Mirza-Hingis sail into third round of Australian Open

Melbourne : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued to display their rampaging form as they extended their winning streak to 32 after progressing through to the third round of the Australian Open in the women’s doubles event on Saturday.The top-seeded pair, who clinched their 11th straight WTA title at […]

Stephen Cook credits father Jimmy for inspirational debut Test ton

Johannesburg : South Africa opener Stephen Cook has dedicated his debut Test century to his father Jimmy, who suffered a golden duck on his own international debut in 1992.The 33-year-old left-hander dispatched his first ball in Test cricket to the boundary and went on to make a brilliant 115-run knock as South Africa made 329 […]

Injured Maxwell ruled out of T20 opener against India

Adelaide : Australian swashbuckling all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the opening T20 international of the three-match series against India due to a lingering hamstring injury.”He has still got a little slight hamstring niggle so … he will spend a few days in Melbourne at home and join the squad when we get […]

Lehmann hospitalized with deep vein thrombosis

London : Australian coach Darren Lehmann, who reported a swollen left calf ahead of the fifth ODI against India in Sydney, has been hospitalized with deep vein thrombosis. The 45-year-old, who was referred for an immediate scan, was admitted to the Royal Prince Albert Hospital in Sydney for observation overnight during the India’s innings. Speaking […]

Khadoor Sahib by-poll updates: Political Games Yet to Begin; Bhai Baldeep Singh Invites S. Mann for Open Debate

KHADOOR SAHIB : Even though name of Ramanjit Singh Sikki has been announced as the Congress candidate for Khadoor Sahib by-poll, political parties are yet to gear their campaigns.Even after 12 days since issuing of election commission’s notification for Khadoor Sahib bypoll, no poster and banners are seen displayed, nor are flags being distributed among people. Noise […]