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MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the fourth time as the Greek saw off rising Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-4 on Tuesday.The third seed dominated the opening set after breaking a nervy Lehecka early on but was pushed hard after that against the 21-year-old who has enjoyed a breakout tournament.Lehecka, who […]

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty and Indian cricketer KL Rahul on Monday tied the knot in an intimate ceremony.The duo got married in presence of close family members and friends, at Athiya’s actor father Suniel Shetty‘s farmhouse in Khandala, which is about 82 kms from Mumbai. The newly married couple took to Instagram and shared […]

NEW DELHI: After questions were raised about the senior Indian players’ availability in the upcoming IPL considering the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held later this year in India, head coach Rahul Dravid made it clear that they will compete in the tournament unless there are injury concerns.The workload management is something that turns […]

RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo made a winning start to life in the Saudi Pro League as he led Al Nassr to a 1-0 victory over Ettifaq on Sunday in his first match since becoming the best paid footballer in history.The Portuguese superstar didn’t score but there were promising signs for Al Nassr, who are eyeing domestic […]

MELBOURNE: Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka reached the quarter-finals at 2:17 am on Monday after winning a bruising late-night encounter against China’s Zhu Lin.The 24th-seeded Belarusian won 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 and will play Jessica Pegula of the United States, the highest remaining women’s seed left in the draw at three.Tournament organisers were widely criticised […]

NEW DELHI: World number one Iga Swiatek crashed out of the Australian Open on Sunday after suffering a 4-6, 4-6 loss to Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the Rod Laver Arena. With the win, Rybakina reached the quarterfinals of the season’s opening Grand Slam for the first time. The 22nd-seeded Rybakina unsettled Swiatek with her […]

NEW DELHI: The union ministry of sports announced the suspension of Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday.The suspended WFI official denied any communication regarding his suspension, stating that this news reached him through ANI when the news agency contacted him to get a reaction to this announcement.“I did […]

SYDNEY: Australia’s most experienced T20 cricketer Dan Christian has announced that the ongoing Big Bash League will be his last tournament, calling it quits on a glittering career spanning 17 years.“Yesterday (Friday) at training I told by Sydney Sixers teammates that I’ll be retiring from playing at the end of the BBL season,” the pace-bowling […]