Sinner, Sabalenka to headline Aus Open draw; Djokovic, Alcaraz set for potential QF

Melbourne (IANS) Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka headlined the men’s and women’s singles draws, as a star-studded lineup for the Australian Open 2025 was unveiled on Thursday at Melbourne Park.

World No. 1 Sinner, who…

Yuva Kabaddi Series: Aravalli Arrows beat Palani Tuskers; Murthal Magnets get first win in Division 1

Coimbatore (IANS) Yuva Kabaddi Series - Division 1, held at the Karpagam Academy of Higher Education in Coimbatore, delivered a day of surprises, with the Palani Tuskers suffering their first defeat and the Murthal Magnets finally breaking their winless…

HIL 2024-25: Tamil Nadu Dragons ride Janssen hat-trick to beat Team Gonasika 6-5

Rourkela (IANS) A hat-trick by Jip Janssen helped Tamil Nadu Dragons pull off a stunning 6-5 comeback win against Team Gonasika in a goal-fest in the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 clash at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday. 

Smriti to lead India as Harmanpreet rested from women's ODIs against Ireland

Mumbai (IANS) India have rested captain Harmanpreet Kaur and fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur for the upcoming three-match women's ODI series against Ireland, set to begin on January 10 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.

In Harmanpreet’s…

Olympic champion Erica Wiebe to conduct camp for Indian female wrestlers

Bellary (Karnataka) (IANS) Olympic gold medallist and Canadian wrestling legend, Erica Wiebe, is set to conduct a camp for female Indian wrestlers at the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) in Vijayanagar this month as part of the second edition of the…

5th Test: Australia beat India by 6 wickets to claim Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a decade

Sydney (IANS) After 2014/15, Australia were winless in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on their home soil. But the tables turned under bright sunshine at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, as the hosts beat India to win the fifth Test by six wickets…

Sabalenka holds off Kudermetova to win first Brisbane title

Brisbane (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka won her second Brisbane International title to enjoy a perfect start to her 2025 WTA Tour season. This was her fourth trophy Down Under since 2023. 

Sabalenka came back from a set down to defeat the 21-year-old…

5th Test: Pacers star as India take four-run lead after bowling out Australia for 181

Sydney (IANS) Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj picked three wickets each as excellent bowling performance led India to a four-run first-innings lead after bowling out Australia for 181 on day two of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on…

Senthil, Revathi to lead home challenge in Delhi's first ITF World Tennis Tour J300 event

New Delhi (IANS) India's top junior players, Senthil Kumar and Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi, will lead the country's challenge in the boys and girls categories, respectively, at the ITF J300 event, starting January 6 at the DLTA complex.

5th Test: Relentless Boland picks 4 as Australia bowl out India for 185

Sydney (IANS) A relentless Scott Boland proved to be India’s nemesis yet again by picking a four-wicket haul as Australia bowled out India for a paltry 185 on day one of fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Electing to bat first…