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  Steve Smith tags wrong woman instead of fiancee, fans call it 'another brain fade'

  Cricket | January 23, 2018 21:14 IST

  The cricketer was enjoying the game with his fiancee Dani Willis, though a mistake on social media made him a victim of trolling.

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  Australian Open: Injured Rafael Nadal retires; Marin Cilic through to semifinals

  Tennis | January 23, 2018 18:52 IST

  Cilic will play a semifinal against No. 49-ranked Kyle Edmund, who earlier beat number three seed Grigor Dimitrov in four sets on Tuesday.

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  Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna-Timea Babos cruise into mixed doubles quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 23, 2018 15:04 IST

  The Indo-Hungarian pair will now face the unseeded duo of Juan Sebastian Cabal from Colombia and Abigail Spears from the USA in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

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  Australian Open: Edmund upsets No. 3 Dimitrov, Mertens stuns Svitolina in quarters

  Tennis | January 23, 2018 13:13 IST

  The 23-year old Brit checked all those boxes on Rod Laver Arena, setting himself up for a match against either top-ranked Rafael Nadal or No. 6 Marin Cilic for a spot in the final of the season's first Grand Slam.

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  Kyle Edmund upsets Grigor Dimitrov in Australian Open quarters

  Tennis | January 23, 2018 12:33 IST

  Edmund will play either top-seeded Rafael Nadal or No. 6 Marin Cilic in the first men's semifinal on Thursday.

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  Australian Open: Hyeon Chung stuns six-time champion Novak Djokovic, face Sandgren in quarters

  Tennis | January 22, 2018 20:18 IST

  The 58th-ranked Chung relentlessly attacked Djokovic - who is playing his first tournament since Wimbledon because of an injured right elbow - in the 7-6 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (3) fourth-round win.

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  Australian Open: Giant-killer Tennys Sandgren upsets Dominic Thiem

  Tennis | January 22, 2018 16:26 IST

  The 26-year-old American, who entered the season's opening major ranked 97th, missed a match point in the fourth set but held on for a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (7), 6-3 win over fifth-seed Thiem.

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  Australian Open: Simona Halep enters final 8 after defeating Naomi Osaka

  Tennis | January 22, 2018 15:31 IST

  Halep, who could lose her No. 1 ranking if she doesn't win the title here, extended her record of not having lost a fourth-round match on hard courts at a Grand Slam since the 2013 U.S. Open.

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  Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan lose in men's doubles

  Tennis | January 22, 2018 13:10 IST

  Combining with Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, Bopanna lost to Oliver Marach of Austria and Croatia's Mate Pavic 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 at the Melbourne Park.

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  Australian Open: Federer eases past Fucsovics, sets up quarterfinal clash with Berdych

  Tennis | January 22, 2018 12:56 IST

  Tomas Berdych, who beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets earlier Monday, will be Federer's quarterfinal opponent.

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  Australian Open: Madison Keys defeats Caroline Garcia, faces Angelique Kerber in quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 22, 2018 10:28 IST

  The U.S. Open finalist is yet to drop a set at Melbourne Park and is averaging a brisk 62.5 minutes on court through her first four rounds.

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  Australian Open: Kyle Edmund makes history, Dimitrov ends Kyrgios' run to reach quarters

  Tennis | January 21, 2018 19:14 IST

  The Johannesburg-born Edmund is the first British man other than Murray to reach the quarterfinals in Melbourne since John Lloyd was beaten in the quarters in 1985.

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  Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna-Timea Babos advance into pre-quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 21, 2018 16:15 IST

  The Indo-Hungarian pair brushed aside the duo of Ellen Perez and Andrew Whittington 6-2, 6-4 on the Margaret Court Arena.

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  Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Diego Schwartzman to reach quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 21, 2018 15:42 IST

  Nadal will next play sixth-seeded Marin Cilic, who collected his 100th Grand Slam match win with a 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (3) victory over No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta.

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  Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki cruises into quarterfinals; faces Suarez Navarro

  Tennis | January 21, 2018 10:32 IST

  Wozniacki could return to the top ranking if she reaches the semifinals at least and a combination of other results go her way.

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  Australian Open: Columbia duo defeat India's Leander Paes-Purav Raja in round 3

  Tennis | January 21, 2018 13:54 IST

  The Columbian pair didn't break a sweat in the third round of the men's doubles as they rode off an easy win against Paes-Raja, defeating them 6-1,6-2.

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  Australian Open: Roger Federer advances to fourth round, beats Richard Gasquet in straight sets

  Tennis | January 20, 2018 20:57 IST

  Federer earned his 17th victory over Gasquet in the 19th encounter between the two players.

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  Australian Open: Novak Djokovic overcomes injury scare, defeats Albert Ramos Viñolas to enter pre quarters

  Tennis | January 20, 2018 19:24 IST

  Seeking a record seventh title in Melbourne, Djokovic is set to take on Chung Hyeon of South Korea, who stunned Germany's Alexander Zverev 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.

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  Australian Open: 'Local boy' Nick Kyrgios pulls out from doubles event

  Tennis | January 20, 2018 17:00 IST

  The fiery Australian reportedly pulled out of the doubles event believing he has a serious chance of winning his maiden Grand Slam title in the singles at Melbourne Park.

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  Australian Open: Angelique Kerber routs Maria Sharapova in 3rd round; Chung ends Zverev's run

  Tennis | January 20, 2018 16:18 IST

  Five-time major winner Sharapova was back at the Australian Open for the first time since 2016, when a failed test for Meldonium led to a 15-month doping ban.