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Madrid, May 9: Novak Djokovic claimed a record 29th Masters title when he defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Madrid Open for a second time. The world number one captured his fifth trophy of 2016 as he defeated defending champion Murray for the 12th time in their last last 13 matches to stand at an overwhelming 23-9 in their career head-to-head. Djokovic has defeated the world

Madrid, May 8: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lost went down in straight sets to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women's doubles final of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament here today. The Indo-Swiss pair struggled to find their rhythm as they lost 4-6 4-6 to their fifth seeded French opponents. Today's loss meant that Sania and Hingis remained on four titles this season

London, May 8: Jamie Vardy scored a brace and missed a penalty as new Premier League champions Leicester City comfortably defeated Everton 3-1 on Saturday ahead of their trophy presentation ceremony. Vardy, banned for Leicester`s two previous games, struck in each half at a jubilant King Power Stadium, with Andy King also on target, and would have had a hat-trick had he not blazed a second-half

Bolton, May 7: Just one fight away from a shot at the WBO Asia title, Indian boxer Vijender Singh will face an experienced Andrzej Soldra of Poland in his sixth professional bout at the Macron Stadium in Bolton on May 13. The in-form super middleweight boxer, who took bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games, has made an explosive start to his professional career by blowing away his first five opponents

New Delhi, May 7: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and Swiss legend Martina Hingis made short work of Vania King and Alla Kudryavtseva to make the final of Madrid Open on Friday. The top-seeded Indo-Swiss women's doubles team took little over 50 minutes to dismantle the American-Russian pair for a 6-2, 6-0 victory in Madrid clay court tournament. Today's win put the world's top doubles team a game

Mumbai, May 6: With two back-to-back bronze medals in world championships adorning her list of achievements, Rio-bound Indian shuttler PV Sindhu says she will consider it a bigger feat if she could climb the podium on debut during the Olympic Games in August. "It's much more than world championships. The ultimate goal for anyone is to get a medal in the Olympics where the conditions and

Madrid, May 5: As soon as the final whistle confirmed Real Madrid's berth in the Champions League final against local rivals Atletico with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Manchester City on Wednesday, memories of 2014's all-Spanish final came flooding back. Sergio Ramos headed in a 93rd-minute equaliser in Lisbon to crush Atletico's dreams of a first ever continental crown and put Real on their way

Madrid, May 5: Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final for the second time in three years after overcoming Manchester City 1-0 in their semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Brazilian midfielder Fernando deflected Gareth Bale's cross into his own net after 20 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu for the only goal of the tie after the first leg ended goalless. Fernandinho came

New Delhi, May 4: Ace tennis star Sania Mirza has documented her journey to become the World No. 1 in the women's doubles rankings in an autobiography set for release this July, according to publishers Harper Collins. Titled, 'Ace Against Odds,' the book has been penned by Mirza with her father Imran Mirza. "Sania's is an extraordinary achievement and her autobiography is as compelling as it is

Kabul (Afghanistan), May 4: The family of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed shirts from his soccer hero Lionel Messi was forced to leave Afghanistan amid constant telephone threats, the boy's father said on Tuesday. Mohammad Arif Ahmadi - whose son grabbed headlines when he was photographed wearing a homemade Argentina shirt with No. 10 on the back - said they have moved to