Saina Nehwal weathered a barrage of early pressure from PV Sindhu before taking a convincing straight games 21-19 21-8 win to give Hyderabad Hotshots take a 2-0 lead over Awadhe Warriors on Day Two of the Indian Badminton League.The much-awaited maiden clash between the top two women’s players in the country started out evenly before […]
The tennis world reacted with stunned disbelief on Thursday as word of Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli`s retirement spread, leaving the sport without one of its most popular champions and intriguing personalities. Following a second round loss at the Western and Southern Open on Wednesday, the 28-year-old Frenchwoman walked off the court and two hours later […]
Kochi: Kerala sportspersons came down against the controversial deletion of the name of Tom Joseph, former International spiker from the list of those selected for Arjuna award. Former Asian Games silver medalist Mercy Kuttan, told reporters here that Kerala athletes and players had always been discriminated. She claimed that she herself was given the Arjuna […]
The inaugural Indian Badminton League, IBL, kicks off at the Siri Fort sports complex in New Delhi, today. The opening ceremony will start at 6.30 pm.In the one million US Dollar event, Jwala Gutta-led Krrish Delhi Smashers will lock horns with Ashwini Ponnappa’s Pune Pistons in the opening match today at 8:00 pm. A total […]
Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce held nothing back in producing a stunning performance to snatch a second women’s world 100m title on Monday.The diminutive double Olympic gold medallist and 2009 world champion showed all her big-day experience by making up for a sluggish start with a dynamic drive section that saw her race clear of the field […]
Jamaican legend Usain Bolt regained his 100 metre sprint title at the 14th IAAF World Athletic Championships in Moscow yesterday. Olympic champion, Bolt clocked a season’s best 9.77 seconds in heavy rain at the Luzhniki Stadium, with American Justin Gatlin claiming silver and Nesta Carter, also of Jamaica, taking bronze. India’s KT Irfan was disqualified […]
Nicole Scherzinger and her on-off boyfriend Lewis Hamilton have reportedly rekindled their romance at her Beverly Hills mansion.A source close to the Formula One racer told the Mirror that both Scherzinger and Hamilton had a bit of time off from their work, so it was the perfect time to meet up. The insider asserted that […]
Unseeded Indian Sowjanya Bavisetti entered the final of Singles event at the ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament. In the semi-finals played at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt yesterday, Sowjanya beat Alessia Camplone of Italy in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. She will now meet third seed Anastasia Kharchenko of Ukraine in the final. Anastasia entered the final […]
London: Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has said that a summer World Cup in Qatar in 2022 would be impossible and thinks the tournament is likely to move to winter because of the heat, even as Qatar`s World Cup organising committee says it is ready to host the tournament in summer. According to the BBC, […]
18-year old Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is aiming to break new grounds for Indian badminton. The world no.12 takes on Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in the women’s singles semifinals of the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China today. Already assured of a bronze medal, Sindhu aims to become the first Indian to enter the finals of the […]