Last gasp France stun England in Paris

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 09:03

A brilliant late Gael Fickou try helped France to a stunning 26-24 win over England in the Six Nations on Saturday.

France, Swiss, Germany into Davis Cup quarter-finals

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 08:53

France, Switzerland and Germany all advanced to the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals on Saturday as Spain and Serbia crashed out of the 114-year-old competition.

Roger Federer gives tennis masterclass

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:02

Roger Federer gave a tennis masterclass during his Brisbane International quarter-final on Friday, taking under an hour to demolish Australian Marinko Matosevic for the loss of just two games.

Chennai Open: Fognini`s retirement sends Yuki to quarters

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 20:48

Yuki Bhambri became only the third Indian to reach the singles quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour event at home, after winning his second round against an unfit world number 16 Fabio Fognini, on Thursday.

Mumbai meet Maharashtra while Bengal pitted against Railways

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 19:00

Defending champions Mumbai are to clash with group C toppers Maharashtra in one of the four quarter finals while Bengal who beat a formidable Tamil Nadu side in their last group league match will meet Railways at the Eden Gardens.

Stanislas Wawrinka moves to quarterfinals of Chennai Open, Youzhny pulls out

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 03:36

Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka scored a clinical 6-3 6-1 win over Benjamin Becker to progress to the quarterfinals of the ATP Chennai Open even as second seed Michael Youzhny conceded his singles match in yet another the player pull out, on Wednesday.

Lahiri takes 7 as Bengal beat TN by 4 runs to make quarters

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 18:48

Exploiting a spin-friendly track, Saurashish Lahiri wreaked havoc with a career-best seven-wicket haul as Bengal sealed a spot in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals after a gap of six years, courtesy their narrow four-run win over formidable Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday.

Federer and Djokovic set up Paris showdown

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 23:38

Roger Federer set up a Paris Masters semi-final showdown with Novak Djokovic by edging Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in Friday`s quarter-finals.

World Boxing Championships: Shiva Thapa, Manoj Kumar in quarters

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 09:12

Rising Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) endured draining contests but came out triumphant to enter the quarterfinals on a bitter-sweet day for India in the World Boxing Championships, on Monday.

Sania, Bethanie out of French Open, retire mid-way

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 19:50

Indian challengers continued to exit from the French Open as Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands were forced to retire from their pre-quarterfinals following a groin problem to the latter, on Tuesday.

Davis Cup: Argentina-France tied at 1-1

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 14:16

Juan Monaco defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4 to leave the Argentina-France tied at 1-1 after the first two singles in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

Arsenal can upset the odds against `favourites` Bayern: Podolski

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 21:42

The German attacker believes his former club are a massive threat to the Gunners` Champions League hopes, but has backed his team to advance over two legs.