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The lead up to the Open sees the best players battling it out in Toronto and Cincinnati to be in best shape and form for a fortnight of gruelling tennis. No one could breach the stranglehold of the big four on Grand Slams until Stanislas Wawrinka changed it by winning the Australian Open where he beat both Nadal and Djokovic. It was Juan Martin Del Potro who started it right here in New York when he beat Roger Federer in a 5-set thriller to deny the Swiss his 6th consecutive US Open title....

The stars for the visitors were who else but Kyrie Irving and LeBron James, who netted a staggering 41 points each, that completely broke the back of the defending champs and meant that the series will now to move Game 6 on Thursday. Klay Thompson provided the home crowd with some cheer with 37 points but the night firmly belonged to two individuals, whose determination to ensure the wounds of last years don’t deepen further, proved to be too much and it meant that the Warriors now will need to dig even more to get that second elusive title....

Sandeep, driving a Gypsy, completed the two legs – Windfarm and Alpha - in one hour, 33 minutes and 49 seconds. Samrat Yadav (co-driver Gaurav) of PVT team came second as the Gypsy driver completed a total distance of 75 km in an hour, 36 and 55 seconds. PVT’s Harpreet Singh Bawa (co-driver Parminder Thakur) a third following his effort in one hour, 39 minutes and 14 seconds in a Gypsy....

12:10 p.m., CBS — Virginia vs. Michigan State (at Charlotte) MORE: All-time best tourney moments | Must-see photos from Friday | Dick Vitale thought ESPN was a disease 2:40 p.m., CBS — Duke vs. San Diego State (at Charlotte) 5:15 p.m., CBS — Kansas vs. Wichita State (at Omaha) 6:10 p.m., TNT — Oklahoma vs. Dayton (at Columbus) 7:10 p.m., TBS — Gonzaga vs. Iowa (at Seattle) 7:45 p.m., truTV — Wisconsin vs....

Drafting Russian players is a risk because of the Kontinental Hockey League’s drive to keep talent at home. And this year there are few elite prospects from the rest of Europe. MORE: Best talent available from North America | Gary Bettman reacts to Coyotes plight Barkov proved to be a plum for the Florida Panthers. The No. 2 pick of 2013, he is a key piece in the team’s progress....

Under the new captain, Virat Kohli, Team India have managed to win five of the nine Test matches that they have played and have lost just one. It has been quite a performance from an Indian team which had been struggling in Tests for quite a while. India’s year started with two drawn Tests against Australia and Bangladesh respectively, the former being part of a 2-0 series loss. However, they followed it up with back-to-back series wins in Sri Lanka and at home against South Africa....

The opening game proved to be a keen contest, but it was Kashyap who took the early lead at the 10-10 mark, winning 4 points on the trot to go 14-10 up. He then maintained that lead throughout and eventually sealed the game 21-17 in his favour. The second game saw Minh make a comeback as he raced away to a 6-3 lead before Kashyap made it 6-6. But the Indian failed to take control of proceedings and at the 7-7 mark lost 4 points straight to go 7-11 down and then at the 12-9 mark, lost 5 more points to go 17-9 down....

Although Jones was signed away from the Bengals three days after Calvin Johnson retired, he’s not being asked to suddenly be Megatron. But that doesn’t mean Jones can’t put up very pleasing Megatron-like stats in 2016, which would make him chief among wide receiver fantasy football sleepers in drafts this year. 2016 FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker...

The Facebook post, from Nico Rosberg, read, “Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my ‘one thing’ to become Formula One World Champion. Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target.And now I’ve made it. I have climbed my mountain, I am on the peak, so this feels right. My strongest emotion right now is deep gratitude to everybody who supported me to make that dream happen....

Ahead of the tournament, the 22-year lad who hails from the small village of Chamaria near Rohtak, spoke to Sportskeeda in an exclusive chat where he divulged a lot of aspects that maketh him the man that he is today, the role of kabaddi in his life and his family back home. The Indian team goes into the World Cup not only as defending champions but also as firm favourites to retain the title they won back in 2007....

Iran’s skipper, Meraj Sheykh, who has played in India in the last three editions of the Pro Kabaddi League, has said that his side can now match India’s skills and performances on the mat, and is sure that his team will be able to turn the tides on the Indian team at the World Cup. Speaking to the Times of India ahead of Iran’s arrival to the country for the competition, Meraj Sheykh said, “I am 100 percent sure about that....

Darren Clarke’s side was whitewashed in Friday’s opening session but they hit back to win three of the afternoon fourballs on the first day of the Ryder Cup. The second day witnessed the Americans maintaining their momentum to win two and a half points from the morning foursomes. Rory McIlroy paired up with potential long-term partner Thomas Pieters to win the first of the afternoon fourballs. However, Europe suffered a setback in their bid for a fourth successive Ryder Cup win....

The teams were selected by a panel of 43 MLB executives. Altuve and Judge received the most votes among AL executives, appearing on 21 ballots each. In the NL, Jansen received the most votes, with 21, while Stanton appeared on the second-most ballots, at 19. Sporting News named its first MLB All-Star team in 1925. (Selected by panel of 22 AL executives) C: Gary Sanchez, Yankees 2017 stats: .278/.345/.531; 33 home runs; 90 RBIs; 4....

Khaled Abdullah Mohammed said, “Korea is a technically and tactically brilliant team and we have 50-50 chance at the title” naming an unchanged starting eleven for the Finals. Jung-Yong Chung made a couple of changes bringing in Cho Young-Wook and Park Tae-Jun in place of Jeong Ho-Jin and Yim Jae-Hyeok. AFC U-19 Championship Match: Saudi Arabia defeat South Korea 2-1 (KSA: Turki Al-Ammar 2’, Khalid Al-Ghannam 22’; KOR: Cho Young-Wook 64’)...

Ahead of Friday’s game between the Mavericks and Suns, which features the No. 1 (Deandre Ayton) and No. 3 (Luka Doncic) picks from the 2018 NBA Draft, The Sporting News has decided to take a radical approach. We’re going to evaluate the players from that class based on what we have actually seen. (It’s so crazy that it just might work.) More than three years removed from the event itself, here are the updated winners and losers from the 2018 NBA Draft....

The Warriors, on the other hand, are the defending champions of the league. By all accounts, they have been the cream of the league for the large part of the last 4 years. Under Steve Kerr, they play a brand of unselfish basketball and ball movement that makes watching even their blowout wins an enjoyable experience. Nor are they light on the win count, having won over 80% of their games this season with a fully-fit Fantastic Four....

In 2018, the NFC West serves as the perfect example. Just three years ago, the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals were the class of the division, with the Rams - then in St Louis - and the San Francisco 49ers floundering in obscurity. Fast forward and the division has been flipped on its head, with the Rams back in Los Angeles and looking to build on an excellent debut season under Sean McVay - which ended in a wild-card loss to the Atlanta Falcons - but facing the prospect of a significant challenge from a resurgent 49ers team that enters the season with the league’s longest active winning streak....

Khachanov becomes the first Russian since Nikolay Davydenko in 2009 to win an ATP Masters 1000 tournament and will rise to a career-high ranking of Number 11 come Monday. The World Number 18 produced the best tennis of his career over the course of the week as he defeated John Isner, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic - all players ranked in the Top 10. Winning a whopping 76% points on his first serve, Khachanov broke Djokovic thrice and never allowed the 4-time Champion to settle in....

The International Cricket Council (ICC) organizes the cricket World Cup. The 2003 Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. The tournament was held from 09 February to 23 March 2003. This World Cup faced numerous challenges but the event was completed in great style. The number of participating teams increased to 14 (10 Test Playing nations, Kenya as Full one-day status team and three qualifiers from the ICC Trophy 2001 held in Canada, namely The Netherlands, Canada & Namibia)....

The World Cup received wide publicity from the postal departments of Countries who were playing in the World Cup. A large number of stamps were issued by various countries. Jamaica issued a set of four stamps on 28 February 2007 to commemorate this sporting event. The stamps featured the former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh, batsman Collie Smith and the Sabina Park, Kingston pitch. All stamps and the first-day cover carry the World cup Logo....