Bopanna a match away from qualifying for Chennai Open tennis
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna, the Indian Davis Cup player, moved into the third round of the qualifying competition for the ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 win against compatriot Sanam Singh here Sunday.

Bopanna is thus one match away from qualifying for the main draw and he takes on Germany's Michael Berrer who defeated Ranjeet V. Murugesan of India 6-1, 6-1.

Bopanna's victory was not as straightforward as the scores might suggest ... Read More

My son is role model for the nation, says Milkha Singh
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) Legendary athlete Milkha Singh feels that his golfer son Jeev is the new face of Indian sports and has made the country proud with his extraordinary performance last year.

"This is the biggest happiness ever for me and my wife that our son is continuously performing better at international level. The entire country is proud of his achievements. He has emerged as a role model for the nation," Milkha Singh told IANS ... Read More

Double blade bats set for debut in Australia's T20
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) New South Wales (NSW) batsman David Warner and Aiden Blizzard of Victoria will use the double blade bats for the first time in Australia's Twenty20 tournament.

Warner, who recently signed a contract for over $250,000 with Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Daredevils, tried the new bat in the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) nets for the first time Sunday and will unveil it in the Twenty20 match against South Australia at ... Read More

Three Indians in British Open junior squash semis
Sheffield, Jan 5 (IANS) Three Indians, Dipika Pallikal, Kush Kumar and Mahesh Mangaonkar reached the semi-finals in their respective sections at the British Open junior squash championship here.

Kush Kumar, winner at last week's Scottish Junior, defeated higher ranked Daniel Polichunk from Israel in an enthralling five-set match in the quarter-finals of the boys under-13 category Sunday night.

Daniel seemed to have the match wrapped up after winning the first two games and was leading 5-0 ... Read More

Wawrinka cautiously optimistic of his chances at Chennai Open
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Not surprisingly, second seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland was cautiously optimistic of his chances on the eve of the ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament commencing here Monday.

The 23-year old, famous for the doubles gold medal he won partnering Roger Federer at the Beijing Olympics last year, felt that the Chennai Open being the first tournament of the year could be tricky and that he needed to be at the top of ... Read More

Mumbai in command against Saurashtra in Ranji semis
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Skipper Wasim Jaffer notched his fourth hundred of the tournament while Ajinkya Rahane struck a half-century as Mumbai put themselves in commanding position in the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Saurashtra here Sunday.

Jaffer's 162 and Rahane's 52 carried Mumbai to 268 for one at the close of the first day's play of the four-day clash.

On a docile pitch that allowed the batsmen the luxury of even playing across the line, as ... Read More

Tamil Nadu 296/2 against Uttar Pradesh in Ranji semis
Nagpur, Jan 4 (IANS) Abhinav Mukund and Murali Vijay took Tamil Nadu to a strong position on the first day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Uttar Pradesh here Sunday.

Mukund, with a strokeful 100, and Vijay (69) helped Tamil Nadu finish the day at 296 for two. They raised 167 runs for the opening stand to lay the foundation of a big first innings score.

Sumbarmaniam Badrinath (59) and Dinesh Karthik (58) saw to it ... Read More