MELBOURNE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Australia's shock one-day international defeat to minnows Zimbabwe has raised alarm bells five months before the country co-hosts the World Cup while exposing the team's continued struggles to master spin bowling. ...
Roger Federer, of Switzerland, stretches for a volley against Marcel Granollers, of Spain, in the third round (Source: AP)Baking heat, rain and the threat of lightning all forced stoppages in play at the U.S. Open on Sunday but Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki marched on through a day...
Ambitious Borussia Moenchengladbach looked tired from their midweek demolition of Sarajevo in the Europa League and were lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw at Freiburg on a goalless Sunday in the Bundesliga. Gladbach beat Sarajevo 7-0 to advance to the group stage this week but were a...
Chelsea striker Diego Costa needs to learn to show respect to opponents after the Spaniard goaded Everton players during their pulsating 6-3 English Premier League win on Saturday, Toffees coach Roberto Martinez said.New signing Costa taunted Seamus Coleman after the Irish defender’s own goal put Chelsea 3-1 ahead...
Liverpool’s speedy attacking unit produced a 3-0 victory at Tottenham Sunday though Mario Balotelli failed to make a goal-scoring return to the Premier League. The match was Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’s 100th game in charge.While the former Manchester City striker’s finishing was wayward, dazzling forward Raheem Sterling netted...
It was the season’s first derby and the atmosphere at the Salt Lake Stadium was electric. East Bengal had been slow off the blocks in the Calcutta Football League (CFL) this term, but they came roaring back to form when it mattered most. A memorable, 3-1 victory over...
Jaipur Pink Panthers’ Maninder Singh in action during the final of the Pro-Kabaddi League in Mumbai on Sunday. (Source: Dilip Kagda)Maninder Singh’s exploits on the kabaddi mat have earned him the title ‘Jaipur ka Panther.’The slogan, pasted beside his printed portrait, was raised on many a poster at...
Ninth-seeded Carolina Marin pulled off a huge badminton upset by defeating Li Xuerui, the top-seeded Olympic champion, in the world championship women’s singles final on Sunday.The 21-year-old lefthander came from behind in both the second and third games to upset the talented Chinese shotmaker 17-21, 21-17, 21-18.Angular overhead...
Gilles Simon in action during his 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over David Ferrer. (Source: AP photo)Frenchman Gilles Simon delivered the first big surprise in the men’s draw at the US Open, taking down fourth seed David Ferrer of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 to move into the...
Zimbabwe players take a lap of honour around the ground after beating Australia by 3-wickets (Source: AP)Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 years on Sunday as captain Elton Chigumbura’s 52 not out led his team to a famous three-wicket win in the ODI triangular series.Chigumbura...
India opener Rohit Sharma’s participating in the Champions League T20 tournament, which begins with the Qualifiers on September 13, is in doubt because he will have to give his fractured finger three-to-four weeks of rest. Sharma had sustained the fracture in the middle finger of his right hand,...
Ambati Rayudu provided solidity for India in the middle order. (Source: Express file photo)In the last week, India have gone from having plenty of problems to potentially facing a problem of plenty. As recently as the second ODI in Cardiff, India’s batting order was looking more or less...
CAPE TOWN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - When Zimbabwe's players trudged off the Bulawayo pitch after back to back defeats by Afghanistan in July, few could have believed that a month later they would produce a shock victory over Australia. ...
Team owner and Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, front poses with the players of Jaipur Pink Panthers after they won the Pro Kabaddi League (Source: AP)Jaipur Pink Panthers proved too strong for U Mumba as they produced a clinical performance in the all-important final to emerge triumphant in the...
HARARE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Australia's dismal day got worse when captain Michael Clarke revealed on Sunday that he would take no further part in the triangular series against Zimbabwe and South Africa. ...
HARARE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Captain Elton Chigumbura hit a fluent half-century as Zimbabwe secured a shock three-wicket win over Australia in the triangular series on Sunday. ...
Spain’s Caroline Marin kisses the gold medal after winning the women’s singles final. (Source: Reuters)Spain’s Carolina Marin pulled off a monumental upset as she beat Chinese world number one Li Xuerui to win the women’s singles title at the Badminton World Championships in Copenhagen on Sunday.The 21-year-old ninth...
The Zimbabweans beat Australia after 31 years. The last time they beat Australia Duncan Fletcher was the captain and the MoM. (Source: AP)Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 years on Sunday as captain Elton Chigumbura’s 52 not out led his team to a famous three-wicket...
HARARE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Captain Elton Chigumbura hit a fluent half-century as Zimbabwe secured a shock three-wicket win over Australia in the triangular series on Sunday. ...
Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard scores from the penalty spot against Tottenham in Anfield on Sunday. (Source: Reuters)Brendan Rodgers marked his 100th game in charge by watching Liverpool produce an irresistible performance as they beat a toothless Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in the Premier League at White Hart Lane on Sunday.Raheem...
HARARE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Captain Elton Chigumbura hit a fluent half-century as Zimbabwe secured a shock three-wicket win over Australia, only their second ever victory over the four-times world champions, in the triangular series on Sunday. ...
HARARE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe beat Australia by three wickets in the triangular series at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. ...
