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Jul 10: Sachin Tendulkar was renowned for his textbook technique but he now has a competitor in tennis legend Roger Federer, who channeled his inner Tendulkar during his round of 16 match at Wimbledon. The Swiss maestro swept away his opponent Adrian Manarinno in three sets, but it was a nonchalant flow of the racket in the third set which caught the eyes of willow-lovers. Federer over-hit a

London, Jul 10: Serena Williams' baby has just taken her first steps at Wimbledon, but the seven-time champion doesn't want daughter Olympia to follow in her path on the tennis court. Williams gave birth in September and has brought Olympia with her to Wimbledon. The 36-year-old posted social media footage of herself with Olympia on Wimbledon's famous Centre Court before the tournament started

Dubai, Jul 9: In-form India batsman KL Rahul has jumped nine places to reach a career-high third spot in the latest ICC T20I rankings, while Team India has gained a place to be second in the team standings following the series win against England. Rahul's scores of 70, 101 not out, six and 19 have made him India's highest-ranked batsman. Rohit Sharma in 11th rank (up by two places) and captain

Moscow, Jul 9: Familiarity from facing each other regularly in England’s Premier League will add to the flavour of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between Belgium and France, Belgian midfielder Nacer Chadli said on Sunday. The 28-year-old from relegated West Bromwich Albion is one of 11 players in the Belgian squad members based at English clubs, to add to five in the French line-up. “We know all

Repino, Jul 9: England manager Gareth Southgate says winning the World Cup would make his player's even bigger heroes than the 1966 generation because of the impact of social media and the globalisation of football. Southgate's men meet Croatia in the semi-finals on Wednesday after ending a 28-year wait just to reach the last four by cruising past Sweden in the quarter-finals. "I've met quite a

Bristol, Jul 9: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya credited Rohit Sharma for the team's comprehensive win in the series-clinching third and final T20 International against England, saying it was a special innings from the elegant batsman after two ordinary outings. Rohit struck his third T20I hundred as India chased down a 199-run target with seven wickets in hand here last night to pocket the three

New Delhi, Jul 9: Returning to action after a long lay-off of nearly two years due to injury, India's premier gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched the gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey on Sunday. The 24-year-old from Tripura, who had finished fourth in vault event in the 2016 Rio Olympics, scored 14.150 to win gold today. She had topped the

Silverstone, Jul 9: Sebastian Vettel opened a clear lead in the drivers' world championship on Sunday when he wrecked Lewis Hamilton's home-race party and claimed an impressive victory in a thrilling British Grand Prix. The four-time champion seized the lead at the start and fought back after losing the initiative during two safety car periods to register his second win at Silverstone and the 51st

Bristol, Jul 9: Indian captain Virat Kohli praised his teammates for showing character in tight situations in the seven-wicket win in the third and final T20 International to clinch the series 2-1. Kohli lauded the effort of his bowlers to come back at the back end and restrict England to a sub-par score while praising Hardik Pandya and centurion Rohit Sharma for their efforts with the bat. "The

Harare, Jul 8: Opener Fakhar Zaman cracked a career-best 91 to help set up Pakistan's six-wicket win over Australia in the final of the Twenty20 tri-series at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Zaman shared in a century stand with Shoaib Malik as Pakistan recovered from an early wobble in their pursuit of Australia's 183 for 8, and Malik then showed all the experience of an 18-year international career