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Maria Sharapova has been knocked out of the ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland by a player ranked just 88th in the world. Sharapova, who struggled mightily with her serve and her range-finding, was dumped in straight sets by the unknown Greta Arn. Despite being paid a substantial appearance fee, Sharapova then declined... 

Somdev Devvarman has been given a wildcard in the 2011 Australian Open, starting on January 17, and he will make his maiden appearance at the Melbourne Park. Kai-chen Chang of Chinese Taipei is the other Asian player to be handed a wildcard, in the women’s singles, Tennis Australia announced on Thursday. Somdev, 25, is currently... 

Richard Gasquet became yet another big-name casualty in the Chennai singles, who lost in three sets to Bjorn Phau. The unexpected exits of Marin Cilic and Somdev Devvarman created news on the first two days of the Chennai Open and Day Three at the SDAT Centre, Nungambakkam, provided yet another shock result. Fourth seed Gasquet... 

Rohtak- Top seeds Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) continued their dominance by winning the men’s and women’s team events of National Badminton Championships, outclassing Railways here Thursday. In the men’s section, PSPB, who survived a scare from Andhra Pradesh in the semi-final, thrashed Railways... 

Marquee act Tomas Berdych made the quarterfinals of the Aircel Chennai Open with a 6-2, 6-4 debellation of Croatia’s Ivan Dodig on Wednesday. The World No. 6 toyed with Dodig on centre court, realising a second round victory without having to resort to any special playmaking. A difference in ranking of over 80 places was... 

Cricket Australia’s marketing motto for this Ashes has been “History will be made.” It’s a slogan that will weigh heavily on the conscious of this Australian team who know they will be remembered for their hiding in this series. “Going into this Ashes series I thought there were going to be defining moments in our... 

Chasing a daunting target of 340 for victory, India crawled to 53 for one in their second innings at lunch on the final day of the series-deciding third Test against South Africa on Thursday. The Indians lost Virender Sehwag (11) during the session, which saw runs come a slow pace on a difficult Newlands track. Opener Gautam... 

Indian soccer captain Baichung Bhutia insists that his side holds no fear of the star-studded Socceroos ahead of their Asian Cup opener in Abu Dhabi. Ranked 142nd in the world, under-performing India are being tipped to be easy-beats in a strong Group C, which also includes South Korea and Bahrain, the Courier Mail reports. The... 

DOHA: ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal chairman Michael Beloff on Wednesday explained the procedures that will be adopted at the full hearing of the Pakistani players involved in the spot-fixing scandal. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer are all set to face an anti-corruption tribunal from January 6-11 here with threat... 

Few things excite the cream flannelled cricket establishment quite like accusations of cheating. So when Ian Botham, the erstwhile former England all-rounder, described Phil Hughes as a cheat during TV commentary on Wednesday when the Australian fielder appealed for a catch to dismiss Alastair Cook on 99, it was bound to stir...