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RCB look to get tactics right as they face Rajasthan Royals

6:48 pm October 16, 2020

Dubai: Royal Challengers Bangalore would aim to get their strategy right after some inexplicable decisions during the loss to Kings XI Punjab when they take on an erratic-but-dauntless Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match here on Saturday. The Virat Kohli-led RCB has won five of its eight games on the back of all-round performances but […]

Lovlina tests positive for coronavirus, misses flight to Italy

11:48 pm October 15, 2020

New Delhi: Two-time world championship medal winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, hours before she was about to board a flight to Italy along with the Indian contingent for a training-cum-competition trip. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had sanctioned a Europe tour for 16 elite Indian boxer for a period of 52 days from October to […]

Ronaldo reportedly returning to Italy to finish confinement

9:13 pm October 14, 2020

Lisbon: Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be heading back to Italy after testing positive for the coronavirus in Portugal. Portuguese and Italian media said the Juventus forward was traveling on an “ambulance plane” from Lisbon to Turin to finish his isolation period. The Portuguese daily Record showed images of the plane it said was used by Ronaldo. Ronaldo had been separated from the rest […]

Poland’s Iga Swiatek beats Sofia Kenin for French Open title

10:54 pm October 10, 2020

Paris: With the poise of a veteran and the shots of a champion, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek picked the perfect place for her first tour-level title: the French Open. Unseeded and ranked merely 54th, Swiatek grabbed the last six games to beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday, becoming the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles trophy. […]

First female qualifier reaches French Open semis

7:16 pm October 6, 2020

PARIS (AP): The Latest from the French Open (all times local): ___ 2:55 p.m. Nadia Podoroska is the first female qualifier in the Open Era to reach the French Open semifinals. The 131st-ranked Argentine tossed her racket high into the air after beating third-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4. Podoroska could meet another qualifier in the […]