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After spending a few days practicing on clay courts in Switzerland, a healthy and well-rested Roger Federer settled on his upcoming schedule: He will bypass the French Open and turn his focus to Wimbledon, then the U.S. Open. The decision comes as a surprise to many given his great start to 2017 which saw him win a record extending 18th ...

 Mohit Sharma bowled one of best final over under pressure with Kings XI Punjab living to fight another day edging out Mumbai Indians by 7 runs in a high- scoring IPL thriller keeping their play-off chances alive. Put into bat, Kings XI Punjab piled up a mammoth 230 for 3 in 20 overs riding on Wriddhiman Saha’s belliegerent unbeaten 93 ...

Riding on Shreyas Iyer’s brilliant knock, Delhi Daredevils sealed a two-wicket win vs Gujarat Lions in an IPL 2017 game on Wednesday. Chasing a massive target of 196, DD were reeling at 121/6 but Iyer and Pat Cummins’ quickfire 61-run stand guided the visitors home with two balls to spare. This was DD’s fifth win of the season. Earlier, Aaron Finch’s ...

Delhi Daredevils rode on an all-round effort to thrash Rising Pune Supergiant by 97 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here yesterday. While Kerala youngster Sanju Samson’s maiden T20 hundred set things on fire in the first innings as Delhi posted a mammoth 204 for 5, captain Zaheer Khan led from the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The national junior skiing championship slated to be held at Auli near Joshimath from February 19 has been postponed for now due to absence of the famous skiing slope. Officials of the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN) which is organising the event state that the future date of the event will be ascertained depending on whether there ...