Federer crashes out of Dubai Duty Free Championships

Roger Federer has crashed out of the Dubai Duty Free Championships despite having multiple match points against world No. 116 Evgeny Donskoy, who beat him 3-6, 7-6, 7-6. The Australian Open champion looked in complete control against the Russian as he won the first set six three but after losing a s...

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Rohan Bopanna, Marcin Matkowski reach semis

India's Rohan Bopanna, playing with his fourth different partner of the season, joined forces with Marcin Matkowski to reach the doubles semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The unseeded Indo-Polish pair knocked out Romania's Florin Mergea and Serbia's V...

Kohli nominated for Polly Umrigar award, Ashwin for Dilip Sardesai award

India captain Virat Kohli was today nominated for the prestigious Polly Umrigar award while all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin named for the Dilip Sardesai award. The awards will be presented at the BCCI Annual Awards to be held in Bengaluru on 8th March. Kohli becomes the first Indian cricketer to get...

Luis Norton de Matos appointed new head coach of India U-17 football team

The AIFF today appointed Portugal's Luis Norton de Matos as the head coach of the India Under-17 team for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be held in October this year. A former manager with the Benfica Reserve side, De Matos replaces Nicolai Adam, who was forced ...

Luis Norton de Matos appointed new head coach of India U-17 football team

The AIFF today appointed Portugal's Luis Norton de Matos as the head coach of the India Under-17 team for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be held in October this year. A former manager with the Benfica Reserve side, De Matos replaces Nicolai Adam, who was forced ...

Maria Sharapova handed wildcard for Italian Open

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has been given a wildcard to play in the Italian Open in May. Organisers announced this on Twitter today. Sharapova is a three-time Rome champion. The former world number one makes her return to the circuit in Stuttgart in April after completing a 15-mon...

India planning to host boxing international tournament every year

ISSF World Cup: India's Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m free pistol

Indian shooter Jitu Rai continued his dream run in the ongoing ISSF World Cup as he clinched a gold medal in 50 metre air pistol event. Jitu created a new world record with 230.1 points in final.Another shooter of Indian team Amanpreet Singh won a silver medal in the same event. India have now three...

Pune pitch rated 'poor' by ICC match referee

The pitch used for the first Test between India and Australia in Pune has been given a poor rating by the International Cricket Council,ICC, match referee Chris Broad. In accordance with ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, Mr. Broad submitted his report expressing concern over the quality of ...

Pune pitch rated 'poor' by ICC match referee

The pitch used for the first Test between India and Australia in Pune has been given a poor rating by the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Chris Broad. In accordance with ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, Mr. Broad submitted his report expressing concern over the quality of...