Rohan Boppana bid farewell to Davis Cup on a winning note when he paired up with Yuki Bhambri to decimate the Moroccan combine of Elliot Benchetrit-Younes Lalami Laaroussi 6-2, 6-1 in the World Group II doubles match here on Sunday.
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US Open 2023: I think it was just one of those days where it's just unlucky, says Venus Williams after first-round exit
In an on-court interview, the 26-year-old expressed her respect towards Venus and said, "In 1997, Venus already played a final here and I was just born, so for me, it was incredible to play a legend like her."
UTT Season 4: Manika, Natalia heroics keep Bengaluru Smashers alive
Star paddlers Manika Batra and Natalia Bajor produced exhilarating performances as Bengaluru Smashers beat Puneri Paltan Table Tennis 8-7 in a hard-fought clash in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here on Sunday.
Alcaraz overcomes Djokovic in five-set thriller to claim maiden Wimbledon title
The Spanish world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz fought back from a set down to defeat Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller, claiming his maiden Wimbledon men's singles title, denying the Serbian legend a fifth consecutive crown at SW19 and prolonging his wait for a 24th major.
Wimbledon 2023: Alcaraz overcomes Djokovic in five-set thriller, to claim maiden grass-court major
Spanish World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz fought back from a set down to overcome Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller, claiming his maiden Wimbledon men's singles title and prolonging the Serbian legend's wait for the 24th major.
UTT: Chennai Lions aim to continue winning form, face U Mumba TT
Defending champions Chennai Lions were at their imperious best in the first tie of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 and will look to continue their winning form as they take on U Mumba TT at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here on Sunday.
Alcaraz clinches first title on grass at Queen's Club
This victory also means that the 20-year-old will overtake Novak Djokovic to be the men's World No. 1, and will play at the upcoming grass-court Wimbledon Championships as the top seed, reports Xinhua.
CWG 2022, table tennis: India's Sharath Kamal-Sreeja Akula win mixed doubles gold
This was India's 18th gold in Birmingham and fifth of the day after medals in boxing and athletics. This was also Sharath Kamal's third medal at the CWG 2022 after a gold in men's team event and silver in men's doubles alongside Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
CWG 2022: Bhavina, Sonal win historic maiden gold, bronze in para table tennis
Para-table tennis player Bhavina Patel made history by becoming the first player from India to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, beating Nigeria's Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi in straight games in Class 3-5 final at the National Exhibition Centre here.
CWG 2022: 2018 champion Manika Batra crashes out of singles, mixed; women's doubles only hope now
Manika Batra was the star performer for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, winning four medals including two gold. She was expected to repeat her performance at Birmingham too as she was again participating in four events including the Women's Team Championship.
Indian men's table tennis team defeats Singapore 3-1 to clinch gold medal in CWG 2022
Achanta Sharath Kamal lost for the first time in the tournament but Harmeet Desai and G Sathiyan first won doubles and then registered victories in their respective singles matches as India beat Singapore 3-1 in the CWG 2022 to defend their gold medal from 2018.
CWG 2022, Squash: Joshna Chinappa, Saurav Ghosal advance to singles quarterfinals
In the women's singles, the experienced Joshna Chinappa quashed a strong challenge from the 21-year-old Kaitlyn Watts of New Zealand and won the round of 16 match 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6) to advance into the next stage.
CWG 2022: Indian men's table tennis team reaches semis with 3-0 win over Bangladesh
Continuing their winning run, defending champions India reached the semifinals of the men's table tennis team event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a 3-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh in the quarterfinals, here on Sunday.
CWG 2022: Manika loses to lower-ranked player as India crash out of women's team TT
India's hopes of retaining the women's team gold medal they won four years ago ended on Saturday with the team led by golden girl Manika Batra crashing out 3-2 to Malaysia in the quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games 2022 here on Saturday.
Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou from September 23, 2023
The 2022 Asian Games, which were postponed due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in China, will now take place in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8, 2023. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) took the decision on the new dates on Tuesday in Kuwait.
French Open: Sindhu advances to 2nd round, Saina pulls out with injury
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist and reigning world champion, outclassed her opponent Jakobsen 21-15, 21-18 in the first round match. She will next face Line Christophersen of Denmark at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris.
Paralympic TT: Bhavina's magical run ends with silver, first medal for India at Tokyo
There was no fairy-tale ending as Bhavina Patel's sensational run in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ended with a silver medal as she lost to world No. 1 Zhou Ying of China in straight games in the final of the women's table tennis Class 4 on Sunday.
Paralympic TT: Sensational Bhavina continues historic run, reaches final
Indian paddler Bhavina Patel continued her sensational run at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, reaching the Women's Singles Class 4 final with a brilliant win against China's Zhang Miao on Saturday.
Paralympic roundup: Paddler Bhavina assures India medal
Even as Bhavina was making history, archer Rakesh Kumar set himself up as one of the favourites in Men's Individual Compound Open section as he qualified third in the ranking round with a score of 699.
Paralympic TT: Bhavina Patel storms into women's singles quarterfinals
Bhavina, who had advanced by finishing second in preliminary round Group A, defeated Brazil's Joyce de Oliveira 3-0 (12-10, 13-11, 11-6) in just 23 minutes of action in her Round of 16 clash.
Super Nova-k: Djokovic wins Wimbledon, his 20th Grand Slam crown
World No.1 Novak Djokovic defeated Italy's Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the final on Sunday to clinch his sixth Wimbledon title and 20th Grand Slam crown overall. The Serb celebrated his victory by chewing on the grass from the hallowed centre court.
Moment of pure excitement: Ash after entering Wimbledon final
World No. 1 women's tennis player, Ashleigh Barty said it was a moment of "pure excitement" and that she never knew she would experience something like this after the Australian reached her maiden Wimbledon final here, defeating Germany's Angelique Kerber in straight sets.
Ankita Raina advances to 2nd round of French Open qualifiers
India's ace woman tennis player Ankita Raina defeated Australian Arina Rodionova 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in first round of French Open qualifiers and will face Greet Minnen of Belgium in second round on Wednesday.
Working hard to get into senior Indian hockey team, says Manpreet Kaur
Defender Manpreet Kaur, who is currently a part of the senior core probables group of the Indian women's hockey team, is focussing on doing the basic rights in order to find a place in the national side.
Andreescu pulls out of French Open, to miss remainder of 2020 season
Andreescu, who did not defend her 2019 US Open title in New York this year, has not played on tour since the WTA Finals in Shenzhen last year. She also did not participate in the Australian Open held in January this year.