Simon shocks Marin Cilic to storm into final of Tata Open Maharashtra tennis

Gilles Simon knocked out top seed and tournament-favourite Marin Cilic at the Tata Open Maharashtra tennis tournament, in Pune on Friday. In a sensational turnaround, the unseeded Frenchman toppled the world number six from Croatia 1-6 6-3 6-2 in a gripping semifinal encounter. Simon will now take o...

1st Test Day 1: India 28/3 after bowlers dismiss South Africa for 286

India were 28 for 3 at the close of the opening day play of the first cricket Test against South Africa at Cape Town on Friday. Cheteswar Pujara with 5 and Rohit Sharma without score were on the crease when stumps were drawn for the day. For South Africa Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel...

1st Test: South Africa 286 all out against India in Cape Town

At Cape Town, fine performances by Indian bowlers, led by Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, helped the team dismiss South Africa for a modest first innings total of 286 runs on Day One on Friday. Electing to bat after winning the toss, the hosts were reduced to 12 for three inside the fifth over. Bhuvneshwar Kuma...

Shenzhen Open: Sharapova bows out of tournament

Former world number one Maria Sharapova has bowed out of the Shenzhen Open tennis tournament. At Shenzhen, China, today, she lost to defending champion Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in the semi-final. Siniakova, the sixth seed, beat the 30-year-old 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and will face world number...

1st Test: South Africa win toss, opt to bat first against India

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the first Test of the three-match series in Cape Town.Virat Kohli is leading the Indian side against the Proteas, captained by Faf du Plessis. Jasprit Bumrah has made his test debut. The visitors featured three fast bowlers in the pla...

IPL Player Retention 2018: MS Dhoni returns to CSK

The player retentions for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) were held in Mumbai yesterday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is back with Chennai Super Kings, the side which is making a return to the league after a two-year ban for their involvement in the 2013 spot fixing and betting case. Ravind...

1st match of 3 cricket test series between India and South Africa to begin today in Cape Town<br/>

In Cricket, the first Test of the three-match series between India and South Africa begins in Cape Town today. The match will start at 2 PM Indian Time. After being rested for the series against Sri Lanka, Virat Kohli will lead the Indian side against the Proteas, who will be captained by Faf du Ple...

Rohan Bopanna, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan crashes out of Maharashtra Open Tennis

In Tennis, the Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan has crashed out of the Maharashtra Open, formerly known as the Chennai Open, India&apos;s only ATP World Tour event. The defending champions, who were the fourth seeds, lost to the unseeded French team of Gilles Simon and Pier...

IPL Player Retention 2018: Dhoni back with Chennai, Kohli retained by RCB

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was back with Chennai Super Kings while Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained India captain Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League retentions in Mumbai today. Mumbai Indians had the league&apos;s most successful captain Rohit Sharma back in their stable as most of the r...

Supreme Court allows Bihar to play national cricket championships