Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis advance to US Open Third Round

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis advanced to the third round of the women's doubles at the US Open in New York on Saturday.The top-seeded pair of Sania and Hingis defeated the unseeded Timea Bacsinszky and Chia-Jung Chuang 6-1, 6-1.In mixed doubles, defending champions Sania and Bruno Soares ...

Roger Federer beat Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach US Open 4th round

Five-time champion Roger Federer beat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the US Open fourth round. Federer claimed 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory. The Swiss will next play 13th seed John Isner of the United States.In the women's draw, Czech fifth seed Petra Kvitova routed Slovakia&amp...

Joshana, Mangaonkar enter finals of NSCI Open squash

National women's champion Joshna Chinappa and men's third seed Mahesh Mangaonkar have kept the Indian challenge alive in the NSCI Open JSW Indian Squash Circuit. Both the players entered the finals in Mumbai yesterday.Joshna, the third seed, continued her impressive form with a qui...

US Open: Indo-Swiss pair of Sania-Hingis to take on Swiss-Taipei pair Timea-Chuang

At the U.S. Open Tennis tonight, the top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair of Sania and Martina Hingis is scheduled to take on Swiss Timea Bacsinszky and her Taipei partner Chia-Jung Chuang in the second round of women's doubles.In the Mixed Doubles, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna will be seen in acti...

Asia Championships: Indian boxer Vikas wins silver medal in 75 kg category

Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) has won the the silver medal in the Asian Championships. In the summit clash in Bangkok today, Vikas fought his heart out but still went down to Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuziev. The 23-year-old Indian lost 0-2 to the reigning YouthOlympic champion in a gru...

ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Finals: Apurvi clinches silver medal

Young Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela has clinched the silver medal in women's 10 metre air rifle event of the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Finals in Munich today. The 22-year-old Jaipur girl finished second on the podium after she tallied 206.9, just 0.6 points behind Ahmadi Elaheh of Ir...

India's Davis Cup World Group play-off tie: DLTA to distribute 1500 free-entry passes

The Delhi Lawn Tennis Association has decided to distribute 1500 free-entry passes on first come first serve basis for India's Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against top seeds Czech Republic. The passes can be collected from the DLTA office from September 9. The tie will to be held at R...

The BCCI today announced a two-week tour of Bangladesh A team starting on September 16. The tour will feature three 'One Dayers' (List A) matches and a three-day game against India A in Bengaluru.The three one day matches are slated for September 16, 18 and 20. They will be played ...

7th women's Junior Asia Cup hockey: India start campaign on resounding note

India have started their campaign at the seventh women's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament on a resounding note. At Changzhou, China, today, the Indian women humiliated DPR Korea by 13-nil. Four of the goals came through Captain Rani Rampal. The ongoing tournament is a qualification event f...

Snehal Mane wins her 2nd ITF girls' singles title in Mauritius

Pune girl Snehal Mane has won her second ITF girls' singles title in as many weeks in Mauritius. The 16-year-old Maharashtra player today claimed the Mauritius Open ITF junior championships, a Grade 5 event, played at the National Tennis Center Petit Camp in Mauritius. Snehal, the fifth see...