Sports Shorts: Manika Batra first Indian woman to break into top-50

Sathiyan surpasses Sharath to become highest-ranked Indian at 28, Manika breaks into top-50 IMAGE: Manika Batra of India in action. Photograph: Jeremy Lee/Reuters Leading Indian paddler G......

Tennis round-up: Federer advances in Rotterdam to inch closer to top spot

IMAGE: Roger Federer. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images via Reuters Roger Federer moved a step closer to reclaiming the top spot in men's tennis when he beat Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans 6-1,......

Sports Shorts: Kvitova outplays Mladenovic to lift title

A summary of sports events and sports persons who made news on Sunday. IMAGE: Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova last played in a final in June, when she won the title in Birmingham.......

VOTE! The best Indian sportsperson of 2016

It was a year which P V Sindhu made memorable for all Indians with a historic silver medal at the Rio Olympics and Sakshi Malik became the darling of the nation with her bronze medal in wrestling.......

Here's what Sania says after SanTina's 41-match win streak ends

IMAGE: Switzerland’s Martina Hingis, left, with India’s Sania Mirza. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis' 41-match winning streak......