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Rohan Bopanna, Ivan Dodig advance into Cincinnati Open quarterfinal

Rohan Bopanna, Ivan Dodig advance into Cincinnati Open quarterfinal

Indo-Croatian duo bounced back strongly to post a 5-7, 7-5, 10-8 win over the Colombian-Italian team Juan Sebastian...

18 Aug 2017 5:23 PM IST

Rafael Nadal shattered, Garbine Muguruza shocked by Barcelona attack

Rafael Nadal shattered, Garbine Muguruza shocked by Barcelona attack

A van driver slammed into crowds on Las Ramblas in a daylight attack which left 13 people dead and another 100 injured.

18 Aug 2017 10:06 AM IST

Rafael Nadal, Karolina Pliskova advance at Cincinnati Masters on day of upsets

Rafael Nadal, Karolina Pliskova advance at Cincinnati Masters on day...

Nadal beat Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4, while Pliskova beat Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-2, 6-3.

17 Aug 2017 9:25 AM IST

World No 9 Kei Nishikori ruled out of US Open, to miss rest of season

World No 9 Kei Nishikori ruled out of US Open, to miss rest of season

Brazilian Thiago Monteiro will replace Kei Nishikori in the US Open main draw when the tournament begins on August 28.

16 Aug 2017 8:54 PM IST

Serena Williams said during her pregnancy layoff she had kept a close eye on the tennis world, including her sister Venuss run to the Wimbledon final. And she has her eye on matching Margaret Courts all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles. (Photo: AP)

Expectant Serena Williams aims for 'outrageous' 2018 Australian Open...

Serena was already pregnant when she won her 23rd Grand Slam at the Australian Open last January.

16 Aug 2017 12:51 PM IST

Zverev has already clinched five titles this year, while Paes is a veteran of 54 doubles titles.(Photo: PTI/AP)

Leander Paes- Alexander Zverev suffer first-round exit in Cincinnati

The Indo-German pair lost the match 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 10-6 against Spainiard duo of Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez

16 Aug 2017 10:57 AM IST

Sharapova has not entered a major tournament since the Australian Open in January 2016, when she tested positive for the newly banned drug meldonium. (Photo: AP)

Maria Sharapova granted wild-card entry into US Open tennis...

Sharapova is among eight women given entry into the 128-player field by the US Tennis Association and by far the most...

16 Aug 2017 8:39 AM IST

Ramanathan will now cross swords with either American Jared Donaldson or Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round.

Ramkumar Ramanathan beats Christopher Eubanks to enter 2nd round of...

After going down in the first set , the 22-year-old rebounded strongly to register a 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4 win over the...

15 Aug 2017 12:34 PM IST

Federers withdrawal means Rafael Nadal will return to No. 1 when new ATP rankings are released on Aug. 21. (Photo:AP)

Roger Federer withdraws from Cincinnati; Rafael Nadal to become new...

The 19-time major champion said in a statement that he -"tweaked-" his back last week at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

15 Aug 2017 8:12 AM IST

Para-athlete: Spicejet asked me to crawl

She has recorded a video of the incident and posted it on social media.

15 Aug 2017 1:55 AM IST

Bhupathi to reveal on Facebook that he had never promised Paes a spot in the final four and that his departure was final nail in the coffin. (Photo:PTI

Yuki Bhambri, Saketh Myneni back; Leander Paes out of Indian Davis Cup...

The 44-year-old Paes was included in the six-man squad for the previous tie against Uzbekistan in Bengaluru in April...

14 Aug 2017 12:20 PM IST

Alexander Zverev blasted six aces and won 80 percent of first serve points as he needed just 68 minutes to dominate the 19-time Grand Slam winner and reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Roger Federer to win Montreal Masters title. (Photo: AP)

Alexander Zverev stuns Roger Federer to win Montreal Masters

The 20-year-old German used his booming serve to overpower Federer 6-3, 6-4 as the Swiss superstar never got a chance to...

14 Aug 2017 9:23 AM IST