Roger Federer wins ninth Halle title

Sreeja, a trainee of Somnath Ghosh, was ranked 29th in the tournament and nothing much was expected from her before the start as the event had a plethora of top players. But by the end of the tournament, she came out with flying colours.

It is India's first win over England in five years as they had all lost all six previous matches to the hosts.

The Guntur player took only 37 minutes to outplay his Chinese opponent 21-10, 21-14. The 24-year-old Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings right from the start and finished off in straight games to reach the summit clash.

Derby: A brilliant batting display helped India post 281/3 against England in the opening match of the ICC Women's cricket World Cup here on Saturday.Put in to bat, the Indian eves started off with openers Punam Raut (86) and Smriti Mandhana (90) putting up a 144-run stand in 27 overs. But just when the going seemed good, Mandhana was sent pack

The win is India's second in a row over Pakistan in the tournament after a 7-1 result in their first match. The Indians will take on Canada in the 5th-6th place match on Sunday.

The Indian ace shuttler was impeccable at the net to reign supreme in the semifinals.

Hyderabad: Promising State paddler S Fidel R Snehit won the silver medal in the junior category of the Central Zone national ranking table tennis tournament in Indore on Friday. The India number 6 players lost to top-ranked Indian junior player Manav Thakkar 4-0 in the summit clash to settle for the runners-up spot.The impressive show of Snehit

Hyderabad: The Olympic Day Run is turning into a farce, at least in the city. The divided Olympic bodies in the State conducted separate Runs to commemorate the Olympic Day. If the Telangana Olympic Association (TOA) conducted their run on Thursday with triple hockey Olympian N Mukesh Kumar being the main attraction of the run, the Olympic Associat