Beaten Australian Open finalist Andy Murray has pulled out of next week's $1.6 million Dubai Open, citing a wrist injury.
Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal suffered a shock defeat to lower-ranked Chen Chien-An of Chinese Taipei in the first round and bowed out of the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The world No 54 lost 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 7-11, 9-11.
Top seed Robin Soderling powered into the Marseille Open final with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Dmitry Tursunov on Saturday and Marin Cilic joined him after a much sterner test.
Two of Europe's busiest airports -- London's Heathrow Airport and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport -- closed down on Monday as a dense cloud of volcanic ash drifted from Iceland, aviation authorities said.
Netherlands striker Dirk Kuyt will be out for several weeks after injuring his shoulder when he fell awkwardly while attempting a bicycle kick in training, coach Bert van Marwijk said on Monday.
Belgium's Elise Mertens rallied from a set down to beat top seed Simona Halep 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and clinch her first Premier-level title at the Qatar Open on Saturday.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
David Ferrer won his third consecutive Buenos Aires ATP claycourt title, and the sixth in a row by a Spaniard, when he beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3 in the final on Sunday.
Returning to the elite World Group of Davis Cup after 11 years, an acid test awaits India when they take on formidable Russia in their first round tie in Moscow on Friday.
Second seed Novak Djokovic produced a few flashes of temper as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the Dubai Championships semi-finals on Friday.
Top seed Robin Soderling had to battle for almost two hours to overcome Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the quarter-finals of the Marseille Open on Thursday.
Sweden's Robin Soderling put an indifferent start to the year behind him by beating Frenchman Florent Serra 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the World Indoor Tournament on Monday.
Rafael Nadal will skip the Miami Open that begins later this month in a bid to recover from a back injury in time for the clay court swing
The government will chart out a plan for the evacuation of seafarers stuck on international waters amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya has said. Thousands of Indian seafarers are currently stuck aboard cruise ships and cargo vessels in far off waters, and maritime bodies have been demanding from the government strategies for bringing them home fearing that delays might result in disruption in supply chain.
Tennis is paying the price for being an Olympic sport and its new dope testing regime treats players like criminals, world number one Rafael Nadal says. The Spaniard is leading criticism against the procedure adopted by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), who signed the World Anti-Doping agency (WADA) protocol last year.
Arun Karthick's Nasir is not the story of one man. It's a documentary on the scary, majoritarian, hateful road India has taken, discovers Mohd Asim.
The pulling out of films S Durga and Nude from the 48th edition of IFFi did not go well with the director.
After dazzling the Toronto crowd on Sunday, the Bachchans turned their attention to Trinidad, Spain as part of the first leg of their Unforgettable tour. Clad in glittering attire, Abhishek and wife Aishwarya took to the stage with gusto. Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta too took to the stage amid applause.
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is making a brief Dutch comeback for this month's World Cup qualifiers. Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk included Van der Sar, who retired from international football after Euro 2008, in his 22-man squad for the Group Nine games against Iceland in Rotterdam on October 11 and away to Norway four days later. Goalkeepers Maarten Stekelenburg of Ajax and Feyenoord's Henk Timmer, who is in the squad, are both nursing injuries.
Stan Wawrinka will begin his title defense at the Chennai Open facing off against Croatian teenager Borna Coric.
World number one Rafael Nadal said on Monday all he needed was some rest to recover from the knee problem that hampered his performance in the World Indoor Tournament final in Rotterdam.
Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic upset Spain's Fernando Verdasco 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to claim the men's singles title at the inaugural Brisbane International.
The Indian women's hockey team, sans coach, finished last at the four-nations tournament in Rotterdam, after they were thrashed 1-5 by South Africa in the third and fourth place play-off match. Hosts Netherlands won the tournament after crushing Great Britain 5-0 in the final on Saturday.
Of the nine former UEFA Cup winners vying to reach the group stage, Feyenoord are most at risk of an early exit on Thursday as they try to overturn a 1-0 first-leg home defeat by Swedish league leaders Kalmar.
Wild card entrant Karan Rastogi failed to qualify for the main draw in the ABN AMRO World tennis tournament, losing to Alex Calatrava of Spain.
Manchester United will return to their 'normal team' for the Premier League clash against Watford on Sunday, manager Jose Mourinho said, after suffering a surprising 1-0 defeat against Feyenoord in the Europa League.
The world's biggest steelmaker Arcelor Mittal said on Friday it has received a writ of summons to appear before a Dutch court for legal proceedings initiated by Arcelor shareholders seeking an injunction against the mega merger of both the companies.
Filmmaker Vipin Vijay speaks about his life's journey and how it feels to be the first Indian to win prestigious Tiger Award.
Feyenoord won the Dutch Cup on Sunday when first-half goals by Denny Landzaat and Jonathan de Guzman secured a 2-0 victory over Roda JC Kerkrade. Landzaat netted a Luigi Bruins cross from close range after eight minutes before De Guzman doubled the lead in the 36th minute following a neat one-two with Michael Mols.
Andy Roddick beat impressive Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the San Jose Open.
The world number one beat unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
In another match at the Port of Rotterdam tournament, Feyenoord and Porto drew 0-0.
While young couples today prefer to move out on their own, joint families are still not quite a thing of the past. Sherin Mammen explores the changing dynamics in this regard.
No Dutch top-flight league soccer title will be awarded this season after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the campaign to a premature close, the Dutch FA (KNVB) said after a meeting with clubs and unions representing coaches and players on Friday. Ajax were top of the Eredivisie table with 56 points from 25 games, only ahead of AZ on goal difference, and both teams will now fill the Netherlands' qualifying places in UEFA's 2020-21 Champions League, Europe's elite club competition.
Didier Deschamps, who captained France to both World Cup and European triumphs, shared some of his sports psychology secrets on Saturday on the eve of his French side's Euro 2016 final against Portugal.
Breaks, lighter schedules can help players improve, says Federer
Switzerland's French Open champion Stan Wawrinka captured his fourth title this year when he beat his good friend Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Japan Open on Sunday.
A packet containing 23 euros was addressed to the actress.
Leander Paes' impressive show at the ATP Masters has seen him rise four places to eighth in the latest doubles rankings.
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