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New Delhi, Sep 19: Somdev Devvarman said it was one of the best serving days of his career as he fired 20 aces in his winning effort against Czech number one Jiri Vesley to help India draw level 1-1 against top seeds Czech Republic in a Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie here today. He won 79 per cent of his first serve points, which was one of the key factors in today's successful effort by

New Delhi, Sep 18: Lukas Rosol blunted Yuki Bhambri's challenge in straight sets as Czech Republic took a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie here today. World number 85 Rosol stamped his class as he thrashed 125th ranked Yuki 6-2 6-1 7-5 in one hour and 55 minutes at R K Khanna Tennis stadium here. The temperature was 31 degree Celsius at the start of the match but neither the

Kolkata, Sep 18: The broad grin was back on Dutee Chand's face as the Railways sprinter, making a comeback after winning a landmark gender case, reigned supreme on a day when three meet records were set in the 55th National Open Athletic Championship at SAI Complex here on Thursday. Slow off the blocks, the sprinter from Odisha came into her elements midway into the 100m lane, edging past her

Seoul, Sep 16: Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu started her campaign at the USD 600,000 Korea Open with a hard-fought win over Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon, but it was curtains for Parupalli Kashyap in men's singles event at the Super Series tournament here today. Two-time bronze medallist at World Championship, Sindhu eked out a 21-19 21-23 21-13 win over the former World Champion in a women's

New Delhi, Sep 16: The mixed doubles event at the Olympic Games has stirred unrest in India in recent past. With Sania Mirza being the only top woman player from the country, there has always been a fight on who she would partner in the mega event. With the Rio Games round the corner, the issue is piquing the interest. Rohan Bopanna, the world No 13 men’s doubles player, said it would be Sania's

New Delhi, Sep 15: She has always found her stupendous success on court go hand-in-hand with controversies off it and that is precisely the reason why Sania Mirza is hardly bothered about what a few people have to say about her. Call it coincidence but both of her US Open titles were preceded by unwanted controversies. Her US Open women's doubles title two days back, came after a court petition by

Sep 15: Sania Mirza launched a mighty rocket, targeting the media yesterday, a day after clinching the US Open doubles crown with Switzerland's Martina Hingis. The Indian tennis star, who won the Wimbledon doubles title with Hingis earlier this year, told media: "All I know is that I've helped a lot of people sell their newspapers and get TRPs up over my career. I am glad that people have got me

New York, Sep 14: Novak Djokovic clinched his third Grand Slam title of 2015 and 10th career major with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over sentimental favourite Roger Federer in the US Open final today. Shrugging off a three-hour rain delay and the overwhelming hostility of the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, the 28-year-old world number one captured his second title in New York to add to his 2011

New York, Sep 14: India's tennis star Sania Mirza bagged her second consecutive Grand Slam title of the season, and fifth overall, as she won the US Open women's doubles with Swiss partner Martina Hingis, here today. The top-seeded Indo-Swiss team outplayed the fourth seed team of Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3 in the final, which never rose to great heights. Sania's win capped off

New York, Sep 13: Italian Flavia Pennetta topped countrywoman Roberta Vinci 7-6, (7-4), 6-2 on Saturday in the US Open final and then abruptly announced her retirement from professional tennis. In one of the most surprising finals in recent memory, the 26th-seeded Pennetta pulled away after a tight first set and then surprised the crowd by saying "this is the way I'd like to say goodbye to tennis"