INCHEON: M R Poovamma bagged a bronze in women's 400m race as India swelled their medal count from athletics competition to three at the Asian Games on Sunday.

NEW YORK: India's Sania Mirza captured her third Grand Slam mixed doubles title on Friday, winning the US Open crown with Brazilian partner Bruno Soares and then declared herself "a proud Indian".

Leeds: For the first time in the series England notched up a substantial total to challenge the Indian batting line-up, albeit in a dead rubber, in the fifth and the final ODI at Leeds, Headingley posting 294 courtesy Joe Root's second ODI ton, and the visitors, who have been steamrolling England's modest totals so far crumbled under pressure.

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday named an unchanged side for the men's hockey competition at the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea as the selectors reposed faith on the 16-member squad that won the silver medal in this year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

NEW YORK: Roger Federer saved two match points to defeat Gael Monfils 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 and reach his ninth US Open semifinal on Thursday, keeping alive his dream of a sixth title.

These are happy days for Indian cricket. The gloom for England in ODIs never seems to end. The dynamics of this ODI series has put the future of both teams in front.

NEW YORK: Sania Mirza is in line to win her third Grand Slam title and first with new partner Bruno Soares as the top seeded pair struggled past Yung-Jan Chan and Ross Hutchins to reach the mixed doubles summit clash.

It could easily have slipped to the background in the wake of India's massive victory in the fourth Royal London ODI match at Edgbaston in Birmingham but left-handed Shikhar Dhawan drew attention to a beautiful aspect of the stand by making it a point to pay his opening partner Ajinkya Rahane a genuine compliment.

NEW YORK: Friends and rivals since they were 11, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray renew acquaintances on Wednesday in a blockbuster quarterfinal match at the US Open.

HYDERABAD: National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand today remained tightlipped about his split with Saina Nehwal, saying he doesn't want to talk about the issue as the Asian Games is just round the corner.