Czech petra Kvitova overcame a second set meltdown to dispatch Angelique Kerber 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 in the final of the pan pacific Open, here on saturday to claim her 11th WTA tour title.
The 2011 Wimbledon champion sealed victory on her fourth match point when kerber could only find the net after Czech lefthander had forced her back with a customary deep forehand.
Mumbai Indians ' decision to field after winning the toss provided correct as they romped to a seven-wicket win over Highveld Lions in a crucial Champions League T20 match, here on Friday night.
Needing a win to stay alive in the competition, Mumbai kept their focus by restricting the Lions to a modest 140 for five in 20 overs.
Rajasthan Royals registered their second victory in the Champions League with a 30-run victory over Highveld Lions at the sawaimansingh stadium here on Wednesday.
Chasing 184 to win, Lions were all out for 153.
Earlier Brad Hodge's late blitz helped Royals post a challenging total of 183.
WINDIES 'A' BAG SERIES Unadkat's Five-For Goes In Vain As India 'A' Fall Short
Even pacer Jayadev Unadkat's Five-wicket burst could not stop West Indies 'A' riding on kirk Edwards Fiery century from inflicting a 45-run defeat on hosts India 'A' to clinch the three-match one-day cricket series 2-1 at the M Chinnaswmy stadium on thursday.
Edwards made a mockery of the Indian bowling to muscle his way to a run-a-ball 104 as Windies cruised to a formidable 312 for nine in the alloted 50 overs after being invited to bat on a surface that had some bounce.
They were the first team to arrive here and have already started to plot the downfall of their rivals in the Champions League Twenty20 qualifiers.
"This was a totally a new experience for me as a captain. It was my first day as captain so I have a lot to learn. I will make a lot of mistakes, and have to learn from them. It is part and parcel of the captaincy," the left-handed batsman said.
Axed after his failures in India's home series against England earlier this year,Yuvraj had few opportunities to catch the selecters' eye again.
Even his stint for Sahara Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League wasn't satisfying enough for the selectors to recall him to the national team.
However when the selectors named Yuvraj as skipper of the India A squad, the southpaw seized the opportunity and proved that he was spent force by scoring a fiery 89-ball 123 as India 'A' thumped a hapless West Indies 'A' by 77 runs at the M Chinnaswamy stadium to launch their three-match One Dayers on a winning note.
Serena easily won her eagerly-awaited clash with Sloane Stephens at the US Open on sunday as normal sevice resumed at the last Grand Slam of the year.
Williams was one of four US champions that won on sunday, sending a clear message to the next generation of rising stars that they will have to wait their turn
Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal remained on course for a tanatalising first ever collision at the US Open after demolishing their opposition at Flushing Meadows on saturday.
The two great rivals have never played eatch other at the year's final Gand Slam but are drawn to meet each other in the quarterfinals next week, and they moved step closer by winning their third-round ties in brilliant fashion.
WORLD CUP BERTH ALMOST CONFIRMED FOR INDIA TO ASIA CUP HOCKEY
Their World Cup berth all but secured, a confident India would look to book a direct ticket to next year's mega event by winning the ongoing ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament when they clash with defending champions South Korea, here sunday.
Both India and Malaysia have virtually qualified for the World Cup to be held at The Hague, Netherlands after South Korea shut ther door on pakisthan with a narrow 2-1 win the first semi final.
victoria duval defeated former champion samntha stosur
Victoria Duval is just 17 but has already experienced the heart-stopping terror of being held hostage by gunmen and almost losing er father in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
So, on Tuesday, defeating former champion samntha stosur in the US Open first felt tame by comparison, the tension of squandering three match points understandably trivial in the great drama of her young life.
US Open favourates Rafael Nadal nad Serena Williams, with 28 Grand Slam titles between them, cruised into the US Open on Monday but 17-time major winner Roger Federer was Thwarted by rain.
Nadal, the second-seeded 2010 champion who watched the 2012 US Open from his home in spain as he endured a seven-month injury layoff, cruised to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, win over America's Ryan Harrison to record a 16th win on hard courts this year.
Anything Monty Panesar can do, his England teammates can do better. Days after the out-of-favour Sikh spinner was fined and disciplined for relieving himself on nightclub bouncers during a drunken rampage.
English cricket found itself facing another embarrassing leak with allegations emerging that three top cricketers urinated on the Oval pitch during Sunday night's raucous post-Ashes celebrations.
Sections of the Australian media reported that after England's 3-0 drubbing of the Aussies ended with a thrilling draw in the fifth Test, the home team's dressing room revelry spilled over to the ground with Stuart Broad, Kevin Pietersenand James Anderson being involved in the disgraceful act of watering the pitch.
No.1 Djokovic, Rejuvenated Nadal Target Murray's US Crown; Federer Keen To prove Critics Wrong
BIG FOUR DOMINATION
The so-called Big 4 Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have combined to win 33 of the past 34 Grand Slam titles, a strech that began in 2005.
Nadal is definitely back, and he's playing may be the best tennis thaat he ever has played on hard courts."
-Novak Djokovic BELIEVES NADAL IS THE FAVOURITE
" I think you can play aggressive when you're playing well. I am trying to take the ball little bit early. I worked on my game to be a little bit more aggressive."
-Rafael Nadal ON HIS HARD COURT GAME
"It's important that i concentrate on my game and that the passion is there, that I work the right way, that I'm prepared ,and then I feel like I can win a Tournament."
Opener Joe Root's 68 puts Hosts On A Steady Course
Runs dried up for England as Australia dismissed Joe Root and Jonathan Trott in an attritional second session on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Friday.
England, who at 3-0 up had already won the five-match series, were 247 for four at stumps, 245 runs behind Australia's first innings 492 for nine declared and still needing a further 46 to avoid the follow-on.
Australia, after winning the toss declared the first innings on 492 for nine on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at The Oval on Thursday.
Steven Smith was 138 not out, after scoring his maiden Test hundred, while James Anderson led England's attack with four wickets for 95 runs.
Shane Watson's magnificent 176 put Australia in command at 307 for four on the first day of the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at The Oval on Wednesday.
The powerful right-hander startedout all guns blazing and, after being struck on the head by a Stuart Broad bouncer, he dug in to his his highest Test score and share a fourth-wicket partnership of 145 with Steve Smith.
Dhoni rises to 16th on Richie Rich list in Athletes
Indian cricket team captian Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ranked 16th in the latest Forbes list of highest-paid athletes with an earning of $31.5 million (around Rs.180 crore), placing him above the likes of Rafael Nadal and usain bolt.
As per the latest Forbes list of highest-paid athletes in the world, the 31-year old captain of the Indian cricket team earned $31.5 million between june 2012 and june 2013.
Dhoni says "Virat has changed a lot over the last year"
Indian skipper MS Dhoni is a busy man for the most of the year. His fitnes methods, he says, help him endure the Hetric grind of the international cricket calendar. These days, he is going easy on his body, recovering from the rigours of the last season, and playing a lot of badminton to hone his reflexes.
Dhoni says the best thing about him is that he is very expressive, and that helps a captain. His approach towards his game and also the way he operates in the field has changed.
He now has alla the ingredients to lead a side and has led well in Zimbabwe, Dhoni said while speaking at a promotional event here on monday.
Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina joined the run feast with superb centuries as India A posted a mammoth 582 for nine against South africa A to take command of the unofficial Test, here on sunday.
Sharma scored 119 while Raina blasted 135 as the two overnight batsmen ripped apart the home bowling attack on the second day of the match. India skipper Cheteshwar Pujara had struck 137 on Saturday to put his side in a strong position.
Sharma and Raina shared a 106-run partnership for the fourth wicket, which was broken when the former was caught by Temba Bavuma off JP Duminy at the fagend of the morning session.
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