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Melbourne: Novak Djokovic put aside some shaky play in the early going and took over his Australian Open semifinal against unseeded American Tommy Paul Friday, winning 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 to close in on a 10th championship at Melbourne Park and 22nd Grand Slam title overall....

Bhubaneswar: Hockey remains one the cleanest sport in the world with just eight players being suspended for dope-related offences in the last five years, and the international hockey federation (FIH) wants to keep it that way by remaining vigilant. Since January 2017, only 14 dope...

Bhubaneswar: Police Friday arrested five thieves for allegedly stealing medals and household valuables from the residence of former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey. The theft took place on the night of January 20 in Unit-VI area in the state capital when Tirkey and his family...

Melbourne: Stefanos Tsitsipas had a harder time strictly following all of the rules than he did outplaying his opponent in the early going, then recovered after blowing two match points late in the third set, and eventually reached the final at the Australian Open for...

St John's: Cricket West Indies (CWI) has appointed former West Indies captain and batting legend, Brian Lara, as a Performance Mentor - working across all international teams and will also contribute to the running of the West Indies Academy. The announcement that Lara has agreed...

Melbourne: Trailblazing Indian tennis star Sania Mirza capped off her glorious Grand Slam career with a runners-up finish alongside 'best friend' Rohan Bopanna in the Australian Open mixed doubles final here Friday. Pairing up with her first-ever mixed doubles partner Bopanna, the unseeded Indian duo...

Rourkela: India head coach Graham Reid's contract, which runs till the 2024 Paris Olympics, is likely to be reviewed after the hosts' early exit from the ongoing Hockey World Cup. The Indian team suffered a huge backlash after its loss to New Zealand in penalty...

Jakarta: Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen crashed out of Indonesia Master Super 500 badminton tournament after losing to world No.3 Jonatan Christie in the quarterfinals here Friday. Sen went down to local favourite Jonatan Christie 21-15, 10-21, 13-21 in 61 minutes of play. This was...

New Delhi: As the caravan of India men's home schedule moves towards the T20Is against New Zealand, one can start to be optimistic about how their ODI form has begun in a home World Cup year. In ODIs against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, India...

Ranchi: India are set for a T20 appetiser ahead of their marquee Test series against Australia when they face the touring New Zealand in a three-match series beginning here Friday. With less than two weeks left for the Border Gavaskar Trophy matches against Australia that...