26th Seed Italian, Flavia Penetta (33) from Brindisi, wins first grand slam as she beat Roberta Vinci in the final 7-6 (7-4)6-2 and will retire with a winner’s cheque of £2.15m $3.3m. She was the architect of engineering one of the biggest shocks in tennis history by ousting Serena Williams. Martina Hingis, of Switzerland, left,…
Australia tour of England and Ireland, 5th ODI: England v Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester, Sep 13, 2015 England 138 all out (33 ov) BA Stokes 42 off 51, 6 fours and 1 six, AU Rashid 35 off 45, 5 fours, MR Marsh 27-4; JW Hastings 21-3 Australia 140 for 2 (24.2 ov) AJ Finch…
Australia tour of England and Ireland, 4th ODI: England v Australia at Headingly, Leeds, Sep 11, 2015 Australia 299/7 (50 ov) GJ Bailey 75 off 110, 6 fours and 1 six, GJ Maxwell 85 off 64, 10 fours and 2 sixes, MS Wade 50 not out off 26 3 fours and 3 sixes, DJ Wiley…
Several entrepreneurial favela residents are converting their humble homes into guesthouses, and are taking bookings for next summer’s Olympics, both from rich Brazilians and from overseas visitors. Some people are prepared to risk all so that they can grab a bargain, since a government policy called “pacification” was introduced in 2008. Under pacification, soldiers and…
England captain Wayne Rooney breaks England record as he scores the penalty in Euro qualifying win over Switzerland. He secured his place in history when he scored the 50th goal and elevated himself above 77 year old World Cup winning legend Sir Bobby Charlton, as his country’s highest goal scorer. Charlton scored 49 goals in 106…
Australia tour of England and Ireland, 3rd ODI: England v Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester, Sep 8, 2015 England 300-8 (50 ov) JWA Taylor 101 off 113, 5 fours, JJ Roy 63 off 45, 9 fours, EJG Morgan 62 off 56, 7 fours and 1 six, PJ Cummins 50-2, GJ Maxwell 56-2. Australia 207 all…
The three-time FIFA World Cup Winner ( 1958,62 and 70), Brazilian legend and the finest exponent of foot ball, Pele will visit India after a gap of 38 years after accepting an invitation to attend the final of the 56th edition of the Subroto Cup as its chief guest, the tournament organisers. He will be…
SPD Smith 70 off 87, 7 fours, MR Marsh 64 off 31, 7 fours and 3 sixes, GJ Maxwell 49 off 38, 4 fours and 3 sixes, Ben Stokes 60-3, ST Finn 55-2 England 245 all out 42.5 overs Eoin Morgan 85 off 87, 4 fours and 4 sixes , JWA Taylor 43 off 57,…
Australia tour of England and Ireland, 1st ODI: England v Australia at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, Sep 3, 2015 Australia 305 -6 off 50 overs David Warner 59 off 67, 6 fours , MS Wade 71 not out off 50, 12 fours, SPD Smith 44 off 54, 3 fours and 1 six, AU Rashid 59-4,…
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, is planning to have a new home in Kochi, South India, and is all set to buy a premium luxury villa of Prime Meridian. After retirement from cricket, Kerala has become a second home for Sachin. One of the owners of the ISL team Kerala Blasters, Sachin is expected to spend…