In London, defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain takes on Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the Men's Singles final of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in a short while from now. Nadal, the champion in 2008 and 2010, is appearing in his fifth Wimbledon final. Australian Open winner Djokovic ...

ICC batsman ranking: VVS Laxman rises seven places

Veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman today rose seven places to a career-best sixth in the ICC Rankings for Test batsmen. Laxman achieved this after playing two crucial half centuries in the drawn match against the West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados. The 36-year-old from Hyderabad, who hit 85 and 87 i...

Wimbledon: Bhupathi enters in mixed doubles final

The Indo-Russian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina has advanced to the mixed doubles final of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London. In a gruelling three-setter that lasted nearly two hours, the duo defeated the pair of Australia's Paul Hanley and Chinese Taipei's Su-We...

All big names return to cricket test squad for England

Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj, Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth return to the Cricket Test squad for England. The first test will be played at Lord's from the 21st of this month. Virender Sehwag will miss the first Test but will join the team after a fortnight. Abhinav Mukund is retaine...

Second cricket test between India & WI ends in draw

The second cricket test between India and the West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados has ended in a draw. Chasing a victory target of 281, West Indies were 202 for seven when bad light stopped the play with 10.3 mandatory overs still to be bowled. Darren Bravo showed a gritty resistance and turned out ...

Indian cricket team for England tour announced

The Indian cricket team for England tour has been announced. The firstmatch will be played at Lord's from 21st of this month. Virender Sehwag will miss the first Test but will join the team after a fortnight. Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj, Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth return to Indi...

Petra Kvitova wins Wimbledon Womens' Singles crown

Petra Kvitova Czechoslavia has won the Wimbldon Woemen's singles crown.She stunned favourite Maria Sharapova to win her first Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-4 in the final in London today. The 21-year-old eighth seed became only the third Czech woman to triumph at Wimbledon.

Petra Kvitova wins Wimbledon Womens' Singles crown

Petra Kvitova Czechoslavia has won the Wimbldon Woemen's singles crown.She stunned favourite Maria Sharapova to win her first Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-4 in the final in London today. The 21-year-old eighth seed became only the third Czech woman totriumph at Wimbledon.

Indian cricket team for England tour announced

The Indian cricket team for England tour has been announced. The firstmatch will be played at Lord's from 21st of this month. Virender Sehwag will miss the first Test but will join the team after a fortnight. Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj, Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth return to Indi...

India to resume second innings against WI at Bridgetown

India will resume their second innings at their overnight score of 229 for three on the final day of the second Cricket Test against West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados, today. The tourists have an overall lead of 240 runs.The scores so far: India - 201 and 229 for three.