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  Pakistan hopes Afridi is fit for Asia Cup final.

  Cricket | March 08, 2014 8:34 IST

  MIRPUR, Bangladesh : Defending champion Pakistan is hoping big-hitting allrounder Shahid Afridi will be fit in time to play in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka on Saturday.Afridi, who helped pull off two dramatic

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  Live reporting: Asia Cup: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the Asia Cup

  Cricket | March 08, 2014 21:56 IST

  Mirpur (Bangladesh): After a brilliant century scored by Lahiru Thirimanne and a 75 run knock by Jayawardene, Sri Lanka cruised to win the Asia Cup title by 5 wickets. Lahiru Thirimanne scored his second century

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  Asia Cup: Injury-hit Pakistan take on consistent Lankans in final

  Cricket | March 07, 2014 13:36 IST

  Mirpur (Bangladesh): Defending champions Pakistan will have to contend with minor injury issues to key players Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul as they take on a consistent Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia

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  Third ODI against England a big 'final' for West Indies: Gibson

  Cricket | March 04, 2014 11:07 IST

  St. John's Antigua: West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has branded Wednesday's decisive third One-Day International against England as a virtual final, and he expects the regional side to treat the game as such.The hosts went

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  Devvarman in Delhi Open semis, Myneni-Sanam in final

  Tennis | February 21, 2014 20:15 IST

  New Delhi: India's Somdev Devvarman entered the men's singles semifinals of the $100,000 ONGC GAIL Delhi Open ATP Challenger at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) Complex here Friday.Unseeded Chinese Ze Zhang ceded the match

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  Australian Open: Nadal beats Federer, reaches final

  Tennis | January 24, 2014 17:51 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Rafael Nadal continued his dominant streak over Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final for the third time, beating the 17-time major winner 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3 Friday night to set up

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  Australian Open: Li Na's new approach to final

  Tennis | January 24, 2014 15:58 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: When Li Na thinks back to her first Australian Open final, she doesn't recall feeling nervous. Just very excited.   The 31-year-old Chinese star makes her third attempt at winning the championship in Melbourne

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  Australian Open: Wawrinka reaches his first Slam final

  Tennis | January 23, 2014 19:01 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Stanislas Wawrinka backed up his upset of four-time champion Novak Djokovic by reaching his first Grand Slam final with a 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4) win over Tomas Berdych in the

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  Australian Open: Li Na, Cibulkova to meet in the final

  Tennis | January 23, 2014 12:58 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Li Na has advanced to her third Australian Open final and will have to beat Dominika Cibulkova to win her first title at Melbourne Park.   No. 4-seeded Li won the first give games

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  Hockey World League: New Zealand enters final

  Hockey | January 17, 2014 22:45 IST

  New Delhi: New Zealand eked out a hard-fought 7-6 win over England in the penalty shoot-out after both the teams finished at 3-3 in regulation time, to earn a place in the summit clash of

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  Indian Open snooker: Mehta beats Maguire to make final

  Other Sports | October 18, 2013 18:51 IST

  New Delhi: Aditya Mehta re-wrote cuesport history by becoming the first-ever Indian to reach the final of a professional snooker tournament as he overcame World No.5 Stephen Maguire from Scotland 4-3 in the semi-final of

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  Generali Ladies: Top-seed Kerber beats Ivanovic in final

  Tennis | October 13, 2013 20:28 IST

  Linz, Austria: Top-seeded Angelique Kerber won her first WTA title of the season and third overall by defeating two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 7-6 (6) at the Generali Ladies on Sunday.The 10th-ranked German used

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  Shanghai Masters: Del Potro reach final, to meet Djokovic

  Tennis | October 13, 2013 18:02 IST

  Shanghai: Argentine sixth seeded, Juan Martin del Potro amazed his fans after beating World No.1 Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals here.With the vital win on Saturday, Del Potro also confirmed his berth in

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  Tashkent ATP Challenger: Raja, Sharan in final

  Tennis | October 11, 2013 19:09 IST

  Tashkent: The second seeded Indian doubles pair of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan defeated Israel's Dudi Sela and Amir Weintraub  by 5-7, 6-3, 13-11 on Friday to earn a berth in the doubles final of

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  Murray pulls out of ATP World Tour finals

  Tennis | October 09, 2013 16:13 IST

  London: Wimbledon title holder Andy Murray, who is recovering from back injury, has pulled out of next month's season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London.“I'm really disappointed not to be playing this year, I love

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  Shanghai Masters: Federer chasing ATP finals spot

  Tennis | October 07, 2013 23:24 IST

  Shanghai: Roger Federer is in an unfamiliar position as the tennis season winds down—still fighting to secure a spot in the eight-man field at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.Over the last decade, Federer

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  Champions League : Rajasthan Royals tame Chennai to enter maiden final

  Cricket | October 05, 2013 6:51 IST

  Jaipur:  Rajasthan Royals outplayed the formidable Chennai Super Kings to reach their maiden Champions League Twetny20 final at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Friday.Opener Ajinkya Rahane (70 off 56 balls) and Shane Watson (32 0ff

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  Nikhat marches into finals of Youth Boxing Championships

  Other Sports | September 28, 2013 17:50 IST

  Albena (Bulgaria):  Reigning Junior World Champion Nikhat Zareen (54kg) continued her winning streak at the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championships as she powered through to the final round of the championship.After her stupendous performance

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  History awaits ONGC in Durand Cup final

  Football | September 19, 2013 11:10 IST

  New Delhi:  History awaits ONGC as the former I-League club takes on 1940 Durand Cup winners Mohammedan Sporting in the final of the 126th edition of the tournament here Thursday.ONGC, a club founded in 2006,

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  US Open: Paes-Stepanek end Bryans quest of Calender Grand Slam

  Tennis | September 06, 2013 11:33 IST

  New York:  Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek stunned top seeded and hot favourite pair of Mike and Bob Bryan, who were chasing a rare Calendar Grand Slam, in a gripping contest to storm into the