London, June 2 England captain Joe Root has said that 5-0 Test series sweep against India in August-September will be ideal preparation for Ashes that begins on December 8. Root,… Continue reading Root eyes 5-0 sweep against India to build confidence for Ashes
Paris, June 1 Naomi Osaka has received backing from Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams after the Japanese tennis star pulled out of French Open on Monday. Naomi’s decision to not… Continue reading Serena, Martina back Naomi’s decision to pull out of French Open
Sydney, May 31 Cricket Australia on Monday announced the appointment of Nick Hockley as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Hockley had been serving as interim CEO since June 2020. “The… Continue reading Nick Hockley comfirmed as Cricket Australia CEO
Sydney, May 28 India’s ace off-spinner R Ashwin can break Muttiah Muralitharan’s record for most Test wickets, former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has said. Ashwin, 34, who has 409 wickets… Continue reading Ashwin can break Muralitharan’s record for most Test wickets: Hogg
Parma (Italy), May 17 Top seed Serena Williams of the USA launched her Emilia-Romagna Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Italian teenaged debutant Lisa Pigato on Monday. Serena… Continue reading Emilia-Romagna Open: Serena beats debutant Lisa, Venus ousted
Berlin, May 14 Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho scored a brace each as Borussia Dortmund beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in the German Cup final for their fifth title in the… Continue reading Haaland, Sancho fire Dortmund to 5th German Cup title
Quito (Ecuador), May 13 Former Manchester United and Ecuador player Antonio Valencia on Thursday announced his retirement from football because of chronic knee problems. The 35-year-old Valencia made the decision… Continue reading Former Manchester United defender Valencia retires
Beijing, May 11 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will continue to “work with full engagement” towards a safe Olympics, an IOC spokesperson told Xinhua. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had… Continue reading IOC to ‘work with full engagement’ towards safe Olympics
New Delhi, May 11 India’s pistol coach Pavel Smirnov will not accompany the 28-member national shooting squad to Croatia on Tuesday due to delay in visa process. “He hasn’t got… Continue reading India pistol coach Smirnov grounded without visa
Madrid, May 8 Germany’s Alexander Zverev and compatriot Tim Puetz beat India’s Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 3-6, 10-5 to enter the doubles semi-finals at the Madrid… Continue reading Bopanna-Shapovalov lose in quarters of Madrid Open
Paris, April 19 Swiss tennis great Roger Federer on Sunday confirmed that he will participate in the French Open at Roland Garros this year and will play in the Geneva Open… Continue reading Federer to play at French Open this year
Jurmala (Latvia), April 17 India’s top-ranked singles tennis player Ankita Raina conceded after her loss to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-off match that had… Continue reading Had I adapted a bit earlier, things would have been different: Ankita Raina
