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Melbourne [Australia], Sept 12 : Stan Wawrinka overcame top-ranked Novak Djokovic in an intense US Open final to lift his third Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows, New York.Despite losing the opening set, the 31-year-old Swiss continued to play aggre…

Lucknow [India], Sept. 11 : The Uttar Pradesh Government on Sunday announced a cash reward of Rs. one crore for Rio Paralympic Bronze Medalist Varun Bhati. The decision in this regard was taken by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Varun Bhati won the bron…

New Delhi [India], Sept. 11 : National carriers Air India on Sunday facilitated Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati who won gold and bronze medal respectively for India at Rio, by giving them two business class tickets.The Chairman…

New Delhi [India], Sept.11 : Discarding the previously used zonal method, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to pick the national selectors for the senior, junior and women’s selection panels through an interview process.The d…

Brisbane [Australia], Sept.11 : Cameron Bancroft smashed an unbeaten half-century as Australia A claimed a three-wicket win over India A in the fourth and final day of the first four-day Quadrangular A series game at the Allan Border Field here on Sund…

Karachi [Pakistan], Sept.11 :Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram has thrown his support behind under-fire ODI skipper Azhar Ali, saying the latter should be given some more time to prove himself.While insisting that any captain should be observed for a p…

Camp Nou (Barcelona) [Spain], Sept. 11 : Taking the blame for his side’s shocking 1-2 defeat at the hands of recently-promoted Deportivo Alaves, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has pointed out that number of changes in the squad led to the present circums…

London [England], Sept.11 : Ibai Gomez struck a second-half goal as Barcelona slumped to a shocking 1-2 defeat at the hands of newly-promoted Alaves in their La Liga clash at Camp Nou on Sunday.Alaves took the lead first when striker Brum Silva Acosta …

Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.11 : German tennis player Angelique Kerber has solidified her place as World No.1 after lifting her maiden US Open title in the women’s singles category at Flushing Meadows on Sunday.The second-seed showcased a gritty …

Melbourne [Australia], Sept.11 :England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is likely to take over as ODI captain for the upcoming tour to Bangladesh, with Eoin Morgan expected to confirm his withdrawal from the series due to security concerns.The securit…