More woe for Bouchard with Miami exit
Eugenie Bouchard’s poor run of form continued on Wednesday as the Canadian suffered a first-round exit at the hands of Australia’s Ashleigh Barty at the Miami Open.
Wildcard Barty’s 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 win sets up an all-australian clash in the second round of the WTA hardcourt event against 14th seed Samantha Stosur.
Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic was another high-profile early exit, the 2008 Miami finalist falling 4 6 6 4 7 6 (7/3) to Kazakhstan’s
JOHNSON ON A ROLL
World number one Dustin Johnson rolled and Rory Mcilroy and Jordan Spieth stumbled, while Jason Day left to be with his ail opening day of the WGC-DELL Match Play in Austin, Texas.
While Johnson steamrolled Webb Simpson 5&3, Mcilroy and Spieth were surprise losers in
AUSTRALIA TO TRIAL BLUE CARDS
Blue cards are set to be issued to players suffering from signs of concussion, the Australian Rugby Union said on Thursday in a bid to improve safety
TOUR DE FFRANCE HEADS TO SHANGHAI
Cycling’s Tour de France will stage a Shanghai criterium featuring top riders this year as it bids to attract a following in China, organisers said. An “Etape China” for thousands of enthusiasts will be held in
RESERVE BANK SCORE 3-0 WIN OVER PNB
Reserve Bank of India stalwarts Vasant Karkera, Rahul Shinde and Clement Travaso scored a goal each as they opened their campaign with an emphatic 3-0 over Punjab National Bank in their Group D league match of the Vishwanath Anchan Memo rial Veterans’ Football Tourna ment, being conducted by the Karnatak Sporting Association at their ground on Cross Maidan
In Group A, Maharaja Air India split points with Colaba Sports League in a 1-1 draw Nagesh Swamy goal for the Col aba outfit was cancelled out by Maharaja’s Anthony Fernandes