Dominic Thiem ekes out win in Croatia

Dominic Thiem ekes out win in Croatia IMAGE: Austria's Dominic Thiem in action. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Austria's Dominic Thiem defeated qualifier Facundo Bagnis of Argentina......

Nadal, Halep top seeds at Australian Open

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a forehand during a practice session on Wednesday. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images World No 1 and 2009 champ Rafael Nadal is top seed for......

Hockey: Germany ends Indian women's unbeaten run

India lose 0-3 to Germany, suffer first loss in SA tour IMAGE: Indian women's hockey team. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Indian women's hockey team lost 0-3 to Germany to slump to their......

Serbian trio and Federer stamp their mark

Serbia's tennis titans locked in their second round Australian Open spots on Monday while Andy Roddick scorched a sacrificial Swede and Roger Federer schmoozed his way through on Day One of the......

Jankovic, Hantuchova score

Top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and third-ranked Slovak Daniela Hantuchova enjoyed contrasting opening-round victories in the Auckland Classic on Tuesday. World number 12 Jankovic encountered......