Buenos Aires: Carlos Berlocq defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon on Sunday in the deciding singles match to put Argentina into the Davis Cup semifinals. Berlocq won 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to delight the rowdy crowd at Parque Roca, the outdoor clay-court venue on the outskirts of the Argentine capital. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France defeated Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in Sunday's first singles to force the decider following Argentina's victory in...
08:50 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Boise, Idaho: Even an ankle injury couldn't stop world No. 1 Novak Djokovic from dominating Sam Querrey 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-0 to give Serbia an insurmountable 3-1 lead in this Davis Cup quarterfinal at the Taco Bell Arena on Sunday. At 1-1, 30-40 and a second breakpoint opportunity on Querrey's serve, the world No. 1 twisted his right ankle off a forehand and fell to the ground. Wincing in...
08:21 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Charleston: It took a feisty exchange with Jelena Jankovic for Serena Williams to calm down. Then, settled and able to return to business, she was a winner once more. Williams defeated Jankovic 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 Sunday for her second consecutive Family Circle Cup title. Momentum swung for good at the start of the second set, when Williams said Jankovic was serving too quickly, before she was ready. Jankovic disagreed, but...
08:13 AM, Apr 08, 2013
PSG must capitalise on their counter-attacking chances in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barca because they will not see much of the ball, said coach Ancelotti. ...
09:21 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Barcelona: The Champions League quarterfinals get under way Tuesday with Barcelona visiting Paris Saint-Germain in a meeting between Europe's most dominant team of recent years and their latest challenger. After signing star players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham, PSG are anxious for a major victory that would justify their engorged payroll and catapult the French team into the upper echelon of the continent's elite. Standing in their way is...
11:38 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Miami: Britain's Andy Murray defeated Spain's David Ferrer 2-6 6-4 7-6 in a gruelling Sony Open final on Sunday to move above Roger Federer to second in the world rankings. Murray was far from at his best against a dogged Ferrer but won the tie-break comfortably 7-1 after surviving a scare when the Spaniard had match point at 6-5 up, with Murray serving, in the third. Murray's forehand landed close...
08:28 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Miami: Britain's Andy Murray fought back for a 6-7 6-1 6-2 win over France's Richard Gasquet to reach the final of the Sony Open where he will face Spaniard David Ferrer on Sunday. Murray recovered after making a mess of the first set where he was serving for it at 5-4 but double-faulted on break point and ended up losing out in the tie-break. Gasquet had been playing some inspired...
08:03 AM, Mar 30, 2013
Miami: Maria Sharapova keeps drawing a different opponent in the Key Biscayne final, and has yet to find one she can beat. Now she'll give it a try against Serena Williams. Sharapova, a four-time runner-up, earned another berth in the final by beating Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-1 Thursday at the Sony Open. Eight hours later, five-time champion Serena advanced when she beat defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0, 6-3. Sharapova has...
08:54 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Miami: Veteran Tommy Haas backed up his upset of world number one Novak Djokovic with a quarter-final victory over Gilles Simon on Wednesday to advance to a semi-final against David Ferrer at the Sony Open in Miami. The 34-year-old Haas, who beat Djokovic on Tuesday, produced a strong encore performance in his 6-3 6-1 victory, when he produced an outstanding return game, breaking Simon once in the first set and...
02:38 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Miami: Maria Sharapova powered her way past another opponent at the Sony Open in Miami on Monday as the Russian world number two remains on target to finally claim a tournament that has brought her plenty of heartbreak. The third seed shrugged off the challenge of Klara Zakopalova, easing to a 6-2 6-2 victory over the Czech to advance to the quarter-finals and inch closer making it fifth time lucky...
11:28 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Barcelona became the first team in Europe's elite club competition to ever overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit. ...
10:03 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Eden Hazard and Ramires scored in the second half of the FA Cup quarter-final to cancel out Hernandez and Rooney's goals in the first. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Maynor Figueroa, Callum McManaman and Jordi Gomez scored in Wigan's 3-0 win at Goodison Park. ...
09:18 PM, Mar 09, 2013
The Indian looked out of sorts all through the match and lost 21-15, 21-19 against her 18-year-old Thai opponent Ratchanok Inthanon. ...
07:47 PM, Mar 09, 2013
Saina was no match to her 18-year-old Thai opponent and lost 21-15 21-19 on Saturday. ...
04:42 PM, Mar 09, 2013
The Indians beat the Australian pair of Chris Guccione and Matt Reid 6-4 7-5 in the final of the Shimadzu All Japan Tennis Championships in Kyoto. ...
04:32 PM, Mar 09, 2013
CNN-IBN's football expert Novy Kapadia reviews Manchester United's Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid on Tuesday night. ...
08:18 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The 20-year-old, playing her first singles final, dropped her first set in the tournament but rallied past Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1-6 7-5 6-3. ...
10:43 PM, Mar 03, 2013
Assam chased down 198 against Kerala to make their maiden appearance in the final. In another semi-final on Saturday, Delhi beat defending champions Bengal. ...
06:20 PM, Mar 02, 2013
