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Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.2 : Serena Williams and Andy Murray stormed into the third round of the US Open with thumping straight-sets victories at Flushing Meadows.While top-ranked Serena clinched her 306th Grand Slam women’s singles victory wi…

Melbourne [Australia], Sept.2 : Ryan Harris has been appointed as Australia’s bowling coach for the ODI series against South Africa later this month.The 36-year-old had retired from the international cricket on the eve of last year’s Ashes series due t…

London [England], Sept.2 : Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has conceded that he was finding his way with the one-day team after they slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat against England in Leeds.Chasing a modest 248-run target, England endured …

London [England], Sept.2 : European champions Portugal continued their winning ways, defeating Gibraltar 5-0 in a friendly fixture in Porto despite the absence of star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.For Portugal, who lifted their first ever major internatio…

By Vangamla Salle K S New Delhi [India], Sept.1 : The north-eastern region of India has produced some of the finest footballers in the country.A football body of the north-eastern region has decided to provide professional training to budding football …

Dubai [UAE], Sept.1 : Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday confirmed the signing of West Indies legend Courtney Walsh as its specialist bowling coach.BCB CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury said Walsh’s vast experience will be a valuable addition to a growing te…

Dubai [UAE], Sept.1 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that the ticket ballot for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy, to be staged in England and Wales from 1-18 June, will open today giving cricket fans the opportunity to ap…

Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.1 : Spanish tennis maestro Rafael Nadal strolled into the third round of the US Open with a dominant straight-sets victory over Andreas Seppi at Flushing Meadows, New York.The 14-time Grand Slam champion defeated Italy…

New Delhi [India], Sept 1 : The Paralympic-bound Indian contingent left for the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro last night for next week’s Summer Paralympic Games.A total of 18 athletes, the largest-ever delegation from the country, will represent Ind…

New York [USA], Sept 1 : Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis kicked off their US Open mixed doubles defence with a thumping victory in the opening round at Flushing Meadows here.The Indo-Swiss duo secured a 6-3, 6-2 win …