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Prague, Nov 20: The WTA says 1998 Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49. The women's tennis body says Novotna died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. The WTA made the announcement on Monday. Her family confirmed her death to the Czech Republic's CTK news agency. During a 14-year professional career, Novotna won 24 singles titles and reached No.2 in the singles rankings

London, Nov 20: Grigor Dimitrov beat David Goffin 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in a gripping title decider at the ATP Finals on Sunday to become the first debutant to win the season finale since 1998. In a surprise final match-up, the Bulgarian sixth seed held his nerve under intense pressure at London's O2 Arena to seal the biggest title of his career on his fifth match point. He will climb to third in the

Kolkata, Nov 19: Adopting a cautious approach, openers KL Rahul (36) and Shikhar Dhawan (33) kept the Sri Lankan bowlers at bay to take India to 70 without loss at the tea on the fourth day of the opening cricket Test, here today. Paceman Mohammed Shami, who had walked off the field yesterday due to cramps in his right leg, claimed three wickets in the morning session to help India bowl out the

New Delhi, Nov 19: The winners in Elite category (Men's) for Delhi Half Marathon, on Sunday, saw Ethopia's Birhanu Legese and Andahmlak Belihu coming first and second respectively. USA's Leonard Korir stood third, while India's Nitendra Rawat came tenth. Delhi's Half Marathon conducted by Airtel started off on Sunday with about 35,000 people participating from across the world, despite the

Kolkata, Nov 19: Sri Lanka were 263 for eight at lunch on Sunday, stretching their first innings lead against India to 91, on the fourth day of the rain-hit opening Test in Kolkata. The visitors, who started the day on 165-4 in response to India's 172, slipped to 201-7 before Rangana Herath hit an unbeaten 43. He was batting alongside Suranga Lakmal, on 10 at the interval. Fast bowler Mohammed

New Delhi, Nov 18: Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was back on mat after the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, on Friday grabbed a gold medal in the National Wrestling Championship held in Indore without even breaking a sweat. Back in action after three-long years, Sushil fought just at the first and the second rounds before he was declared the ultimate winner in the 74kg category of

Kolkata, Nov 18: India's tail batted defiantly before Sri Lanka bowled the hosts out for 172 in the first innings of the opening test on Saturday. Resuming day three on 74-5, the bottom half of the Indian order contributed 98 valuable runs in the morning session to lend some respectability to their total on a green track at the Eden Gardens. Overnight batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was key to India's

New Orleans, Nov 17: The fiance of tennis superstar Serena Williams was spotted arriving at the New Orleans museum where the couple are expected to wed in a ceremony reportedly drawing dozens of A-listers to the city known for its jazz and party atmosphere. Despite the media frenzy, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and the tennis legend released few details of their ceremony. But unnamed sources

Kolkata, Nov 17: Sri Lankan seamer Dasun Shanaka struck twice to leave India reeling at 74/5 despite a fighting unbeaten 47 by Cheteshwar Pujara before rain forced an early lunch on the second day of the opening Test here today. Sahana took two wickets in the morning in the form of Ajinkya Rahane (4) and Ravichandran Ashwin (4) but Pujara anchored India's first innings on testing overcast

Kolkata, Nov 17: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly hailed the way current captain Virat Kohli has come out in support of an under-fire MS Dhoni in the twilight of his career. "He (Kohli) is a fantastic captain. I don't know what he does inside dressing room or what he does tactically, as I'm too far away (from the team). I don't know what he speaks in team meetings but the way he looks after his