Nadal has no answer to Querrey power in Acapulco final
American Sam Querrey claimed the biggest title of his career with an emphatic 6-3 7-6(3) upset victory over second seed Rafa Nadal in the final of the Mexican Open on Saturday.The unseeded world number 40 belied his ranking to overpower Nadal, blowing away his Spanish opponent for a first victory in five career meetings with […]
Sania Mirza slams media's approach to her tax notice
Ace Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has launched a scathing attack on the country’s media, saying a certain sections of it choose to highlight the negative news rather than focusing on her entry into the semi-finals of the ongoing Qatar Open.The 30-year-old’s comments came a day after she denied service tax evasion in response to […]
Lucky fan gets a kiss and a second date with Eugenie Bouchard!
Win Super Bowl bet? Get a date with Bouchard at Nets game!Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard kept her side of a bet for a date after the Atlanta Falcons lost the lead at the Super Bowl.The Canadian player and now swimsuit model sat courtside at a Brooklyn Nets game Wednesday night with a University of Missouri […]
Sania Mirza summoned for evading Rs 20 lakh in service tax
Tennis ace Sania Mirza has been summoned by service tax department on February 16. The former World No 1 doubles star, the 58th highest prize winner in women’s tennis, has been orderd to pay Rs 20 lakhs in arrears.A Padma Bhushan awardee in 2016, Sania, who has won six titles in women’s doubles and mixed […]
Messi strikes late winner, celebrates 400th win with Barcelona
Lionel Messi added to his impressive scoring run this season with a late winner in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday, a result that vaulted the Catalan club ahead of Real Madrid in the Spanish league.Messi scored his 35th goal in 35 games with a shot from close range after a pass by […]
Rooney confirms he'll stay at Man U, quashes China move
Ending months of speculation over his future with Manchester United, England captain Wayne Rooney has confirmed that he will not be leaving the Old Trafford club anytime soon.The 31-year-old striker, however, admitted that he has received number of offers to depart from the club this month.Rooney has been linked with a move to China, with […]
Messi one win away from his 400th for Barcelona
Barcelona: Argentine football star Lionel Messi is just one win away from reaching 400 victories with Barcelona, when the team visits the Vicente Calderon on Sunday to play against hosts Atletico Madrid in La Liga round 24.If Barcelona wins the upcoming tie, Messi will reach the 400 win mark out of 565 games played since […]
Five top-flight clubs caught up in UK soccer abuse scandal – police
Five English Premier League and three Championship (second tier) soccer clubs are being investigated in relation to allegations of widespread historical child sex abuse in the sport dating back to the 1970s, British police said.The Metropolitan Police Service, who confirmed last month that it had launched an investigation into allegations at soccer clubs in London, […]
Ronaldo turns boos to cheers for Real as rivals slip up
Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off the boos of his own supporters to fire Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday as Zinedine Zidane’s side took advantage of slip-ups by Barcelona and Sevilla to open up a four-point lead at the top of La Liga.Ronaldo teed up Mateo Kovacic for the opener […]
Bopanna-Matkowski lose in final of Dubai tennis meet
Dubai: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Polish partner Marcin Matkowski produced a stiff fight before going down in the men’s doubles final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships here on Saturday.The unseeded Indo-Polish pair started strongly before going down 6-4, 3-6, 3-10 to the fourth seeded Romanian-Dutch pair of Horia Tecau and Jean-Julien Rojer.This […]
