Favorites to take home the title at Roland Garros this year - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal moved on to the next round even as the third day witnessed a virtual wipe-out of top men.
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The third day at the French Open was especially bad...
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Maverick Russian Marat Safin sent an ominous signals to his peers by sweeping away Spaniard, Fernando Vicente in straight sets to storm into the second round of the French Open.
The former world number one needed just 84 minutes to bulldoze his...
Fernando Alonso admitted that the Monaco GP 2007 was the easiest victory of his so far illustrious F1 career. His team mate Lewis Hamilton agreed that the race weekend couldn't have gone better for the team while Mclaren team boss Ron Dennis disclosed...
Determined to win the title that has eluded him so far, world number one tennis player Roger Federer will kick off his French Open campaign with a first round encounter with American Michael Russell.
Federer has been handed a relatively easy draw...
An old but lately realized sporting phenomenon is taking its toll and many a sports and players have and are falling prey to it - yes, doping - and use of performance enhancers have become a need and precedence of thriving individual athletes.
Owning...
Maria Sharapova was not entirely convincing even though the top seeded Russian managed to down Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets to reach the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup.
Sharapova missed two tournaments with a shoulder injury and looked rusty...
Russian beauty Maria Sharapova looked rusty after a two-month gap even though the world number two managed to reach the second round of the Istanbul Cup with a straight set win against Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova.
Returning to the court after a...
Sania Mirza had mixed fortune in the Istanbul Cup where she crashed out of the singles event but managed to reach the second round in the doubles.
The Indian tennis ace lost to American Meghann Shaughnessy 4-6, 3-6 and this was her second...
Teen sensation Michelle Wie continues her bid to make the cut in a men's event and the Hawaiian school girl would give it another shot in the John Deere Classic to be played from July 12-15 at TPC Deere run.
This would be Wie's third straight...
This has come straight from the horse's mouth. Kimi Raikkonen has revealed that he has been struggling to come to terms with the handling of the Ferrari because of the Bridgestone tyres. And surprise, surprise, he claims that Fernando Alonso is feeling...
Good news has arrived for Indian tennis. Putting the country over self, Bhupathi has expressed his desire to play with Leander and bring home the coveted Olympic gold this time. A clash of egos saw the duo, nicknamed the “The Indian Express”...
After a knee injury kept her out of action for over two months, Sania Mirza is back with a bang.
Top seeded in the Morocco Open, Sania and her American teammate Vania King thrashed Andreea Ehritt-Vanc and Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-2 in the...
Organizers of next year's Beijing Olympics have rolled out a red carpet for those who are fluent in African languages.
Leaving no stone unturned in its preparation for the quadrennial event, the organizers are ensuring that communication does not...
Svetlana Kuznetsova looked in irresistible form as the second seeded Russian crushed Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets to sail into the final of the Italian Open.
In the other semifinal, third seed Jelena Jankovic too recorded a facile 6-1, 6-3...
Joshna Chinappa proved no match for her opponent and top seed Rebecca Chiu and the lanky Indian crashed out with a straight game defeat in the quarterfinal of the $16,000 Subway Goshen Open squash championship at Indiana.
Seeded sixth in the...
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