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Toronto, Aug 16: The Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered a straight games loss and were ousted from the women's doubles semifinals of the Canadian Open here. French-Slovenian fourth seeds Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik upset the top seeds 6-3, 6-2 in exactly an hour to take a 2-1 lead in career meetings over the reigning Wimbledon champions on Saturday

Jakarta, Aug 16: India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal scripted history by becoming the first Indian to enter the final of the badminton World Championships after defeating a stubborn Lindaweni Fanetri 21-17, 21-17 in a women's singles semi-final in Jakarta on Saturday. Olympic bronze medallist Saina, currently the World No.2, prevailed against the world No.29 Fanetri in a 55-minute encounter. In the

Jakarta, Aug 15: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal came out with a sensational performance on Friday to enter her maiden women's singles semi-final at the World Championships and assure herself of at least a bronze medal. In a marathon match that lasted for an hour and 12 minutes at the 9,000-seater Istora Senayan, the second seeded Hyderabadi defeated former World Champion Wang Yihan of China 21

Jakarta/ Indonesia, Aug 14: Indian badminton player PV Sindhu was unsuccessful in her attempt to complete a hat-trick of medals at the BWF World Championships, losing a gruelling women's singles quarter-final to Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea in Jakarta on Friday. Sindhu, seeded 11th, was second best in the battle of attrition, going down 17-21, 21-19, 16-21 to the eighth seed in a match lasting an

Bengaluru, Aug 14: No team has been as consistent as U Mumba in the second edition of the Pro Kabaddi League. Their successful run so far can be attributed to team effort but even in that united assault, two individuals have stood out — Shabeer Bapu and Jeeva Kumar. The two have been instrumental in helping Mumbai script fine victories and as a result, the runners-up of the inaugural edition are

Jakarta, Aug 13: Two-time bronze-medallist P V Sindhu stunned Olympic champion and former World No. 1 Chinese Li Xuerui in a hard-fought women's singles match to enter the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championship here today. With this victory, Sindhu has moved a step closer to claiming a hat-trick of medals in the World championship. The 11th seeded Sindhu, who clinched the bronze medal

New Delhi, Aug 12: The Indian football coach Stephen Constantine says the national team is going through a rebuilding phase. "We are in the process of rebuilding our national team and it's obvious that the door is always open," Constantine said on Wednesday. India are slated to play Iran in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on September 8. They lost to

Tbilisi, Aug 12: Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season despite blowing a 4-1 lead with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla thanks to Pedro Rodriguez`s extra time winner. Two magnificent free-kicks from Lionel Messi plus goals from Rafinha and Luis Suarez looked to have Barca well on course to claim their fourth trophy of the year after Ever Banega had given

New Delhi, Aug 11: The Union sports ministry has decided to confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to tennis star Sania Mirza. The sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal had reportedly recommended the Khel Ratna for Sania. It is the highest honour given for achievement in sports. Sania won her career's first ever women's doubles Grand Slam title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis in June. She has won three

Hyderabad, Aug 10: Tennis star Sania Mirza was on Monday fined for violation of traffic rules. Hyderabad police on Monday night imposed a fine of Rs.200 as the number plate of her car was found to be in violation of the rules. Police sources said the number plate was not as per the format prescribed by the traffic police and hence a challan was issued. The violation was detected by traffic police