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London: Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Anna Bondar in her campaign opener, here Thursday. After a nondescript grass season (2-3, across three events), Andreescu found some rhythm against Bondar. In her fourth appearance...

London: Seventh seed Andrey Rublev defeated Aslan Karatsev 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 for his 50th Grand Slam match win and advanced to the third round of Wimbledon, here Thursday. Rublev reacted well after dropping the first set to seal a two-hour, 52-minute second-round victory against...

London: Rising teenager Mirra Andreeva advanced to the third round of Wimbledon in her debut appearance after No.10 seed Barbora Krejcikova retired from their match due to injury, here Thursday. The 16-year-old qualifier was leading Krejcikova 6-3, 4-0 when the Czech tennis player retired due...

New Delhi: After ending his eight-year association with the national team, India Under-17 head coach Bibiano Fernandes has said that 'it has been an incredible experience' and he has been fortunate to work with all the players and support staff during his tenure. The former...

Madrid: After a hugely-successful 2022-23 season, Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini has signed a contract extension which ties him to the Seville side for three more years through to June 2026. The Chilean has enjoyed a hugely successful first three years at the helm at...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday summoned BJP MP and outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers and said there was sufficient evidence to proceed against the accused. Taking cognisance of the chargesheet, Additional Chief...

Bengaluru: A day after earning his maiden India T20I call-up for the five-match tour of West Indies, young middle-order batter Tilak Varma, who is currently representing South Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, Thursday revealed that he wasn't thinking much about a chance to be...

Bulawayo: Bas de Leede took a five-wicket haul and then struck his first century in an impressive all-round performance as Netherlands became the tenth and last team to book their spot in the 2023 ODI World Cup after beating Scotland by four wickets in an...

Leeds: On lively day one of third Ashes Test at Headingley, Mitchell Marsh and Mark Wood took the centre stage with their rollicking performances as England reached 68/3 at stumps, trailing by 195 runs, after Australia were bowled out for 263 in their first innings,...

Leeds: Playing a Test match after more than six months, England pacer Mark Wood ripped through the Australian batting lineup on the opening day of the third Test of the Ashes 2023 series at Headingley. Wood, playing his first Test since December 2022 when he...