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Pavlyuchenkova knocks Stephens out of Australia Open
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia shocked fifth-seed Sloane Stephens of the United States 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open Tennis tournament last-16, to set a quarter-finals clash against American Danielle Collins.
Pavlyuchenkova knocks out fifth seed Stephens
Unseeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ground down American fifth seed Sloane Stephens to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in a late-night epic that ended in the early hours of Monday. The world number 44 beat Stephens 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-3 to set up a last eight clash with another American, Danielle Collins who knocked second seed Angelique Kerber. "I really appreciated that some of you guys stayed," said the Russian, who also make the quarter-finals in 2017. "I heard someone was yawning during the match though, so I'm sorry. I thought it was quite an exciting match, but anyway I'm happy I stayed awake." Former US Open champion Stephens took an early break in a match that began at 11:23 pm Sunday due to yet another scheduling logjam at the season-opening Grand Slam. But she blew a 4-1 first set lead as Pavlyuchenkova broke back and forced a tie-break, which the American won 7-3 to take the first set after 61 minutes. She gained an edge again to open the second, only to give .
Bajrang gives Punjab Royals first win of PWL
Defending champions Punjab Royals defeated Delhi Sultans 4-3 in a Pro Wrestling League match here on Sunday, thanks to the brilliant performance of Bajrang Punia.
Bajrang wins deciding bout to guide Punjab to first win of PWL-4
Living up to his reputation, Asian Games gold medallist pulled off the deciding bout against Delhi Sultans' Andrey Kviatkovski to guide defending champions Punjab Royals to their first win of the ongoing Pro Wrestling League (PWL) season, here Sunday. In a battle between the two world championships participants Bajrang outclassed Andrey Kviatkovski in the 65kg encounter. In the sixth bout, Rio Olympics bronze medallist Delhi's Sakshi Malik didn't break much sweat while defeating 2018 national championships silver medallist Punjab's Anita 11-0 and push the tie to the decider. This was a much improved performance by Sakshi than the one she had against Navjot Kaur of UP Dangal in the last match. Earlier, the 2017-18 World Military Championships gold medallist Russian Khetik Tsabalov of Delhi Sultans won the first bout of the evening against the Asian Championships bronze medallist Vinod Kumar 14-0. Punjab Royals' 2018 European Championships bronze medallist Cynthia Vescan withstood a ...
Verratti doubtful for Man United clash with sprained ankle
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) Italian midfielder Marco Verratti was diagnosed with a sprained ankle, which makes him doubtful for their upcoming first leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16 clash against Manchester United, the Ligue 1 club announced on Sunday.
Atalanta's Zapata scores 4 goals in 5-0 rout of Frosinone
Atalanta's Colombian striker Duvan Zapata scored four goals on Sunday, leading his side to a 5-0 victory over hosts Frosinone in a Serie A contest.
Malaysia Masters: Intanon beats Marin in summit clash
Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon beat Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin 21-9, 22-20 here on Sunday, clinching the Malaysia Masters final in just 42 minutes.
Kenya's athletes need to prepare for life after retirement: Official
A senior sports official in Kenya has advised athletes to prepare for life after retirement from active competition.
Betis snatch late 3-2 win over Girona
Real Betis prevailed over Girona 3-2 thanks to a last gasp penalty successfully converted by midfielder Sergio Canales, to earn their first La Liga win in four matches on Sunday.
Cruz Azul edges Tigres 1-0, gets 1st Liga MX win of 2019
Cruz Azul edged the Tigres UANL 1-0 in Liga MX action, getting its first win in the 2019 Clausura tournament.
Tsitsipas stuns champion Federer, advances to Australian Open quarters
Greece's promising tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday secured a seat in the Australian Open quarterfinals, having upset the two-time defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-7(11-13), 7-6(7-3), 7-5, 7-6(7-5).
Penalties send Vietnam to Asian Cup last-8
Vietnam on Sunday advanced to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarterfinals, having defeated Jordan 4-2 on penalty shoot-out, after both team's 1-1 tie in their last-16 encounter at Al Maktoum Stadium here.
Khelo India Youth Games: TN, Kerala dominate volleyball competition
Tamil Nadu and Kerala won three medals each and dominated the volleyball competition as the two teams from southern India shared the spoils in the Under-21 category on the final day of the Khelo India Youth Games at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Sunday.Tamil Nadu won the girls' U-21 final, while Kerala took gold in the boys' U-21 category.In the girls' final, Tamil Nadu made a stunning comeback to win gold after losing the first two games to Kerala, who got off to a strong start and had cruised to a 25-23, 25-11 lead.Tamil Nadu turned things around with a 25-23 win in a tight third set. They followed that up with an equally strong performance to finally prevail 23-25, 11-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-9 just within two hours.The boys' U-21 final saw favourites Kerala overcome Tamil Nadu in a tense four-set battle to stay unbeaten en route to the gold. Tamil Nadu made a good start to win the first set 25-21 and it was the first set that Kerala had dropped in the tournament.Kerala .
TN beats Central Secretariat 4-3 in Senior National Hockey
Tamil Nadu beat Central Secretariat 4-3 in a hard-fought final Sunday to claim top honours in the Arise Steel 9th Hockey India Senior National men's hockey championship ('B' Division) at the Mayor Radhakrishnan stadium here. Tamil Nadu was winning the national title after a gap of 20 years. The two finalists qualify for the senior national 'A' division to be held later this year. Earlier, in the bronze medal match, Sports Authority of India thrashed Bengaluru Hockey Association 5-1. In a tense final, Tamil Nadu and the team from Delhi fought hard from the word go. It was the home team which went ahead in the 12th minute through D Muthuseelvan, who converted a penalty corner. Govind Singh Rawat levelled for Central Secretariat with a strike in the 20th minute only to see TN go ahead again in the very next minute and the score stayed 2-1 in its favour at half-time. Central Secretariat bounced back to level the score in the 34th minute when Rawat found the net. P Dhamu put ..
Railways to upgrade 1st AC coaches of 7 trains
After the success of Project Utkrisht (best) and Operation Swarn (gold) to provide more premium feeling to the passengers travelling in the national transport, railways has decided to facelift the first-class air-conditioned coaches of seven mail and express trains, a Railway Ministry official said on Sunday.
Akash posts upset win over GM Ziatdinov
International Master G Akash, a former national champion, shared the lead with four points after the fourth round of the 11th Chennai Open International Grand Master chess tournament here Sunday. In the fourth round, Akash defeated Grand Master Raset Ziatdinov of USA in a Ruy Lopez game that lasted 46 moves. Shattering both sides of the board, Akash, a GM norm-holder, kept Ziatdinov's king in the centre and finished the game in a flourish. On the top board, GM Luka Paichadze of Georgia scored a win over defending champion R R Laxman of India. Sharing the lead with four points with Paichadze are Tran Tuan Minh, Nguyen Van Huy (both Vietnam), Maxim Lugovskoy (Russia), Akash, Karthik Venkataraman, P Shyam Nikhil, A Ra Harikrishnan and Girish A Koushik (all India). Half a point behind them with 3.5 points are 11 players including GMs Ivan Popov (Russia) and Aleksej Aleksandrov of Belarus among others. Top seeded Russian Grand Master Alexandr Predke, who started with a draw, ..
Federer suffers shocking ouster from Australian Open
In a major upset, defending champion Roger Federer bowed out of the ongoing Australian Open after being stunned by Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas in the pre-quarters round of the men's singles event here at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.Federer was handed over an unexpected 7-6, 6-7, 5-7, 6-7 defeat by his 20-year-old opponent in a tight, dramatic match that lasted three hours and 45 minutes.With the victory, Stefanos has booked a maiden Australian Open quarter-final berth for himself and denied Federer a chance to clinch his seventh Grand Slam title here in Melbourne.Moreover, the Greek player also became the youngest Australian Open quarter-finalist since Nick Kyrgios (19 years, 280 days) in 2015.In a close opening set, Federer failed to convert two break points but later, the six-time Australian open champion revived himself and saved three set points. He eventually took the game away from his opponent and won the first set 7-6 after a long battle of 58 minutes.The Swiss player ...
PWL: All eyes on Vinesh-Vanesa clash as Mumbai meet UP (Preview)
Mumbai Maharathi will take on UP Dangal in their third tie of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 at the Municipal Corporation Indoor Stadium here on Monday.
Frances Mackay returns to Kiwis squad for India T20 series
New Zealand top-order batswoman Frances Mackay has made a comeback to the national T20I side as they announced a 13-member squad for their upcoming three-match T20I series against India.The inclusion of the 28-year-old player holds significance as she had played her last international match five years ago.The selectors have also picked up uncapped Caitlin Gurrey and Rosemary Mair for their impressive past performances.Gurrey impressed the selectors with scoring figures of 102, 79 and 55 in the 2018-19 Super Smash tournament, Mair has taken a wicket in each of her last ten games along with a best of 3 for 28 in the warm-up game against India.Mackay ensured a spot in the team after hitting two centuries for her team Canterbury women, recently.Team's head coach Haidee Tiffen said the series is a wonderful opportunity for them to revive themselves after having a disappointing campaign in the Women's T20 World Cup last year where they made an exit in the group stage."We've had to draw a ...
Lahiri misses the cut after third round at Desert Classic on PGA
Anirban Lahiri dropped two shots on the front nine and missed the cut by one at the end of the third round of the Desert Classic. Lahiri, who was Tied-21st, shot one-over 73 with two birdies and three bogeys and exited from the tournament. It was a bit of an anti-climax after the second round of 65. The 48-year-old Phil Mickelson made three long birdie putts on the back nine and carded a bogey-free 66 on the Stadium Course at PGA West to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Desert Classic. He shot 60 on the first day at La Quinta Country Club and 68 on Friday on PGA West's Nicklaus Tournament Course in second round. Adam Hadwin was second after a 65 on the Nicklaus layout. The Canadian has three straight top-six finishes in the event. Adam Long was third at 19 under after a 63 at La Quinta and Steve Marino had a 67 on the Nicklaus layout to get to 18 under. Defending champion Jon Rahm was tied for seventh at 16 under after a 68 at the Stadium. Defending FedExCup champion