Paris: US Open champion and third seed Dominic Thiem eased into the Roland Garros second round on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win over Croatia’s Marin Cilic. Thiem, the runner-up to Rafael Nadal in Paris in the last two years, will face American qualifier Jack Sock for a place in the last 32. Novak…
Paris: Kristina Mladenovic called for a football-style VAR system to be introduced in tennis after her opponent profited from a double bounce to help knock the Frenchwoman out of her home Grand Slam. Mladenovic was 5-1 up and with a set point against Laura Siegemund when the German scooped a winner despite the ball appearing…
Dubai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had to wait until the Super Over to defeat Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 fixture, at the Dubai International Stadium yesterday. In what was touted as a Virat Kohli Vs Rohit Sharma clash, fans had to wait until the last minute in this drama-filled encounter….
Paris: Rafael Nadal began his pursuit of a record-tying 20th men’s Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory at the French Open while Serena Williams made a slow but successful start in her latest bid to equal Margaret Court’s all-time mark. Nadal, 34, needs one more Slam to match Roger Federer’s record but has described…
Sharjah: Rajasthan Royals (RR) created a record for the highest successful run-chase in the IPL history as they beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by four wickets in the ninth match of IPL 2020 here yesterday. Put into bat, KXIP were off to a flying start as Mayank Agarwal and K.L. Rahul pretty much matched one…
Paris: On Monday, Rafael Nadal embarks on what he has described as his “most difficult ever Roland Garros” while Serena Williams launches another attempt to clinch an elusive 24th Grand Slam title on her least successful surface. Nadal, the undisputed king of clay, needs one more Major to equal Roger Federer’s record of 20, but…
International hockey player Sannuvanda K. Uthappa, son of Sannuvanda Vasanth Kushalappa and Niraj of Devarapura, tied the nuptial knot with Sanjana, daughter of Puttichanda Uthappa and Leela of Bollarimad, at The Yellow Bamboo Resort in Balaji, South Kodagu, yesterday. Only family members of the couple and close relatives were part of the simple ceremony (Dampathi…
Abu Dhabi: Shubman Gill and Eoin Morgan starred as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured two points following their seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the eighth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi yesterday.Needing 143 runs to win, KKR lost Sunil Narine in the second over as David Warner held…
Dubai: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the ICC headquarters in Dubai as few of its staffers have tested positive for the dreaded virus and are in mandatory isolation as per the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) health protocols. There is a possibility that in order to follow the strict health safety protocols, the ICC headquarters would…
Wedding this evening at Kodagu Resort Gonikoppa: Olympian Sannuvanda Kushalappa (S.K.) Uthappa got engaged to Puttichanda Sanjana at Yellow Bamboo Resort in Balaji village, South Kodagu, yesterday. Only family members of the couple and close relatives were part of the simple engagement ceremony and the marriage (Dampathi Muhurtha) will be held this evening. Daughter of…
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