Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon should consider rule changes after both their first-round opponents retired with injuries. Third seed Federer led 6-3, 3-0 when Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov quit with an ankle injury after 43 minutes. Second seed Djokovic progressed after a calf injury saw Martin Klizan pull out at 6-2 2-0 down on…
Britain’s Andy Murray will open Centre Court play today as he attempts to make history once again at the 131st Wimbledon Championships. The Scot, 30, begins his title defence against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the first round at 5.30 pm IST. Murray, who is fit following a hip injury, hopes to match fellow Briton Fred…
Opener Smriti Mandhana made it up for missing out on a hundred against England with a unbeaten 106 to guide India to a comfortable seven -wicket victory against West Indies in the ICC Women’s World Cup match yesterday. Chasing a target of 184, Indian eves won with as many as 45 balls to spare. After…
A large crowd at Grace Road in Leicester for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 game between England Women and Pakistan Women on a gloomy Tuesday, was treated to some special batting from Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight during the home team’s 107-run win on DLS Method. Sciver, who became the first woman to be…
Regular wickets and lack of significant partnerships keep Windies to 204 before defending champion overhauls the target in just 38.1 overs. Ellyse Perry went for 10 runs in her first over. She had bowled loose and short and Hayley Matthews punished her for it with two fours. Australia Women’s premier all-rounder, though, came back strongly…
Four years on from its ICC Women’s World Cup success in Mumbai, Australia meets the team it beat in the final, West Indies, as its begins the defence of its title in Taunton. And these two high-quality teams know each other well, having also met in the ICC World T20 Final in Kolkata just last…
‘Tickets sold out’ is a phrase that has been liberally thrown around to promote the televised clash between India and England, which will kick off the 11th edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017. Heather Knight, the England captain, said it would make for an “interesting day” to have supporters from both teams turning…
Bow out of Hockey World League Semi-Final Fancied India crashed out of the Hockey World League Semi-Final after suffering a shocking 2-3 defeat at the hands of Malaysia in a quarter-final match here on Thursday. It was hard-fought encounter as both the teams played with great intensity. The Indians only had themselves to blame as…
India conceded a surprise early goal but made a fine comeback by pumping in four quick goals to beat minnows Scotland 4-1 in their opening match of Hockey World League Semi-Finals here yesterday. Scotland captain Chris Grassick struck as early as the sixth minute to stun the Indians who trailed 0-1 till the end of…
London: An uncertain number of people were feared dead and others trapped in a massive fire that ripped through a 27-storey apartment block in west London early this morning. People could hear screams from the upper floors as the flames rose and one desperate resident could be seen waving a white cloth. London Ambulance Service…
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