Buenos Aires: Richard Gasquet of France has been replaced by Gilles Simon for singles on Friday against Argentina in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. France captain Arnaud Clement withdrew Gasquet, citing an unspecified injury, at the draw on Thursday. In Friday's opening singles, Carlos Berlocq will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. Juan Monaco will play Simon in the second singles match on the outdoor clay at Parque Roca on the outskirts...
09:10 PM, Apr 04, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian shooting team's campaign in the ISSF Changwon World Cup started on a sour note with all the shooters, including Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, failing to make a mark on the first day of the event in Changwon, Korea on Thursday. Competing in the men's 10-metre air rifle event, Beijing Games gold medal winner Bindra, London Olympian Sanjeep Rajput and Chain Singh -- all failed to...
05:49 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Bangalore: India's number one singles player Somdev Devvarman will open country's campaign against Wisnu Adi Nugroho of Indonesia in the Asia/Oceania Group I first round relegation play-off tie, beginning here from Friday. India number two Yuki Bhambri will lock horns against Indonesia number one Christopher Rungkat in the second singles on day one of the tie at Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) Stadium. On day two, Leander Paes and...
05:43 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Astana: Czech Republic have rested Radek Stepanek and chose Jan Hajek and Lukas Rosol to try to give the Davis Cup defending champions a good start against hosts Kazakhstan in the opening singles of their quarterfinal on Friday. The Czechs are already without injured world No. 6 Tomas Berdych, while Stepanek, who earned the winning point in the final against Spain last year, is coming back from neck surgery in...
04:09 PM, Apr 04, 2013
But the Indian tennis ace feels the team has its work cut out against Indonesia in the relegation play-off tie. ...
09:48 AM, Apr 04, 2013
New York: Novak Djokovic's two recent defeats after a 22-match winning streak offer the United States hope of seeing off Serbia in the Davis Cup quarter-finals starting on Friday. The mere presence of the top-ranked Djokovic makes Serbia the slight favorite, but the Americans chose to play on an indoor hard-court at altitude in Boise, Idaho, to give their big servers a boost. It's a bonus to the US that...
08:45 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Andrew Barisic struck twice to help East Bengal climb to the top of the table with a 4-2 win over Tampines Rovers in their group H AFC Cup match. ...
09:55 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Somdev Devvarman Wednesday said he may have difference of opinion with Leander Paes but there is no animosity between them. ...
09:49 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The atmosphere in the team is very good, and the the players are working very hard and we look to win the tie, said team captain SP Misra. ...
08:51 PM, Apr 03, 2013
"We will do our best to give a fight to the Indian contingent," said Indonesia's non-playing captain Hendri Pramono. ...
06:33 PM, Apr 03, 2013
FIFA surprisingly opted for GoalControl as their goal-line technology system to be used at next year's World Cup in Brazil. ...
09:06 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Serena Williams only had three days to make the transition from hard courts to clay and it showed a few times as she won her opening match at the Family Circle Cup. ...
09:00 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Luiz Felipe Scolari also included Santos ace Neymar and several untested youngsters in an experimental 18-man list. ...
08:34 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Yuki said that we are re not taking Indonesia lightly, but are confident of pulling off the tie, especially playing in home conditions. ...
10:29 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Janko Tipsarevic and Mikhail Youzhny are likely to feature in this year's Kremlin Cup. ...
09:04 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Churchill Brothers registered their first win in the AFC Cup with a 3-0 thrashing of Singapore's Warriors FC in their third group match. ...
08:44 PM, Apr 02, 2013
After another weekend of cutting criticism, Chelsea's stop-gap manager Rafa Benitez achieved a measure of vindication with Monday's FA Cup victory over Manchester United. ...
05:18 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Second-placed East Bengal would look to brighten their pre-quarterfinal hope when they face Tampines Rovers. ...
04:59 PM, Apr 02, 2013
While stating the obvious that India should not under-estimate Indonesia, Somdev said he was keen to wrap up the tie without much ado. ...
09:06 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Searching for their first win in the AFC Cup, Churchill Brothers will take on Warriors FC of Singapore in their third group match of the continental football tournament. ...
07:50 PM, Apr 01, 2013
