Two Indians - cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and ICC chairman N. Srinivasan - on Sunday received contrasting reception from the record 93,013-strong crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the World Cup final....
Serena Williams recovered well from knee injury to ease past Romanian Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-1 at her Miami Open opener here on Saturday....

It was a super Saturday for Indian badminton as both Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth reached their respective finals of the $275,000 India Open Superseries by earning straight game wins at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here....
Defender Birendra Lakra and striker Vandana Kataria were on Saturday named the "Players of Year" in the male and female category respectively, while three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Sr. got the "Lifetime Achievement" award at the inaugural Hockey India (HI) annual awards here. ...

Much more than the World Cup title will be at stake when co-hosts Australia and New Zealand square-off in the final of the quadrennial event at the majestic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Sunday....
Australia skipper Michael Clarke on Saturday announced that he will quit One-Day Internationals (ODI) after the cricket World Cup final against New Zealand here on Sunday....
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated India's top women's shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday after the 25-year-old was assured of becoming the World No.1....
Mohun Bagan defeated traditional rivals East Bengal 1-0 in an I-league football match at the Salt Lake stadium here on Sunday. ...
The Melbourne Cricket Ground's (MCG) hallowed surface will add another feather to its cap when it hosts the final of the 11th World Cup between tournament co-hosts Australia and New Zealand on Sunday....
New Zealand will bring an unchanged line-up into Sunday's World Cup final against co-hosts Australia here, captain Brendon McCullum confirmed on Saturday....