Somdev Devvarman  and Sania Mirza posted first-round victories on opening day of the US Open  to become the first man and woman from India to reach the second round of the same grand slam event. Mirza defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, and qualifier Devvarman beat Portugal’s Frederico... [Read More]

Kimi Raikkonen took his fourth Belgian Grand Prix win on Sunday, but the Ferrari driver was pushed all the way by Force India‘s Giancarlo Fisichella, who finished less than a second behind the Finn. Sebastian Vettel was third for Red Bull, ahead of the BMW Saubers of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld.... [Read More]

An amazing qualifying session at Spa on Saturday saw Giancarlo Fisichella put Force India on pole, as the tradtional frontrunners struggled despite fine and dry condtions. Jarno Trulli was second for Toyota, from BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld and Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello. The Red Bulls... [Read More]

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa left a Budapest hospital after nine days of treatment on Monday, boarding a private jet home to Brazil on his own feet. Ferrari’s Massa, who fractured his skull in an accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, was seen smiling and shaking hands... [Read More]

Now that’s more like it. Michael Phelps bounced back from a stunning loss with something more familiar — another world record Wednesday. One night after he was soundly beaten by Germany’s Paul Biedermann, Phelps set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1 minute, 51.51... [Read More]

Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is making a comeback for Ferrari to replace injured driver Felipe Massa. Ferrari said Wednesday in a statement that the German had agreed to get back in the cockpit until Massa is fit to return. The next race is the European Grand Prix on August 21-23... [Read More]

When Barcelona beat holders Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final in Rome on Wednesday, it ensured a lot things. That they won their third title in Europe’s top competition; they become the first Spanish club to complete an unprecedented treble; Manchester United’s first defeat... [Read More]

Sourav Ganguly is almost certain to be reinstated as the captain while John Wright is likely to take over as the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in the third edition of the Indian Premier League in 2010, team sources said Saturday. Even as an official announcement is awaited, sources said that there could... [Read More]

With 42 fans dead during ten years of football violence, Brazil tops the world’s tragic list, according to a study. The study’s authors said on Sunday that the numbers were of major concern, especially with Brazil’s role as host to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The study included deaths... [Read More]

How about a Twenty20 Test match? Sounds odd but who knows, it could become a reality in future. As the International Cricket Council (ICC) mulls on ways to save Test cricket from the Twenty20 onslaught, a new format of a two innings Twenty20 match is slowly gaining momentum. And many former players... [Read More]

Webber takes maiden victory Mark Webber became the first Australian for 30 years to win a Formula One grand prix as Red Bull completed a one-two with Sebastian Vettel second in Germany. Pole sitter Webber won by a large margin from the home driver despite serving a drive-through penalty for an incident... [Read More]

Sania Mirza and SohrabTennis sensation Sania Mirza looked stunning in a specially-created green and gold outfit as she got engaged to childhood friend and family acquaintance Mohammed Sohrab Mirza at a private ceremony, amid tight security, at the Taj Krishna hotel in Hyderabad on Friday night. Sohrab,... [Read More]

Six years after getting a taste for grand slam titles, Roger Federer returned to the scene of his first major triumph on Sunday to rewrite the record books. His titanic 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 victory over admirable American Andy Roddick clinched a sixth Wimbledon men’s singles title and took... [Read More]

A jetlagged Pete Sampras paid a surprise first visit to Wimbledon for seven years on Sunday to watch Roger Federer overtake his record for grand slam wins, and then hailed the Swiss as the game’s best-ever player. Sampras, returning to the club where he won seven titles in a decorated career,... [Read More]

Serena Williams can stomach her sister’s name emblazoned on the singles trophy, she even accepted the smaller room in their rented house, but she put her foot down to snatch back the Wimbledon title on Saturday. Her emphatic 7-6, 6-2 victory over 29-year-old Venus to capture an 11th Grand Slam... [Read More]

Dethroned Twenty20 World champions India are placed alongside South Africa and a qualifier team in Group C for the next year’s third edition of the tournament to be played in the West Indies. Holders Pakistan are in the Group A, where they will have to ward off the challenges from Bangladesh... [Read More]

The numbers are stacked against Andy Roddick when he faces Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final on Sunday, but the American is a slicker package than the one beaten by the Swiss in two previous showpiece encounters here. Federer holds a jaw-dropping 18-2 career advantage over Roddick and comfortably... [Read More]

Second seed Roger Federer continued to scythe through the men’s draw with a 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 fourth-round victory over Sweden’s Robin Soderling on Monday. Federer beat Soderling in the French Open final earlier this month and the Swede had been expected to give the five-time champion his... [Read More]

Substitute Daniel Alves scored two minutes from time to give holders Brazil a hard-earned 1-0 win over hosts South Africa on Thursday and a place in the Confederations Cup final. Alves, who had only been on the field for six minutes, lashed home a direct free-kick from the edge of the penalty area... [Read More]

Manchester United great Bobby Charlton believes Cristiano Ronaldo  will eventually regret leaving Old Trafford and the 80 million pound fee the club have accepted from Real Madrid is “vulgar.” The 71-year-old, who has been associated with the English Premier League club for more than... [Read More]

Champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon on Friday after losing his battle to recover from a knee injury. “Unfortunately this year I won’t be able to play at Wimbledon,” he told a news conference. The Spaniard, who has been struggling with tendinitis in his knees since being... [Read More]

Formula One plunged into its biggest crisis in 60 years on Friday with eight of the 10 teams announcing plans to set up their own championship. The teams association FOTA said BMW-Sauber, Brawn, Ferrari, McLaren , Red Bull, Renault, Toro Rosso and Toyota were united in a decision that would split the... [Read More]