KOLKATA - Achanta Sharath Kamal bagged the men's honours while Shamini Kumaresan clinched the women's title in contrasting styles at the 72nd National and Inter-state Table Tennis Championships here Sunday.

CENTURION - After losing the closely-fought ODI series 2-3 to South Africa, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sunday said it was a "disappointing" performance by the batsmen throughout and called it a "big lesson" before the World Cup.

CENTURION - Yusuf Pathan struck a savage knock of 105 off 70 balls to give India a late hope but finally perished as the visitors lost by 33 runs to South Africa in a rain-curtailed fifth ODI and with it the closely-fought series 2-3 here Sunday.

CENTURION - Yusuf Pathan struck a valiant 105, but it was not enough as India lost to South Africa by 33 runs in a rain-curtailed fifth and final ODI -- and with it the series 2-3.

MELBOURNE - Roger Federer reached a record-tying 27th straight Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open Sunday and Francesca Schiavone also made the final eight after surviving the longest women's match at the majors.