Davis Cup: India takes 1-0 lead over Uzbekistan in Asia-Oceania Zone Group

India has taken a 1-0 lead over Uzbekistan in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group I Davis Cup tie being played in Bengaluru today. Ramkumar Ramanathan spearheaded India's singles challenge and defetaed Temur Ismailov in the first singles rubber. Ramanathan won the match in four sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, ...

Ajay Jayaram's impressive run come to end at Malaysia Open

In Badminton, Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram's impressive run came to an end at the Malaysia Open after he lost in the quarterfinals to Korea's Son Wan Ho in Kuching today. Jayaram went down fighting 18-21, 14-21 against the fifth seed. This was Jayaram's fourth successive l...

Malaysia Open Super Series: Ajay Jayaram to clash with Son Wan Ho of South Korea in quarterfinals

In Malaysia Open Super Series Badminton Tournament, Ajay Jayaram will clash with fifth seeded Son Wan Ho of South Korea in quarterfinals today. Jayaram entered the quarterfinals with a hard-fought victory over Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in a men's singles match in Kuching yesterday. ...

IPL: Rising Pune Supergiant beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets

In IPL cricket, Rising Pune Supergiant beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in a match played at Pune last night. The captain of the Pune team, Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 84. His innings included seven boundaries and three sixes. Ajinkya Rahane made 60 runs hitting six boundaries and three sixes...

IPL 2017: Mumbai Indians 184/8 in 20.0 Overs

In the IPL match against Rising Pune Supergiant at Pune today, put into bat, Mumbai Indians made 184 for 8 in their Twenty overs. Jos Butler top-scored with a 19-ball 38. The other notable scorers were Hardik Pandya who made an unbeaten 35 and Nitish Rana contributed 34. For Pune, Imran Tahir grabbe...

Rising Pune Supergiant win toss, elect to field against Mumbai Indians

Paes dropped from Davis Cup squad, 27-year run halted

Long-serving Leander Paes has been dropped for the first time in 27 years from India's Davis Cup squad as non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi picked Rohan Bopanna instead for the tie against Uzbekistan. Justifying his decision to pick Bopanna over Paes, Bhupathi said Rohan is serving and se...

PV Sindhu reaches career-best World No.2 ranking

Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu jumped three places to achieve a career-best world number two ranking in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released today. The 21-year-old shuttler from Hyderabad became only the second Indian woman after Saina Nehwal to break into the top-...

Thailand International Boxing: Shyam Kumar enters final

India's K Shyam Kumar advanced to the final of the Thailand International Boxing Tournament in Bangkok in the 49kg category today. However, Rohit Tokas had to settle for a bronze medal after going down in the semifinals of the 64kg category against Uzbekistan's Abduraimov Elnur. Sh...

Jayaram enters quarterfinals of Malaysia Open

Ajay Jayaram today entered the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super Series with a hard-fought victory over Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in a men's singles match in Kuching.The unseeded Jayaram stunned Axelsen, seeded fourth, 9-21, 21-14 21-19 in a match that lasted 44 minutes.Jayar...