the striking circle, but must remove them at the first opportunity inside the 23m area. Earlier, the players defending […]

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You’ll always be my captain: Siraj pays tribute to Kohli

You’ll always be my captain: Siraj pays tribute to Kohli

New Delhi: Fast-rising India pacer Mohammed Siraj considers Virat Kohli his “superhero” and says the batting ace will always remain his skipper despite his captaincy tenure ending in all formats of the game. Kohli, whose limited-overs leadership stint ended last year, stunned all by relinquishing Test captaincy on Saturday, a day after India lost a […]

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Ireland achieves historic ODI series win over West Indies

Ireland achieves historic ODI series win over West Indies

Sabina Park: Ireland achieved a historic series win over the West Indies after winning their deciding one-day international by two wickets at Sabina Park. The 2-1 come-from-behind series victory from the third ODI gave Ireland a first ODI series win away from home against a full member. This also was only its second series win […]

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Australian Open 1st round: Rafa Nadal wins in three sets

Australian Open 1st round: Rafa Nadal wins in three sets

Melbourne: Rafael Nadal has renewed his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam singles title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over American Marcos Giron. Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are tied with 20 major singles titles each. Federer is not playing due to his lengthy recovery from right knee surgery, and nine-time champion […]