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Melbourne: American teenager Coco Gauff progressed to an Australian Open quarterfinal for the first time with a straight-sets win over Magdalena Frech here at Rod Laver Arena Sunday. In a brilliant display of power and purpose, Gauff took one hour and three minutes to complete...

New Delhi: World No.2 men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy recorded a stellar victory in what was a repeat of the Asian Game 2022 semi-finals against Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the India Open 2024 at the Indira...

New Delhi: After former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik revealed Saturday that he has entered into a second marriage with popular Pakistani actor Sana Javed, Sania Mirza's father, Imran Mirza, mentioned that it was a 'khula,' signifying the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally...

Melbourne (Australia):  Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open when his opponent, Shang Juncheng, retired early in the third set of their third-round encounter Saturday. The No. 2 was leading the 18-year-old 6-1, 6-1, 1-0 when Shang, who had his right...

San Salvador (El Salvador): Four days after being named FIFA's best men's player, Lionel Messi began the pre-season with Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, which played to a scoreless draw with the El Salvador national team in an exhibition on Friday night. The Argentina...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Saturday that the TATA Group has retained the title rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It added that the TATA Group will now have the title rights for the 2024-28 cycle for...

Karachi: Pakistan's former captain Shoaib Malik announced Saturday that he has married a second time to the country's popular actor Sana Javed in Karachi after getting divorced from Sania Mirza. The cricketer who was previously married to Indian tennis star, Sania, with whom he has...

New Delhi: Australia's head coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed the participation of premier fast bowlers – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc – for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies and New Zealand as a preparation for the T20I World Cup. The unexpectedly...

Melbourne: India's N Sriram Balaji and his Romanian partner Victor Vlad Cornea lost their second round men's doubles match to Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia in the Australian Open here Saturday. The Indo-Romanian combo went down 3-6 3-6 to their...

Christchurch: New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has been pulled out of New Zealand's upcoming fifth T20I against Pakistan Sunday, as Rachin Ravindra named his replacement. Having showcased his prowess with two half-centuries in the series, Mitchell's workload management became a priority for the hosts, particularly...