Stevenson captures WBC title
byOttawa, June 9 (IANS) Canadian Adonis Stevenson beat Chad Dawson, of the US, to grab the World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title in…
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Champions Trophy scoreboard: Australia vs England, Group A
byBirmingham, June 9 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Champions Trophy Group A match between England and Australia at the Edgbaston here…
England hammer Australia in their Champions Trophy opener
byBirmingham, June 8 (IANS) England made an empathic start to their Champions Trophy campaign by dispatching arch-rivals Australia in a Group A game at…
Serena Williams wins second French Open title
byParis, June 8 (IANS) Top seed Serena Williams defeated defending champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win her second French Open crown and…
Double tennis crown for Balaji
byChennai, June 8 (IANS) Top seed N. Sriram Balaji completed a fine double as he outlasted Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-0 in the singles…
Hockey Nationals: Air India, Karnataka among last four
byPun June 8 (IANS) Holders Punjab will take on Karnataka while Air India face Haryana in the semifinals of the third Hockey India senior…
Gill fastest; Ghosh leads INRC
byNashik, June 8 (IANS) While Team Mahindra Adventure’s Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) expectedly topped the time charts in a full-blown, modified XUV 500…
England set 270-run target for Australia
byBirmingham, June 8 (IANS) England made 269 for six in 50 overs against Australia in a Group A match of the Champions Trophy at…
Van Persie replaces Sneijder as new Dutch captain
byThe Hague, June 8 (IANS) Robin van Persie has replaced Wesley Sneijder as permanent first captain, Dutch head coach Louis van Gaal said. Van…
Srikanth reaches final of Thailand Open badminton
byBangkok, June 8 (IANS) India’s K. Srikanth beat Thammasin Sitthikom in straight games to advance to the men’s singles final at the Thailand Open…