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January 20, 2019 8:12 AM

Australian Open: Simona Halep to face Serena Williams in fourth round

Romanian world number one Simona Halep set up a fourth-round showdown with Serena Williams at the Australian Open Tennis after beating her sister Venus. Halep delivered an assertive performance against the 38-year-old American in Melbourne registering a 6-2 6-3 victory. Halep will meet seven-time Au...

January 19, 2019 8:50 PM

Saina Nehwal crashes out after losing to Carolina Marin

In Badminton, Indian campaign in the Malaysia Masters ended today as Saina Nehwal crashed out losing to Carolina Marin of Spain in the semifinal, 16-21, 13-21 at Kuala Lumpur today. The Indian shuttler was dominated by the three-time world champion Carolina Marin throughout the 40-minute contest in ...

January 19, 2019 8:32 PM

In Cricket, Harvik Desai hit his maiden first-class century to help Saurashtra pull off the highest run chase in Ranji Trophy history, beating Uttar Pradesh by six wickets to enter the semi-finals in Lucknow today.     Opener Desai was well-supported by Snell Patel (72), Cheteshwar Pujara (67 not ou...

January 19, 2019 9:00 AM

Dhoni's unbeaten 87 guides India to a historic ODI series win in Australia

Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck an unbeaten 87 to guide India to a historic ODI bilateral series win against Australia.  Visitors beat the hosts by seven wickets in the decisive third match in Melbourne today.   Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav who made 61, shared an unbeaten 121-run stand for the fourth wicket. ...

January 18, 2019 9:09 PM

India para-powerlifter fails dope test, banned for 4 years

Indian para-powerflifter Vikramsingh Adhikari has been handed a four-year ban by the International Paralympic Committee for a second anti-doping violation.  The 39-year-old Adhikari, who took part in the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, returned positive for Clomiphene in a urine sample provided on 28th Feb...

January 18, 2019 9:07 PM

Harayana and Maharashtra dominated in Boxing at Khelo India

In Khelo India Youth Games in Pune, Harayana and Maharashtra dominated in Boxing today. Harayana bagged 8 Gold, Maharashtra 5, Manipur 2, Karnataka, Punjab, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh one each. In Tennis, Maharashtra won 2 gold and Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat, ...

January 18, 2019 5:26 PM

PM Modi congratulates India's youngest ever Grandmaster, D Gukesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated India's youngest ever Grandmaster D Gukesh.   In a tweet, Mr Modi said, the champion of chess, Young D Gukesh has made the country proud by his accomplishment. The Prime Minister said, his diligence and perseverance are noteworthy.    Mr Modi e...

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