Diya Ramesh won her first qualifying round in the girls singles event of the Australian Open Juniors today beating world number 86 D. Anita Tu of USA in straight sets: 7-5, 6-2 Diya of the Next Level programme, an initiative of Tamil Nadu Tennis Association and supported by Bajaj Finserv played some exceptionally good aggressive tennis right from the start and did…
Abhishek Sharma has a lovely bat swing. And he used it to good effect at the VCA Stadium on Wednesday. His 35-ball 84 propelled India to 238 for seven in 20 overs, setting up the hosts’ 48-run victory over New Zealand in the first T20I. Glenn Phillips (78, 40b, 4×4, 6×6) put up a brave…
Anil Kumble. (Photo/Getty Images) The fourth Test of the 2002 series between India and West Indies, played at Antigua, is widely remembered for Anil Kumble’s display of courage. In the second innings, Kumble bowled with a broken jaw, his face strapped with bandages, after being hit earlier in the match. That image remains one of…
India all-rounder Axar Patel went off the field due to a finger injury during the first T20I against New Zealand at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Wednesday. Attempting to catch a shot from Daryl Mitchell off his own bowling, Axar threw his left hand at the ball and was struck on the tip of…
Hyderabad will lock horns with heavyweight Mumbai in an all-important Ranji Trophy encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, starting on Thursday. The home side will be bolstered by the presence of star pacer Mohammed Siraj, who returns from international duty to make his first Ranji Trophy appearance of the season. Siraj will also…
Al-Nassr visit Damac this evening. Get all the team news here… Al-Nassr have little room for error when they take on Damac in the Saudi Pro League this evening. Although they ended a run of four games without a win at the weekend thanks to a controversial 3-2 victory over Al-Shabab, the near perfect form…
England and Afghanistan picked commanding wins in Group C and Group D, respectively, on Wednesday to extend their unbeaten runs at the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026. England thrashed Scotland by 252 runs at the Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare courtesy of Ben Mayes’ mammoth 191-run essay. Mayes put up a 188-run partnership with opener…
Match Preview for Braga v Nottingham Forest Braga and Nottingham Forest will both be aiming to strengthen their automatic last-16 qualification hopes in the Europa League when they meet at Estadio Municipal de Braga on Thursday night. The two sides have never previously faced each other in a competitive fixture, although Forest did record a…
Manchester City’s players will refund the cost of the matchday ticket for fans that travelled to Norway last night for the 3-1 defeat to Bodo/Glimt. City’s expensively assembled squad were beaten 3-1 in the Champions League and produced an abject performance that has jeopardised their hopes of securing a top-eight finish and an automatic route…
Mumbai, 19 January 2026: The L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series is set to return for its fifth edition in 2026, reaffirming its position as one of India’s premier women’s tennis tournaments. The tournament will be played at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), Mumbai, with the Qualifying Rounds scheduled for January 30, 31, and…
