NEW DELHI: Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa believes he is on the right track to return to his winning ways after coming close at the $2.5 million Malaysian Open over the weekend. Randhawa, who became India’s first Asian Tour number one after claiming the coveted Order of Merit crown in 2002,…
MONTE CARLO: Clay king Rafael Nadal has admitted that he is nervous about his start at the Monte Carlo Masters, a fortnight after quitting with knee pain prior to his last match. “I’m scared because this is the start to an important season for me,” said the Spaniard, who is…
MONTE CARLO: Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic is well-known to traffic police in his native Queensland for the bright orange BMW coupe that has landed him in repeated trouble with the law. Now the youngster’s reputation has apparently followed him to his new tennis base in Monte Carlo, but the…
MUNICH: Real Madrid, often criticised for harassing and criticising match officials, always want to co-operate with referees and try to make their lives easier, coach Jose Mourinho said. Forced to break a media silence by Champions League rules, Mourinho was keen to remind his listeners that Real had reached the…
MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh attributed poor shot selection of his top order batsmen as the reason behind his team’s humiliating loss against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League game. Mumbai were shot out by Delhi for a mere 92 runs and the visitors overhauled the target with…
CHARLESTON: Fifth seeded Serena Williams captured her 40th career WTA title by overpowering ninth seeded Czech Lucie Safarova 6-0, 6-1 at the Charleston claycourt tournament. The 13-time Grand Slam winner needed just 58 minutes to dispatch Safarova in her first final appearance since last year’s US Open when she lost…
LONDON: Tottenham’s bid to qualify for the Champions League suffered another setback as Norwich clinched a shock 2-1 win at White Hart Lane. Harry Redknapp’s side were well below their best as Norwich took an early lead through Anthony Pilkington and, although Jermain Defoe equalised before the break, it was…
BLACKBURN: Andy Carroll scored an injury-time header to give 10-man Liverpool a 3-2 win at relegation-threatened Blackburn, but the Reds lost another goalkeeper to suspension ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup semifinal. Liverpool looked headed for an easy victory after Maxi Rodriguez scored twice to leave the visitors up 2-0…
NEW DELHI: Just like the unexpectedly fierce early evening squall which preceded it, Delhi’s opening game at home was all over in a flash, even by T20 standards. In a lopsided contest, the result was a foregone conclusion long before Delhi crossed the finish line with 40 balls to spare…
GURGAON: “I am thankful to god that I got my life back,” said Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh in his first media interaction after undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer, conceding that it would take at least two more months before he returns to the field. Back in the…
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