Djokovic wins third US Open men's singles title

New York (IANS): Novak Djokovic of Serbia has defeated the third seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in straight sets to claim his third US Open men's singles title.

Djokovic, the sixth seed, tamed the Argentine big artillery 6-3, 7-6…

Fifth Test: India's top order fail yet again as they stutter at 174/6 on day 2

London (IANS): India's batting woes continued as they were left reeling at 174/6 in reply to England's 332 in the first innings, at stumps on Day 2 of the fifth and final test match here on Saturday.

India still trails England by 158…

SAFF Cup: India beat Sri Lanka 2-0 to start on a high

Dhaka (IANS): The Indian football team began its SAFF Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Sri Lanka in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium here on Wednesday.

A goal each from Ashique Kuruniyan (35th minute) and Lalianzuala Chhangte…

Jamshedpur held to 1-1 draw by Spanish team

Madrid (IANS) Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC and Gimnástica Segoviana played out a 1-1 draw in a pre-season friendly here.

The Spanish side on Wednesday opened the scoring in the third minute, courtesy a penalty…

India to host FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters event

Hyderabad (IANS) The first ever FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters event in the country, Hyderabad Masters is scheduled to begin here on September 22, it was announced on Tuesday.

Hyderabad Masters is the seventh stage of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour and…

Hamilton gets surprise win in F1 Italian GP, extends lead over Vettel

Monza (Italy), Sep 2 (IANS) British driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes earned a surprise victory on Sunday at the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, while his main title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari came fourth.

Starting from the third spot,…

Pujara ton helps India take lead, Moeen stars with ball for England

Southampton, Sep 1 (IANS) Top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara produced a magnificent unbeaten 132 to help India post 273 in the first innings and take a 27-run lead on day 2 of the fourth Test at Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

At…

Asiad 2018: Amit bags gold in men's boxing

Jakarta, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian boxer Amit Panghal clinched gold in the men's light fly (49kg) boxing competition at the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday.

The 22-year-old defeated Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov by a split decision in…

After Asiad fiasco, Leander axed from Davis Cup squad

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Days after backing out of the ongoing Asian Games squad at the last moment, veteran Leander Paes was on Tuesday dropped from the Indian Davis Cup squad for the World Group away tie against Serbia scheduled from September 14…

Asiad 2018: Saina loses semi-final, settles for bronze

Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal had to settle for the bronze after suffering a straight games defeat in her women's singles semi-final clash at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday. The 28-year-old Indian lost 17-21,…