Big guns in India 'A' team against West Indies 'A'
Visakhapatnam: Out-of-favour players Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir were today handed a lifeline for staging a comeback to the national team as they were included in the India 'A' squad for two four-day games against visiting West Indies 'A' next month. Yuvraj Singh, another player who find himself on the sidelines, was also given an opportunity to force his way back into the ODI team after being named captain for the three-match
Nadal shatters Djokovic dream of another Grand Slam, wins his 2nd US Open
New York: Rafael Nadal won his second US Open tennis title, shattering Novak Djokovic, dream of winning another Grand Slam by 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the men's final on Monday. It was Nadal's 13th Grand Slam singles title, moving him into third place a
Serena wins US Open for the fifth time
New York: World number one Serena Williams captured her fifth US Open title, and second in a row, by outlasting second-ranked Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 to claim her 17th career Grand Slam crown. The 31-year-old American became the o
Djokovic, Nadal set up US Open final clash
New York: World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia survived a five-set battle to outclass Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday, setting up a meeting with World No.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain in Monday's US Open final. "That's what
Paes-Stepanek win US Open men's doubles
New York: Leander Paes won his eighth men's doubles Grand Slam title, and 14th overall, as he combined with Radek Stepanek to clinch US Open trophy with a dominating victory over Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the title clash, here on Sunday. The
Tendulkar to media: Allow my son to enjoy cricket
Mumbai: Playing the role of a protective father, senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday asked the media to leave his "cricket mad" son Arjun alone and allow him to play the game without any pressure. Tendulkar, who was
2020 Olympics goes to Tokyo
Buenos: Tokyo has beaten Istanbul and Madrid in the race to host the 2020 Olympics after two rounds of voting during the 125th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here. Tokyo received 60 votes to Istanbul's 36 in the final round on S
Serena sets up title clash repeat with Azarenka
New York: World number one Serena Williams will try to capture her 17th Grand Slam title and become the oldest women's champion in US Open history in a finals rematch Sunday with second seed Victoria Azarenka. Williams, who defeated Azarenka in
US Open US Open: Paes-Stepanek in final; Sania-Jie beaten
New York: India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek entered their second successive men's doubles final at the US tennis Open, while Sania Mirza and China's Jie Zheng were beaten in the semis of the women's doubles. Paes and Stepanek
