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New Delhi: Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the India Open with contrasting wins here Wednesday. Former world no. 1 Saina, who missed a lot of tournaments last year due to multiple injuries, moved to...

Melbourne: Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost rhythm and energy before staging a mini comeback but eventually bowed out of the Australian Open Qualifiers with a second-round defeat against Germany's Maximilian Marterer, here on Wednesday. Up against a rival, who served big and packed a lot of power...

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic's bid to get around rules requiring players at the Australian Open to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is still in limbo. Two panels approved his request for a medical exemption in order to enter Victoria state — where the year's first Grand Slam...

New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal Wednesday said she is happy that actor Siddharth issued a public apology for his unsavoury remarks on her after she raised concerns about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach recently. Siddharth's reply to the Olympic bronze medallist's tweet...

New Delhi: Experienced goalkeeper Savita will lead the Indian women's hockey team in regular skipper Rani Rampal's absence, while Deep Grace Ekka will be the vice-captain for the Women's Hockey Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in Muscat from January 21-28. The 18-member Indian team...

Hobart: Australian pace bowling stalwart Mitchell Starc doesn't want to be rested for the fifth and final Ashes Test to be played at the Blundstone Arena here from January 14, saying he wants to play his part in the historic game. Statistically, the 31-year-old Starc...

Mumbai: Actor Siddharth has issued an apology to Saina Nehwal over his "inappropriate" tweet against the badminton player and said he never intended to attack her as a woman with his "joke". On Monday, the actor received widespread backlash on Twitter for his reply to...

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic has moved to clarify how mistakes were made on the immigration document he submitted on his arrival in Melbourne last week, before his visa was revoked and then reinstated in a COVID-19 vaccination saga that has overshadowed the days leading up to...

Cape Town: India batting coach Vikram Rathour Tuesday praised Virat Kohli for being more disciplined in his off-side play during his fighting knock, adding that the skipper's batting was never a concern for him. A determined Kohli showed tremendous application and his masterclass was the...

Cape Town: India skipper Virat Kohli was a picture of patience and perseverance in his well-crafted 79 (201b, 12x4, 1x6). However, in spite of Kohli’s knock South Africa gained the upper hand by bowling out the visitors for an underwhelming 223 on day one of...