Maria Sharapova wins Italian Open crown in Rome

Maria Sharapova recovered from a set and 4-0 down to beat Li Na and retain her Italian Open crown in Rome. At 6-6 in the third and final set, the match was interrupted for more than two hours by rain, but Sharapova returned to win the decisive tie-break. The 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-5) win over the French Open champion gave the Russian her 26th career title. Sharapova now heads to Roland Garros looking for the title that would complete a career Grand Slam.

Bangalore crash out, Chennai in play-offs in IPL

Dale Steyn produced a fiery pace bowling spell of three for just eight runs as DC knocked RCB out of the Indian Premier League with a nine-run victory in a tense match.

Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets

Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets, highest opening partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Smith 163 in IPL

Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers by 9 runs

Deccan Chargers defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine runs in their Indian Premier League match today. Deccan Chargers: 132 for seven in 20 overs South African allrounder JP Duminy cracked a strokeful 53-ball 74 as Deccan Chargers recovered from shaky start to post a modest 132 for seven against RCB in IPL.

West Indies struggling to save first Test against England

London: West Indies reached 120 for four against England at stumps, on day three of the first Test at Lord''s on Saturday and their hopes of avoiding defeat once again rest with Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Mahesh Bhupathi-Bopanna out of Rome Masters

Rome: 7th seed Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna crashed out of ATP Rome Masters after a straight-sets defeat to Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez .

KKR thrash Warriors by 34 runs to seal second place

Pune: Kolkata Knight Riders sealed the second place in the points table with a crushing 34-run victory over Pune Warriors in their final group league encounter of the Indian Premier League here on Saturday.

Djokovic, Nadal in Rome Masters final rematch

Rome: World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic swept past Roger Federer on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters final rematch with five-time winner Rafael Nadal.

Yuki wins first ever ATP Challenger singles title

New Delhi: A resurgent Yuki Bhambri won the first ever ATP Challenger singles title of his career after scoring a facile straight-set win over Israeli fourth seed Amir Weintraub in Fergana, Uzbekistan today.

Ex India captain Kirti Azad begins fast against IPL

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad today began a fast, demanding that the Indian Premier League, which has been a hit by a series a controversies, be scrapped.

IPL preview: Mumbai Indians hope to seal playoff berth, RR to play for pride

Mumbai Indians would be looking to seal a playoffs berth and iron out minor flaws for the bigger battles ahead, while the Rajasthan Royals would play for pride when the two sides take on each other in their last league encounter of the IPL here tomorrow. Rajasthan Royals, who have not been consistent enough, bowed out of contention for the playoffs with a humiliating five wicket defeat against Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad. They must be ruing their close defeats against Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings but are left with no other options but to play for pride against the formidable Mumbai Indians. Skipper Rahul Dravid has already proved that he is not a spent force and that too in the shorter version of the game which has never been his forte. He, along with Australian Shane Watson, Shaun Tait, Ajinkya Rahane and others would like to prove a point with better performances. Mumbai are placed third with 18 points from 15 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore have 17 points from 15 matches and they take on the lowly Deccan Chargers on Sunday in a day match. It will be a must-win situation for the visitors if RCB too wins. Mumbai Indians have a strong side featuring the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, South African Herschelle Gibbs, West Indian Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu. Rohit is in good nick with a hundred under his belt but Tendulkar is yet to play a big knock in the competition.