Coco Gauff (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva secured their spots in the French Open quarterfinals with hard-fought victories in Paris on Monday. Second-seeded Gauff defeated No. 20 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 7-5, while sixth-ranked Andreeva overcame No. 17 Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-5.Gauff, the 21-year-old American, completed her match in 1 hour and 22…
Suryakumar Yadav and Ajinkya Rahane. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav roared back to form with a fluent 70, forging a match-defining 129-run partnership with Ajinkya Rahane (88*), as defending champions Mumbai tightened their grip over Haryana on day three of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in Kolkata on Monday.Their commanding batting display, following…
Novak Djokovic (AP photo) NEW DELHI: 10-time champion Novak Djokovic on Sunday set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz after beating Czech Jiri Lehecka. The Serbian, 37, who is aiming for a record 25th Grand Slam title, triumphed over the 24th seed Lehecka 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) at the Rod Laver Arena.Go…
The Indian men’s and women’s teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi on Wednesday. The men’s team achieved a decisive 70-38 victory against Peru, while the women’s team overwhelmed Iran with a 100-16 win. The men’s team displayed their championship potential with a commanding performance, marked by tactical…
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have been grouped in the same quarter of the men’s singles draw of the Australian Open, the season’s first Grand Slam tournament, starting January 14. Alcaraz, who is yet to win the Australian Open crown, will start his campaign against Alexander Shevchenko while Djokovic, bidding to reclaim his dominance in…
Nitish Rana and Ayush Badoni. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarter-final witnessed a fiery moment as former Delhi player Nitish Rana, now playing for Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni were involved in a heated exchange on the field in Bengaluru on Wednesday.The verbal confrontation escalated during the…