London: Rafael Nadal sailed into the fourth round in the men’s singles event at Wimbeledon 2018 when he beat Australian Alex de Minaur a 6-1 6-2 6-4 in a well contested encounter. The Alicante-based 19-year-old played his part in an entertaining duel as he chased after everything Nadal could throw at him — and in…
Tennis is a global sport and Mysuru has been producing talented tennis players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in various events. One such player who has made his mark in the National level in the junior boys section is city’s Arnav Pathange. Ranked No.10 in the country in…
Kazan, Russia: Belgium ran out 2-1 winners against Brazil to end the Selecao’s World Cup at the quarterfinal stage on Friday night, sending Neymar’s side home from Russia and putting Roberto Martinez’s team into the semifinals. A Fernandinho own goal and a brilliant Kevin De Bruyne strike gave Belgium a spot in the last four…
London: Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer advanced to the Wimbledon last 16 without dropping a set after a 6-3 7-5 6-2 win over German Jan-Lennard Struff on Friday. Federer, seeking a record ninth Wimbledon title, eased through the first set before the big-serving Struff put up more of a fight in the second….
Wimbledon: Former champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic battled into the Wimbledon third round on Thursday but third seed and 2017 runner-up Marin Cilic crashed out. World number one Nadal defeated Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 and will next face Australian teenager Alex de Minaur. Djokovic, the three-time champion, needed treatment on his…
Canada: Mysuru lad Suraj R. Prabodh, representing India and taking part in the 25,000$ ITF Canada F5 Futures men’s tennis tournament at Canada from July 2-8, lost in the first round in the men’s singles event on Wednesday. In the men’s singles first round, third seeded Evan Song (USA) beat Suraj 6-2, 6-0 and entered…
Wimbledon: Defending champion Roger Federer took his streak of consecutive sets won at Wimbledon to 26 on Wednesday, reaching the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko. The 36-year-old is now on his joint second longest streak of sets won at Wimbledon — his best was 34 between the third…
Mysuru lad Arnav Pathange hogged the limelight in the AITA National-level Championship Series GBR Club U-16 & U-18 Tennis Tournament held at Hyderabad from June 25 to 29, by winning a grand double by clinching the boys U-16 Singles and Doubles titles. He also emerged runner-up in the boys U-18 Singles event. In the Boys…
India wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday added another feather to his already illustrious cap as he now holds the record of affecting the maximum number of stumpings in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). Dhoni achieved the feat during the first T20I of the three-match series against England at Old Trafford in Manchester. Ahead of the first…
Jakarta: Defending champion Kidambi Srikanth’s campaign ended with a narrow opening-round loss but Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu eked out a thrilling win to progress to the women’s Singles pre-quarterfinals of the USD 1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. Former World No.1 Srikanth suffered his second successive loss to…
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