Serena, Venus advance to next round of US Open

New York, Sep.3 : Top-seeded Serena Williams displayed another brilliant performance as she swept aside Dutch player Kiki Bertens in straight sets to advance to the next round of the US Open here on Thursday. The 33-year-old clinched 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win over Bertens to progress to the third round.Serena will now lock horns with Bethanie […]

Delhi Police challenges IPL verdict of ‘clean chit’

New Delhi, Sep. 3 : Delhi Police on Wednesday challenged the Patiala House Court’s order acquitting all the IPL6 spot fixing accused, including S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeeth Chavan, three players from the Rajasthan Royals franchise. A city court had earlier discharged all the accused in the 2013 case, saying that the police had […]

Pujara enters top-20 of ICC Test ranking

Dubai, Sep.2 : Cheteshwar Pujara has entered the top 20 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen following the conclusion of the Colombo Test, where India won by 117 runs to clinch the three-match series against Sri Lanka 2-1.The 27-year-old batsman carried his bat in the first innings and returned unbeaten on 145 not […]

India end 22-year drought against Sri Lanka with Test series win

Colombo : India have registered their first Test series win on Sri Lankan soil in 22 years after defeating the hosts by 117 runs on the fifth day of the decisive third and final match to secure the series 2-1 in Colombo on Tuesday.Chasing a daunting target of 386, Sri Lanka were reeling at 107-5 […]