Hamstring injury shatters Kaka’s maiden Copa America dream

Hamstring injury shatters Kaka’s maiden Copa America dream

Johannesburg : Veteran striker Kaka, who is suffering from a hamstring injury, has pulled out of the Copa America, thus giving a huge blow to Brazil. The 34-year-old midfielder’s hopes of making his first Copa America appearance were dented after suffering an injury at Brazil’s Los Angeles training base. Confirming the news, Brazilian Football Confederation […]

VVS Laxman lauds ‘match-winner’ Warner post Sunrisers’ maiden IPL crown

VVS Laxman lauds ‘match-winner’ Warner post Sunrisers’ maiden IPL crown

Bengaluru : Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach VVS Laxman has showered praise on skipper David Warner, after he led his side to their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title by beating the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore here at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium last evening.Warner continued to display his stupendous form, as he smashed a 69-run knock off […]

Nepalese soldier wins world’s highest marathon on Everest

Nepalese soldier wins world’s highest marathon on Everest

Johannesburg : Nepali soldier Bed Bahadur Sunuwar won the world’s highest marathon in the snow-covered foothills of Mount Everest. Sunuwar, who was among the 150 local and foreign runners in the race, completed a challenging 42-kilometre run in just four hours and 10 seconds, Sport24 reported. The annual Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon kicked off from the Everest […]

Djokovic on brink to smash 100 million USD barrier

Djokovic on brink to smash 100 million USD barrier

Johannesburg : World number one Novak Djokovic is on verge to become the first man to win 100 million dollars in prize money as he aims to book his place in the quarterfinals of the French Open for the 10th time. The Serbian champion, who is bidding to complete his career Grand Slam at the […]

Mirza-Hingis crash out of French Open

Mirza-Hingis crash out of French Open

Paris : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis on Sunday were crashed out of the French Open after suffering a straight-set defeat at the hands of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic here at the Roland Garros.The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair was defeated 6-3, 6-2 against the un-seeded […]