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Aug 31: Former world number one Maria Sharapova battled back on Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open while next-generation rising stars Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios crashed out. Sharapova, who downed second-ranked Simona Halep in her first Grand Slam match after a 15-month doping ban, defeated Hungary's 59th-ranked Timea Babos 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I felt

Colombo, Aug 30: The Sanath Jayasuriya-led Sri Lankan cricket selection panel has stepped down in the wake of the country’s horrible performance against India. Sri Lanka suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat in the Test series and have already lost the five-match ODI series against Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team. Sri Lanka Cricket vice-president Mohan de Silva has confirmed that Sanath Jayasuriya

Hyderabad, Aug 29: Shrugging off the disappointment of losing the epic final, former bronze medallist P V Sindhu today said she is happy she could at least change the colour of the medal by bagging a silver at the World Championship. Sindhu went down fighting 19-21 22-20 20-22 to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in a nail-biting marathon summit clash on Sunday that lasted for an hour and 50 minutes at the

Many are already calling PV Sindhu's effort as one of the most enduring in Indian sport. Here is a walk down memory lane where we pick a few of those special times when the contest left the Indian sportsman and the fan physically and emotionally drained. PT Usha (1984 Los Angeles Olympics) PT Usha was at the peak of her powers and a real hope in the 400m hurdles. Usha clocked 56.81 sec in the

Chennai, Aug 29: MS Dhoni was almost ruled out for a crunch India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup last year after he suffered an injury but the then captain's determination saw him not only turning up for the game but also winning it, according to national chief Selector MSK Prasad. Revealing this at a function, the Chairman of the cricket board's selection committee said though he had even kept

New Delhi, Aug 28: PV Sindhu's gallant effort to become India's first ever World Badminton Champion ended in a heart-wrenching defeat against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in an epic final, here yesterday. In the longest match of the tournament, which tested the physical and mental strength of both the players, Sindhu lost 19-21 22-20 20-22 after battling hard for one hour and 49 minutes. Their bodies

Pallekele, Aug 28: Opener Rohit Sharma`s brilliant unbeaten ton helped India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to seal the five match One-Day International series 3-0 here on Sunday. Apart from Rohit (124 not out), former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (67 not out) played a perfect support role at the other end after India`s top order got exposed with the scoreboard reading 61/4 in 15.1 overs. The duo

Sri Lanka captain Chamara Kapugedera won the toss and opted to bat in the third ODI against India here today. India made no changes in the team that won the last match here. Pallekele, Aug 27: For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal came in for suspended Upul Tharanga and injured Danushka Gunathilaka. The Teams: India: Virat Kohli (c), Lokesh Rahul, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Rohit

Las Vegas, Aug 27: Floyd Mayweather outclassed Conor McGregor with a 10th-round stoppage here to win their money- spinning superfight and clinch his 50th straight victory. Former welterweight boxing champion Mayweather, who had emerged from a two-year retirement to take on the Irish mixed martial arts star, took his time to get going before dominating from the fourth round. The end came with a

Glasgow, Aug 27: India had a mixed day at the World Badminton Championships, with 2016 Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu entering the final, while Saina Nehwal lost in the women`s singles semi-finals here on Saturday. Fourth seed Sindhu crushed Chinese ninth seed Chen Yufei of China 21-13, 21-10 in 48 minutes in a superlative display to set-up a title clash against Japanese seventh seed Nozomi