Asia C’ships: Lakshya stuns Christie but India lose 3-2 in semis
Manila, Feb 15 (IANS) The Indian men’s badminton team on Saturday settled for a bronze at the Badminton Asia Team Championships after losing a closely …
Ranji Roundup: Bengal, Karnataka win, through to semis
Patiala (Punjab), Feb 14 (IANS) Bengal completed their comeback from being dismissed for 138 in the first innings of their Ranji Trophy Group A match …
First priority is to reach women’s T20 WC semis: Knight
Sydney, Feb 14 (IANS) England captain Heather Knight said that the team has taken a lot of lessons from the recent tri-series they played in …
Bopanna-Shapovalov enter Rotterdam Open semis
Rotterdam, Feb 14 (IANS) India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov have entered the semifinals of the Rotterdam Open with a thrilling victory …
IWL: Sandhiya scores four as Sethu reach semis
Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS) Defending champions Sethu FC confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the 4th Hero Indian Womens League (IWL) in style, after …
Gokulam Kerala reach IWL semis with 5-1 win
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Gokulam Kerala continued their formidable form and rubberstamped their place in the Indian Women’s League (IWL) semi-finals with a game to …
PBL: Pune 7 Aces faces Awadhe Warriors in hunt for semis berth
Hyderabad, Feb 2 (IANS) With the Chennai Superstarz and North Eastern Warriors confirming their spots in the semi-finals of the Star Sports Premier Badminton League, …
PBL: North Eastern Warriors seal semis spot
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) World No. 10 Michelle Li staved off a spirited challenge from Rituparna Das to take the North Eastern Warriors to a …
Inter knock out Fiorentina 2-1 to reach Coppa Italia semis
Rome, Jan 30 (IANS) FC Internazionale has defeated Fiorentina 2-1 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, commonly known as San Siro, in Milan in the last quarter-final …
Australian Open: Thiem beats Nadal to reach semis
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Twenty six-year-old Dominic Thiem on Wednesday reached his first Australian Open semi-final after beating world no.1 and 19-time Grand Slam winner …
Simona Halep enters Australian Open semis
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep defeated Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-1, 6-1 and reached the Australian Open semifinals here on Wednesday. Halep wasted no …
AC Milan knock out Torino 4-2 to reach Coppa Italia semis
Rome, Jan 29 (IANS) AC Milan has knocked out Torino FC 4-2 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, commonly known as San Siro, in the third Coppa …
U19 WC: India reach semis after hard-fought win over Aus
Potchefstroom, Jan 28 (IANS) India on Tuesday defended a total of 234 as they beat Australia by 74 runs in a match that swung both …
Aus Open: Federer to face Djokovic in semis
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) Roger Federer will face Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster semi-final at the 2020 Australian Open. Federer on Tuesday beat the USA’s …
Barty 1st Oz in 36 years in Aus Open semis
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) World No.1 Ashleigh Barty on Tuesday became the first Aussie hope to reach the women’s singles semifinals at the Australian Open …
Lather, Thapa in semis, Zareen out of Strandja Memorial
Sofia (Bulgaria), Jan 23 (IANS) Shiva Thapa (63kg) and Sonia Lather (57kg) on Thursday assured themselves of medals at the 71st Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament …
Juventus beat Roma 3-1 to reach Coppa Italia semis
Rome, Jan 23 (IANS) Juventus FC defeated AS Roma 3-1 at the Allianz Stadium in the northern city of Turin to reach the semi-finals of …
Sania Mirza storms into semis of Hobart International
Hobart, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, alongwith her Ukrainian partner Nadia Kichenok, on Thursday made it to the semi-finals of the women’s …
Williams, Wozniacki through to ASB Classic semis
Auckland, Jan 10 (IANS) Top-seed Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki entered the semi-finals of the ongoing ASB Classic in Auckland after winning their matches on …
De Minaur & Kyrgios carry Australia to ATP Cup semis
Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios combined to defeat Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury 3-6, 6-3, 18-16 on Thursday, giving Australia …
Unbeaten Shillong, Bengaluru enter semis of RFYS Football Finals
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) H Elias Memorial School, Shillong stormed into the semi-finals of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) 2019-20 National Football Finals Junior …
Maharashtra, Kerala storm into semis at Kho Kho nationals
Bemetara (Chhattisgarh), Dec 29 (IANS) Maharashtra and Kerala entered semi-finals of the Chhattisgarh Amateur Kho Kho Association-organised 53rd Senior National Kho Kho Championships in the …
Bombay Bullets become 1st team to seal semis berth with 18 points
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Bombay Bullets, staring down the barrel of a gun when trailing Odisha Warriors 1-3, staged a great escape to become …
IBL: NE Rhinos edge ahead of Bullets in race to semis
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) NE Rhinos rode efforts by skipper Nikhat Zareen and Mandeep Jangra to script a 4-3 victory over Bombay Bullets in …
Syed Modi tourney: Srikanth out, Sourabh, Rituparna in semis
Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Kidambi Srikanth lost in the quarterfinals to make an exit as Indian shuttlers Sourabh Verma and Rituparna Das advanced to the …
Davis Cup Finals: Nadal leads Spain to semis, Serbia crash out
Madrid, Nov 23 (IANS) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal led Spain to the semi-finals while Novak Djokovic-led Serbia crashed out of the ongoing Davis Cup …
Hong Kong Open: Kidambi Srikanth loses in semis
Hong Kong, Nov 16 (IANS) The Indian challenge at the ongoing Hong Kong Open 2019 badminton tournament came to an end as Kidambi Srikanth went …
ATP Finals: Defending champ Zverev reaches semis
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Defending champion Alexander Zverev from Germany grabbed the last semifinal spot at the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Russian world …
Srikanth reaches Hong Kong semis as Chen Long retires
Hong Kong, Nov 15 (IANS) Kidambi Srikanth on Friday reached the semi-final of the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament after his opponent, China’s reigning Olympic …
Federer ousts Djokovic to reach semis at ATP Finals
London, Nov 15 (IANS) The 38-year-old Roger Federer took a clinical win over long-time arch rival Novak Djokovic in London, reaching his 16th semifinal out …
China Open: Chirag-Rankireddy lose in semis
Fuzhou (China), Nov 9 (IANS) The Indian men’s doubles pair comprising Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy bowed out of the ongoing China Open 2019 after …
Satwik-Chirag march into China Open semis
Fuzhou (China), Nov 8 (IANS) Indian men’s star doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their prolific run on Friday as they entered …
Barty, Bencic move to WTA Finals semis
Shenzhen, Oct 31 (IANS) Ashleigh Barty of Australia and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland qualified for the semi-finals of the WTA Finals tournament on Thursday. No. …
Jeet in men’s singles UTT National Ranking TT C’ships semis
Thane, Oct 31 (IANS) Of the four Haryana paddlers in the fray, only Jeet Chandra made it to the men singles semi-final of the UTT …
Pooja Gehlot enters semis of U-23 World Wrestling C’ships
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Pooja Gehlot (53kg) stormed into the semi-finals to remain in the medal hunt as the women wrestlers continued their challenge …
Barty in WTA Finals’ semis with win over Kvitova
Shenzhen, Oct 31 (IANS) World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty powered into the semi-finals of the 2019 WTA Finals Shenzhen here on Thursday after blasting 6th …
Jyoti in UWW Under-23 World Wrestling C’ship semis
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Jyoti (50kg) made a fantastic start to her medal hunt by storming into the semi-finals of the UWW Under-23 World …
French Open: Sindhu, Saina out; Satwik-Chirag enter semis
Paris, Oct 26 (IANS) Ace Indian women shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal bowed out of the ongoing French Open badminton tournament after losing their …
French Open: Saina out, Rankireddy-Shetty in semis
Paris, Oct 25 (IANS) Saina Nehwal’s campaign in the French Open came to an end on Friday after she was beaten in the quarterfinal by …
South Africa beat Japan for place in Rugby WC semis
Tokyo, Oct 20 (IANS) South Africa beat hosts Japan 26-3 in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday to set up a semifinal clash with Wales. …
Rugby WC: Wales edge past France for place in semis
Tokyo, Oct 20 (IANS) Wales edged past France 20-19 in a thrilling contest on Sunday to book their place in the semifinals of the Rugby …