China Open: Osaka beats Volynets to set up last-16 clash with Gauff
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka set up a clash with Coco Gauff at the China Open after marching into the last 16 with a straight-sets victory on Monday. The … Read More
Month: September 2024
Murugappa Gold Cup: Olympian Deepak Thakur stresses on the need of a bigger player pool for IOCL
Modern hockey has poached the poachers to a large extent. Strikers are no longer the players to watch out for when it comes to putting the ball in the back … Read More
Americans clinch Presidents Cup for the 10th time on the trot
Xander Schauffele ran off four straight birdies to lead an onslaught of red scores on the board Sunday, and the Americans made the outcome as inevitable as it usually is, … Read More
Spanish Open: Hidalgo claims first European Tour victory with playoff win against Rahm
Ángel Hidalgo birdied the second playoff hole to beat Jon Rahm and win the Spanish Open for his first European tour victory on Sunday. The 26-year-old Hidalgo had missed a … Read More
Gukesh becomes World No. 4 in FIDE live rating list after Arjun Erigaisi loses to Ediz Gurel
Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh rose to World No. 4 in the latest FIDE live rankings after his compatriot Arjun Erigaisi lost to Turkiye’s Ediz Gurel in the German Bundesliga 2024-25 on Sunday. … Read More
China Open: Alcaraz beats Griekspoor to set up quarterfinal clash with Khachanov
Carlos Alcaraz barrelled into the China Open quarterfinals on Sunday in just 56 minutes as 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai extended her historic run. Rain in Beijing played havoc with the schedule … Read More
Murugappa Gold Cup: Indian Railways defends title, outplays IOC 5-3
A decent turn-out of spectators gave a rich round of applause to the Indian Railways team when it did a lap of honour after a fighting 5-3 victory over Indian … Read More
Indian Open U-23 Athletics: Jyoti, Manna and Jashbir set new meet records on day 2
Jyoti (javelin), Tushar Kanti Manna (400m) and Jashbir Nayak (decathlon) set new meet records in the Indian Open under-23 athletics meet at the Patliputra Sports Complex here on Sunday. Jyoti … Read More
Alcaraz sympathises with rival Sinner over steroid case
Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz said Sunday that the steroid case involving Jannik Sinner was “not good” for tennis but sympathised with the world number one. The World Anti-Doping … Read More
Japan Open 2024: Rune defeats Nishikori to reach semis
Denmark’s Holger Rune fought back from a match point down to reach the Japan Open semifinals after beating Kei Nishikori 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday. Rune, the number six seed, … Read More