BOISE: Novak Djokovic got Serbia off to a hot start, but American Sam Querrey's gritty victory over Viktor Troicki saw the United States pull level on the opening day of their Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie.

CHENNAI: Although India's annual T20 extravaganza is a relatively young tournament, the clash between two-time champions Chennai and the cash-rich Mumbai is already showing signs of developing into the competition's El Clasico. Such is the intensity when the two meet.

BANGALORE: Team Bangalore finally broke the jinx when they beat Team Mumbai at home, on their sixth attempt, in the IPL. In what was a heart-stopping finish, Bangalore squeezed out a two-run win after Kieron Pollard could manage only one off the final ball of the innings, bowled by Vinay Kumar. Mumbai needed 157 for a win and finished at 156/5 after Dinesh Karthik gave them hope with a 37-ball 60.

BANGALORE: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli said his team does not mind being seen as too reliant on Chris Gayle after the West Indian swashbuckler made the decisive difference in the narrow two-run win over Mumbai Indians in their IPL match on Thursday.

BANGALORE: Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi and Brit Simon Fuller -- one of the biggest music producers in business with over 500 No. 1 songs -- announced the launch of XIX Globosport, a new international sport and entertainment platform, which expressly signed on tennis superstar, world No.2 Andy Murray, as its first client.

HYDERABAD: It is time to walk the talk and deliver on promises. Sunrisers Hyderabad may be the newest team on the IPL horizon, but they comprise players who have been there and done that before and the sixth edition offers them new hope as they begin their campaign against Pune Warriors.

KOLKATA: Long after many had written its epitaph, the IPL lives. Shedding the burgeoning burden of living up to its predecessor, it defies and grows with every edition. The world's richest T20 league made another rousing start, the first notes of IPL-6 struck at the throbbing Salt Lake Stadium certainly louder in decibel and design.

HYDERABAD: Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha became the third quickest Indian to reach 100 wickets when he scalped Australian James Pattinson in the first innings of the fourth Test at Delhi recently. The 26-year-old, who has 102 Test wickets from just 22 Tests, is also the joint highest wicket-taker in Tests from Hyderabad, equaling off-spinner Shivlal Yadav's mark. Ojha, who is in Bangalore preparing with Mumbai Indians for their opening game against Royal Challengers, spoke to TOI about the IPL and his achievements on Tuesday. Excerpts:

PARIS: Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura played down fears for the fitness of Lionel Messi on Tuesday while Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted his team can still win their Champions League quarterfinal tie.

KOLKATA: The run-up to every IPL season is generally marked by some controversy or the other, triggering all kinds of debates, but all that fades into the background once the first ball is bowled in the world's most glamorous T20 league. It has been no different in IPL-6, with the controversy over Sri Lankan cricketers' participation in the tournament.