Carlos Alcaraz is only the second man since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of his first five Grand Slam singles finals after Swiss great Roger Federer.
Mitsubishi Motors on Thursday said it plans to launch its sedan Cedia and sports utility vehicle Montero by the first quarter of the next year in partnership with Hindustan Motors.
Spain's High Court has found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent
A round-up of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A
Rongali, who had won a silver in the Asian Para Games last year in China, produced a personal best of 10.63m but that was enough for a fifth-place finish in a top-class field.
A stunning overhead kick by Eduard Bello helped Venezuela hold Brazil to a 1-1 draw in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
Barcelona won 3-1 at Alaves in La Liga on Saturday thanks to goals by Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and substitute Victor Roque, who was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.
Antim Panghal on Friday created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win back-to-back U20 world titles
Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales quit his post on Sunday after three weeks of scandal over allegations he gave an unsolicited kiss to a player.
Asked again about the incident on Spain's COPE Radio station, Hermoso said: "I wish they created (controversy) involving someone else, I'm a world champion and that's what matters."
All 23 of the World cup-winning squad including Jenni Hermoso, as well as 32 other squad members, said they would not play internationals while Luis Rubiales remains head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
The big Mitsubishi sheds its price tag and the Pajero moniker. But does it gain any cred?
The craze over SUVs has just started in India.
Mitsubishi Motors will be strengthening its position in the high growth sports utility vehicle market by launching the all-new Outlander in early 2008.
Stephan Lichtsteiner, whose marauding runs down right flank for Switzerland have earned him the nickname Forrest Gump, may find his style cramped by Ecuador's pacey wingers in Sunday's World Cup match.
Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after terrorising the world's best batsmen for over a decade and a half with his toe-crushing yorkers delivered from a low and distinct sling-arm action.
Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has decided to manufacture its sports utility vehicle Outlander in India, through its Indian joint venture with Hindustan Motors, a C K Birla Group company. The Indian JV currently manufactures the Lancer range of sedans, sells Montero, a premium segment sedan, and imports completely built SUV Pajero. The company had earlier considered the option of importing Outlander as a fully-built unit for the Indian market.
Giselle Montero loved her moments of fame in Love Aaj Kal.
"We are expecting to launch the high-premium SUV 'Outlander' by this year itself in the Indian market and it would be placed between Mitsubishi's Pajero and Montero," company's Executive Vice-President Y V S Vijay Kumar told reporters here on the sidelines of HM's tie-up with Pune-based Opulent Auto Care.
Hindustan Motors said on Thursday it has appointed HDFC as consultant to sell a part of its land in West Bengal to private retailers for which it has sought the state government's permission.
Atletico Madrid won the La Liga title for the first time since 2014
With Mitsubishi pulling the plug on it the days of the Pajero maybe over, but nobody who ever owned one will forget it. Some even learnt life-long lessons from it, says Pavan Lall.
Arsenal's hopes of catching Manchester City for second place in the Premier League suffered a setback.
Hindustan Motors currently has two facilities one at Uttarpara in West Bengal and Tiruvallur plant in Tamil Nadu.
The Chicago Cubs shed themselves of the "Curse of the Billy Goat" and ended a 108-year wait for a World Series title by beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings on Wednesday in a thrilling Game Seven classic.
Salzburg forced Lazio into a second-half capitulation as the Italians crashed out in the Europa League quarter-finals after losing 4-1 but Olympique de Marseille staged a thrilling fightback to see off visitors Leipzig 5-2 on Thursday. Arsenal also reached the semi-finals after recovering from a wobble to draw 2-2 at CSKA Moscow and progress 6-3 on aggregate, while favourites Atletico Madrid reached the last four after losing 1-0 at Sporting to go through 2-1 over the two legs.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Andy Carroll scored a eight-minute hat-trick as West Ham United's last London derby at Upton Park ended in a barnstorming 3-3 draw with Arsenal on Saturday -- a result that dented both club's respective ambitions.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of their 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition: a selection that runs the gamut between beautiful, eye popping and, in the case of the Conservation category winner, tragic and unnerving. This year's contest attracted "thousands" of entries from 78 countries across the world.
Aston Villa were relegated from the Premier League for the first time since it began in 1992 when they suffered their 24th loss of the season in a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Images from the Enlish Premier League matches played on Sunday.
"I think Hazard will be able to get a breather every now and again now," said Hudson.
Premier League Swansea City fell victims to the first major giant-killing of the FA Cup third round on Sunday when they lost 3-2 away to League Two (fourth tier) side Oxford United.
A match by match look at this weekend's English Premier League fixtures.
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