Bengaluru Open 2: Vukic lives up to his billing, wins singles title

Bengaluru (IANS) Aleksandar Vukic lived up to his top billing when he annexed the Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger title in style brushing aside the challenge of Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 at the KSLTA courts here on Sunday.…

Amateur Sneha holes an albatross, shoots 7-under on back 9 to win 2nd leg of WPGT

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Amateur Sneha Singh ensured she would figure in the list of champions for the fourth straight year as she played one of the best nine hole stretches in the history of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the East Point Golf Club.

Champions League: Bayern survive a scare, hold Salzburg 1-1 with a last-minute goal

Salzburg (Austria) (IANS) The famous German resilience came to the fore as Bayern Munich fought back from a goal down to secure a 1-1 draw against Salzburg in their Champions League Round of 16, first leg match.

The German giants left it late…

PGTI Golf: Varun Parikh extends lead in round three of Final Qualifying Stage

Ahmedabad (IANS) Local lad Varun Parikh (67-69-69) kept up the intensity with a second successive three-under 69 to extend his lead to an imposing six shots at 11-under 205 in round three of the Final Qualifying Stage at the TATA Steel PGTI Qualifying…

Pranavi looks to maintain early season momentum in 2nd leg of WPGT

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Pranavi Urs has begun each of the last four seasons on a strong note. The 19-year-old Mysore golfer, who turned pro only in 2020, has now won five times, twice as an amateur and three times as a professional.

Having done…

IPL Mega Auction: Delhi buy Ahmed, Sakariya while Mumbai pick Unadkat

Bengaluru (IANS) On a day when left-arm pacers were in big demand, Delhi Capitals picked up Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya, while Mumbai Indians finally made their first pick in Jaydev Unadkat in the second round on Day 2 of the ongoing IPL Mega…

IPL Mega Auction: Shreyas Iyer earns impressive pay cheque from KKR

Bengaluru (IANS) India batter Shreyas Iyer earned the highest bid in marquee sets of IPL Mega Auction 2022 as Kolkata Knight Riders picked him for a whopping INR 12.25 crores. It also means that Kolkata now have got a reliable middle-order bat with…

PVL: We'll need to improve our serving, says Chennai Blitz's Naveen Raja Jacob

Hyderabad (IANS) The volleyball fans will be presented with an absolute treat on Friday as the Prime Volleyball League will witness its first double header, here.

The Bengaluru Torpedoes will take on Hyderabad Black Hawks in the first match,…

Senegal wins first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title

Yaounde (IANS) Senegal are the new kings of African football as the Teranga Lions won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title beating Egypt in the final on penalties on Sunday evening.

The final ended 0-0 after 120 minutes with a major opportunity…

Winter Olympics: Canada's Parrot wins men's snowboard slopestyle; Germany, Slovenia, China bag gold medals

Chongli (China) (IANS) Max Parrot of Canada beat Chinese favourite Su Yiming to win the gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics here on Monday. Despite missing out on the gold medal, 17-year-old Su has become…