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Melbourne: With increased confidence in her serve thanks to some advice from Andy Roddick, Coco Gauff began her quest for back-to-back Grand Slam singles titles with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at the Australian Open Monday. The 19-year-old American, who won her...

Melbourne: Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed out of the Australian Open Monday after a straight sets defeat to qualifier Dayana Yastremska in the first round. The World No. 7 was completely outplayed by an aggressive Yastremska of Ukraine, who ran out with a comfortable 6-1,...

Doha: Takumi Minamino scored a brace as top seed Japan came back from behind to beat Vietnam 4-2 in the first round of Group D at the AFC Asian Cup here. Minamino had put Japan in front in the 11th minute, but Vietnam stunned the...

Ankara: Turkish authorities have detained soccer club Antalyaspor's Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel for questioning after he displayed solidarity with people held hostage by the Hamas militant organisation during a top-flight league game. Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said late Sunday the Israeli is under investigation over...

Riyadh: Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed FC Barcelona 4-1 to win the Spanish Supercup in Riyadh Sunday night. Real Madrid tore Barca apart to confirm the worst fears about Barca's recent form, which piled the pressure on coach Xavi Hernandez, whose...

Ranchi: Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Beauty Dungdung has returned in the national side in the ongoing Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024. The hosts India, which are placed in Pool B, earned an emphatic 3-1 win over New Zealand in their second game of the competition...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for a position in the senior men’s national selection committee. Interestingly, there is no specific mention over who the selected candidate will replace in the current five-man selection committee currently headed...

Warsaw: Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi clinched victory in individual competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Wisla, Poland, amassing 269.4 points across two jumps. The competition unfolded in challenging wind conditions. In his initial attempt, Kobayashi soared 131 meters, securing a fifth place. Austrian...

Indore: Brilliant fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal (68) and Shivam Dube (63 not out) guided Team India to a stunning 6 wickets win (with 26 balls remaining) over Afghanistan to seal an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series, here Sunday. The Men-in-Blue chased down 173...

Ranchi: India Sunday rose from the ashes to tame New Zealand 3-1 with a spirited performance in their second pool match of the FIH Women's Olympic Qualifier to keep alive their hopes of securing a ticket to Paris Games. The Indians, who dropped a rung...