Serena Williams coach confident she’ll play the French Open
PARIS: Serena Williams’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou said he was confident that the 23-time grand slam singles champion would take part in the French Open this month. The 36-year-old Williams, who has not played on clay this season, withdrew from the Madrid and Rome tournaments because she was not ready to compete. “Serena will play the […]
Familiarity with Wankhede wicket helped me: Buttler
Mumbai: Brimming with confidence after smashing his fifth successive half-century, THE in-form Jos Buttler said familiarity of the Wankhede track helped him score runs as Rajasthan beat Mumbai by seven wickets to keep their play-off hopes alive. Buttler’s unbeaten 94 helped Rajasthan defeat defending champions Mumbai with two overs to spare keeping them firmly in […]
Rahane fined Rs 12 lakhs for slow-over rate against MI
Mumbai, May 14 : Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained slow-over rate during their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium here. On Sunday night, the Rahane-led side outclassed the defending champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets, courtesy a whirlwind unbeaten 94 […]
Federer back as No.1 in ATP rankings after Nadal’s six-week lead
Madrid, May 14: Switzerland’s Roger Federer took back the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after being second to Spain’s Rafael Nadal for six weeks. Nadal dropped to second place after being defeated in the Madrid Open quarter-finals by Dominic Thiem of Austria […]
Halep remains on top of WTA rankings
Madrid: With 7,270 points, Romania’s Simona Halep stayed atop the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain. Despite her loss at the Madrid Open semi-finals, Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova went ahead of Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko into fifth, reports Efe. Petra Kvitova climbed two places […]
Heena Sidhu wins shooting gold
Hannover: Heena Sidhu clinched the gold medal while compatriot P Shri Nivetha settled for bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol at the International Shooting Competitions of Hannover (ISCH) ahead of next week’s ISSF Munich World Cup. Heena was in a brilliant form in the final where she was tied with France’s Mathilde Lamolle on […]
Real Star Mehrajpora Defeats Saeed Kamran Cricket Club By 5 Runs
JKPL Sopore:
Sopore : In the ongoing Jammu Kashmir Premiere League, Real Star Mehrajpora defeated Saeed Kamran Cricket Club by 5 runs on Sunday at Noorgah Sports field in Sopore. Saeed Kamran Cricket Club won the toss and invited the Real Star Mehrajpora to bat first.Real Star Mehrajpora scored 111 runs for the loss of 10 wickets. […]
Eleven Brothers Beats ACC Srinagar By 8 Wickets
Sopore Super League 2018:
Amberpora : In the ongoing Sopore Super being played at different venues, Eleven Brothers defeated ACC Srinagar by eight wickets on Sunday at Wular Stadium Amberpora . After winning the toss ACC Srinagar opted to bat first and scored 162/10 in 27.1overs. Rouf played a knock of 47 runs while as Javid added 33 runs […]
Petra Kvitova wins third Madrid Open title
MADRID: Czech 10th seed Petra Kvitova won the Madrid Open title for the third time on Saturday with a marathon 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-3 victory over Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands. Kvitova, who was also the champion in Madrid in 2011 and 2015, has now claimed four titles in 2018 after triumphs in St Petersburg, […]
Happy with debut performance: Lamichhane
NEW DELHI: On Saturday, the 17-year old spinner Sandeep Lamichhane created history as he became the first player from Nepal to play in the Indian Premier League. In his debut match for Delhi Daredevils against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the right-arm bowler impressed with his performance as he took the early wicket of Parthiv Patel, even […]
