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New York, Sep 4: Sania Mirza is in line to win her third Grand Slam title and first with new partner Bruno Soares as the top seeded pair struggled past Yung-Jan Chan and Ross Hutchins to reach the mixed doubles summit clash, here. The Indo-Brazilian team overcame the unseeded but fighting Tapiei-German combine 7-5 4-6 10-7 in the semifinals, which lasted one hour and 33 minutes. The last-four

London, Sep 4: Coming down heavily on Alastair Cook, former skipper Michael Vaughan has said that the “stubborn” leader must be sacked from the ODI post if he refuses to step down soon. Cook may have defied the critics call for his ouster by helping England clinch the five-match Test series 3-1, but the hosts’ 0-3 trail in ODIs has once again brought back the question of his leadership, at least

Birmingham, Sep 3: Ajinkya Rahane's maiden ODI ton and Shikhar Dhawan's unbeaten 97 helped India beat England by nine wickets in the fourth game at Edgbaston in Birmingham. England were restricted to 206 and India have chased it down in 30.3 overs. Dhawan finished the game with a handsome six as India now lead the series 3-0, with just one more match to be played. India last won a bilateral ODI

London, Sep 2: Slamming the English cricket team for batting like “chumps” against world champions India, former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has said skipper Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Joe Root should not be a part of the one-day side. “England have gone into this series with three orthodox batsmen in our top four in Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Joe Root. They are lovely technical batsmen for

Dubai, Sep 1: Their dominating performance against England coupled with Australia's shock loss to Zimbabwe today made India the sole number one team in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued here. "World champion India have been confirmed as the number-one ranked side in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings following Zimbabwe's three wickets victory over Australia in a triangular series match in Harare

Sep 1: Australia have suffered a shambolic defeat at the hands of cricket minnows Zimbabwe in front of a rocking crowd at Harare Sports Club. The No.10-ranked African nation exposed Australia for their poor batting, lack of spin options and mistakes in the field in a fairy tale three-wicket triumph. It's just Zimbabwe's second ever win against Australia in ODI cricket - the last time it happened

New Delhi, Aug 31: Indian skipper MS Dhoni, with the comprehensive six-wicket victory over England in the third One-Day International (ODI), is on the threshold of becoming India’s most successful ODI skipper, beating Mohmmaad Azharuddin‘s record of 90 ODI wins, which he registered from 1990 to 1999. Dhoni has been at the helm for seven years and with Saturday’s win, equalled Azhar’s record and is

Nottingham, Aug 30: Ambati Rayudu slammed an unbeaten 64 as India relied on an all-round display to thrash England by six wickets in the third cricket one-dayer and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series here today. Rayudu, who was drafted in place of an injured Rohit Sharma, stitched 87 runs with Suresh Raina (42) from 14.5 overs for the fourth wicket as India chased down the

Copenhagen, Aug 30: Indian teen sensation P V Sindhu assured herself of a second consecutive bronze medal at the World Championship but it was curtains for star shuttler Saina Nehwal after she suffered a straight-game loss in the women's singles quarterfinals on Friday. The 19-year-old Sindhu, who clinched the bronze at the 2013 World Championship in China, produced another gritty performance to

Copenhagen, Aug 29: India's star shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the World Badminton Championships after suffering a straight game defeat at the hands of top seed Li Xuerui of China, here today. The seventh-seeded Saina was no match for World No.1 Xuerui, who took just 45 minutes to sent packing the Indian with identical 15-21 15-21 scoreline. With this victory at the Ballerup Super Arena