London, June 30 Two-time champion Petra Kvitova and No. 4 seed Paula Badosa of Spain won their respective women's singles second-round matches in contrasting styles as they set up a tantalising third-round clash in Wimbledon on Thursday. Czech Republic star Kvitova, who won the title in 2011 and 2014, had ...

New Delhi, June 30 With the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games just under a month away, Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt feels that the Indian grapplers will put up a strong show and has the potential to win medals in all the 12 categories. The Indian wrestlers have always been ...

London, June 29 The six-time champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia here on Wednesday. Djokovic was imperious from the start against the World No. 79, striking the ball cleanly from deep and moving smoothly around ...

Birmingham, June 29 India captain Rohit Sharma, who has tested positive for Covid-19, is being monitored by the BCCI medical team and hasn't been ruled out for the Edgbaston Test against England, beginning on July 1, head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Wednesday. According to Dravid, the Indian team management ...

London, June 29 After scheduling games against Benfica, Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao, Newcastle United will face two German opponents in Austria in July as a part of their preparations for the upcoming 2022/23 Premier League campaign. The club have already confirmed an away friendly against Benfica on July 26, before ...

London, June 29 Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Thursday announced that he is stepping back from his work with the BBC over the "ongoing dialogue" around the racism investigation at Yorkshire. The development means that Vaughan will not be a part of BBC's commentary team for the upcoming rescheduled ...

London, June 29 Cricketers past and present took to social media to pay glowing tributes to former England white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan who announced his international retirement on Tuesday, with Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar congratulating the World Cup-winning captain on a wonderful career. Morgan called time on his 16-year international ...

London, June 28 England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan has announced his retirement from international cricket amidst question marks over his form. The southpaw started his career, playing for Ireland, but later shifted to England and became one of their finest cricketers in the limited-overs formats. In 16 Tests, 248 ODIs ...

London, June 28 Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray defended the use of the underarm serve during his first-round win over Australia's James Duckworth at Wimbledon. After a slow start on Centre Court, Murray rallied past Duckworth 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round on Monday. The Scot ...

London, June 27 The six-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic started his title defence with a four-set win against 81st-ranked Soonwoo Kwon in the first round here on Monday. Djokovic's 2022 Wimbledon hopes were given a stern opening test by Kwon, but the defending champion stayed resolute to hold off the ...