Sports

Paris, May 26: India enjoyed an all-win day at the French Open with Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes advancing to the second round with their respective partners. First to take court was Sania Mirza, who with Martina Hingis, was tested by Russian girls Daria Kasatkina and Alexandra Panova before prevailing 7-6(4) 6-2 in the opening round. Top seeded Sania and Martina the reigning

New Delhi, May 25: In a bid to ensure that Olympic medallists get immediate recognition, the Sports Ministry today said medal winners from the upcoming Rio Games will be considered for this year's Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards. The ministry the decision has been taken so that athletes need not wait for one full year after their medal-winning performances at the Olympic Games. The medal winners in

Mumbai, May 24: India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani created history in Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title. Advani thus became the first in the world to hold both world and continental titles in 6-red snooker at the same time, according to information in Mumbai. The double IBSF World Six-Red Snooker Champion stamped his authority again in the short format of the game, defeating top

New Delhi, May 24: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has met the Olympic-bound Indian wrestling contingent at a city hotel here and boosted the athletes' confidence ahead of the mega event in August. With the exception of Yogeshwar Dutt (men's 65kg) and Sandeep Tomar (57kg), all the wrestlers who have secured Olympic quotas -- Narsingh Yadav (men's 74kg), Vinesh Phogat (women's 48kg), Babita

London, May 23: Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United , several British media outlets reported Monday, amid speculation he will be replaced by Jose Mourinho. Both Van Gaal and leading employment lawyer Paul Gilroy were seen entering United's Carrington training ground on Monday. Gilroy's clients have included David Moyes, whose sacking as United manager paved the way for

Astana (Kazakhstan), May 23: Indian women boxers failed to secure a single Olympic quota berth at the AIBA World Championships after Pooja Rani (75kg) bowed out of the event with a second-round defeat even as three of her compatriots advanced to the quarterfinals of the non-Olympic categories, here today. Pooja, faced with 2012 world champion Savannah Marshall of Britain, went down 0-3 in a

New Delhi, May 22: Under-fire Louis van Gaal got an Old Trafford life-line after helping Manchester United to a record equaling 12th FA Cup title in extra time against Crystal Palace on Saturday. The final at Wembley Stadium witnessed underdogs Palace taking lead at the 78th minute with substitute Jason Puncheon slamming a shot past David de Gea at the near post. But United equalised within three

Astana (Kazakhstan), May 21: Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom's hopes of a second successive Olympic appearance ended today after she went down in the second round of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships here. Mary Kom (51kg), who was a bronze-medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0-2 to Germany's Azize Nimani in the second round of an event from where only the semifinalists

Taoyuan City, May 21: Promising sprinter Dutee Chand bagged her second gold by winning the women's 200m race in a clean sweep of medals by the Indians at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships here today. Dutee clocked 23.52secs in the 200m sprint final to win the gold while compatriots Srabani Nanda and H M Jyothi picked up the silver and bronze in 23.55secs and 23.92secs respectively. The trio

Kunshan (China), May 20: Indian women's team settled for a bronze medal after suffering a 0-3 defeat at the hands of defending champions China in the semifinals of the Uber Cup badminton championship, here today. After top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu went down narrowly against their respective opponents in the two singles match, Jwala Gutta and N Sikki Reddy also bit the dust in the