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Federer, 37, who captured his 99th trophy on home ground in Basel last week, will face either Kevin Anderson of South Africa or Japans Kei Nishikori on Friday for a place in the semi-finals in the French capital. (Photo: AFP)Sports
Paris Masters: Djokovic to be crowned world no 1, Federer three wins...

Djokovic will replace Rafael Nadal as the world's top player on Monday after a two-year absence.

2 Nov 2018 11:11 AM IST

Sania Mirza and Shoaib MalikSports
Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik new born baby Izhaan to be an Indian citizen

As both the countries rejoice and welcome Izhaan, citizenship formalities begin in the country.

2 Nov 2018 12:25 AM IST

Excited to announce: Its a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah. Thank you for the wishes and Duas, we are humbled 🙏🏼 #BabyMirzaMalik, wrote Shoaib Malik on Twitter. (Photo: Twitter / Sania Mirza)Sports
Baby Mirza Malik! Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik blessed with a baby boy;...

Wishes poured in for the new parents and the baby boy after the cricketer announced the news on social media.

30 Oct 2018 9:53 AM IST

Simon finally lost his nerve in the 12th game when two unforced errors in a row handed Federer the match.(Photo: AFP)Sports
Swiss Indoors: Roger Federer reaches semis after being stretched by...

The Swiss needed 2-1/2 hours to finally break his opponent's resistance as he claimed his 18th successive win at the...

27 Oct 2018 9:32 AM IST

Ankita Raina celebrates her win over Chinese Taipeis Chieh-Yu Hsu in the Fed Cup on Saturday.Sports
All set for WTA Mumbai Open

The qualifiers of the event will be played on Saturday and Sunday while the main draw is from October 29 to November 4.

25 Oct 2018 12:51 AM IST

In this years Wimbledon mens final, South African Kevin Anderson lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets less than two days after beating John Isner 26-24 in the fifth set after more than six-and-a-half hours on court. (Photo: AFP)Sports
Wimbledon set to introduce final set tie-breaks from next year

Until now the US Open has been the only Grand Slam that uses a tie-break in the fifth set.

19 Oct 2018 4:54 PM IST

Patrick Mouratoglou admitted gesturing to Williams from the stands during her match with Japans Naomi Osaka in contravention of U.S. Open and other grand slam tournament rules but the American was left incensed at the umpires strict interpretation of the rule. (Photo: AP)Sports
Serena Williams' coach Mouratoglou makes plea for honest and open...

Coaching during matches is permitted in some women's events, but grand slam tournaments are among those which do not...

18 Oct 2018 9:06 PM IST

Halep, 27, said she had hoped to compete at the season finale in Singapore, which starts on Sunday, but that she had taken the \tough\ decision to put her health first. (Photo: AFP)Sports
Top-ranked Simona Halep out of WTA Finals in Singapore with back...

Her withdrawal means that Kiki Bertens from the Netherlands moves into the eighth and final qualifying spot in the WTA...

18 Oct 2018 3:08 PM IST

Barcelona defender Pique is the president and founder of Kosmos, the company promoting the new Davis Cup competition. (Photo: AP)Sports
Gerard Pique confident of luring Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic to...

Pique was speaking on Wednesday in Madrid, where the tournament finals will be contested over a week in November 2019.

18 Oct 2018 1:58 PM IST

Halep has played in 15 tournaments so far in 2018, but she followed up her first major title by losing in the third round at Wimbledon. She then lost in the first round at the U.S. Open. (Photo: AP)Sports
WTA Rankings: Simona Halep finishes as World No 1 for second year...

The Kremlin Cup runs this week and the WTA Finals, which is for the top eight players in the world, begin in Singapore...

15 Oct 2018 6:25 PM IST

The 30-year-old sustained the injury following a fall during his pre-quarters clash against Croatian Borna Coric at the recently-concluded Shanghai Masters. (Photo: AP)Sports
Juan Martin Del Potro fractures kneecap, likely to end season early

Last month, del Potro had reached the final of the 2018 US Open where he was toppled by Serbia's Novak Djokovic.

15 Oct 2018 5:39 PM IST

Novak Djokovic is within touching distance of Rafael Nadals number one ranking after winning the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric. (Photo: AP)Sports
Novak Djokovic beats Borna Moric to win Shanghai Masters, closes on...

The 31-year-old will leapfrog Roger Federer into second in the world when the rankings are released on Monday.

14 Oct 2018 6:03 PM IST

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