Italy's Jannik Sinner passed his first test in the 2023 grass-court season with flying colours, beating Alexander Bublik in straight sets at the Libema Open here.The big-serving Bublik posed a big test for Sinner first up in his grass court season opener but...

Italy's Jannik Sinner has claimed one of the biggest wins of his career, beating world no 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece to reach the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open ATP 500 tournament.The 21-year-old Italian won 6-4, 6-3 against the Greek to end his four-match...

Dutch champion Ajax started their UEFA Champions League campaign with a convincing 4-0 victory over Rangers in Amsterdam on Wednesday.Ajax coach Alfred Schreuder surprisingly chose Mohammed Kudus as a central striker, while Calvin Bassey, who joined Ajax from...

Pakistan overcame the early loss of both their openers, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq, as they thrashed Netherlands by seven wickets with more than 16 overs to spare in the second One-day International at Hazelaarweg here to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the...

India women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman has said she has "seen glimpses" of what her players can achieve following her side's 3-4 loss in a hard-fought Pool B match of the FIH World Cup 2022 against New Zealand here late on Thursday.Despite...

The Indian women's hockey team put up a gritty performance against New Zealand in their Pool B match, but went down fighting 3-4 at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2022 in a late Thursday night game.However, the Savita-led India team is still in contention for...

The Indian women's hockey team put up a spirited fight in their second match of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2022 as they drew 1-1 against Asian rivals China at the packed Wagener Hockey Stadium here.A goal from Vandana Katariya in the 45th minute of...

India were held to a 1-1 draw by China in a match in which both teams were jittery and made too many mistakes in the Pool B encounter and struggled for real threats on goal in the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2022 here on Tuesday.Zheng Jiali put China ahead...

India women's hockey team head coach Janneke Schopman has conceded the two green cards at the back end disturbed the team's rhythm in the opening Pool B match of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022 against England, which ended in...

India and England lived up to the billing as they produced a high-voltage campaign opener in their Pool B match here at the FIH women's hockey World Cup Spain and Netherlands in the packed Wenger Hockey Stadium, here on Sunday.Goals were scored by Isabelle...

As India look set to take on England in their opening Pool B game of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Spain and Netherlands 2022 on July 3, captain Savita believes a rivalry has developed between the two teams over the last few years, which has seen players...

Veteran India forward Vandana Katariya has emphasised the need to be vigilant in "every single quarter" of a game when her side begins its campaign in the Hockey Women's World Cup Spain and Netherlands 2022 against England in Pool B on July 3.The 30-year-old...

Hockey stalwart Sushila Chanu is happy that she will finally make her maiden World Cup appearance on July 3 when India take on England in their first Pool B match here.Despite having played 208 matches for the country, and represented India in back-to-back...

Indian women's hockey team captain Savita has said her team is on a mission to win its maiden World Cup medal when the mega-event commences in Spain and the Netherlands on July 1.In an open letter from the captain to Indian fans across the world, Savita added...

England stand-in skipper Jos Buttler has hailed the 'great depth' in the squad after leading England to an ODI series sweep against the Netherlands but backed regular ODI captain Eoin Morgan to return to take charge despite his lean run with the bat.England...

The Indian women's hockey team registered a comprehensive 4-0 win over the USA to secure third place in their debut FIH Hockey Pro League campaign in Rotterdam on Wednesday.Experienced forward Vandana Katariya (39', 54') starred with a brace, while Sonika...

Jason Roy's unbeaten century (101 not out off 86) helped England register a comfortable eight-wicket win in the third ODI and complete a 3-0 sweep of the Netherlands at the VRA Cricket Ground, here on Wednesday.The win took England to the top of the ICC Cricket...

Two goals in the first minute of the second half set the Indian women's hockey team on the path to overhauling a one-goal deficit and scripting a rousing 4-2 win against a fighting United States in the FIH Pro League here on Tuesday.India weathered an early...

Currently place third in the standings, the Indian women's hockey team will be looking to end its debut campaign in FIH Pro League on a high note when it takes on the United States in its last double-header matches in Rotterdam this week.India will meet the USA...

England opener Jason Roy has backed Eoin Morgan to come good with the bat soon after the England skipper registered successive ducks in the ongoing ODI series against the Netherlands.After falling for a golden duck in England's all-time record innings of 498,...