Spain's Rafael Nadal fears he won't be fully fit for the US Open despite making his return to action in next week's Montreal Masters. Nadal has been out of action for two months with knee problems during which time he lost his French Open and Wimbledon titles and world number one ranking to Swiss rival Roger Federer.
Joe Biden, who's been in politics for 36 years, had a net worth of less then $150,000 (about 66 lakhs). On hearing this my driver said, well an Indian politician would have made at least Rs 1000 crores in that time.
Rafa Nadal continued his sizzling hardcourt form beating John Isner 7-6 (8), 7-6 (3) in the final of the Western and Southern Open on Sunday, setting up the Spaniard as the red-hot favourite heading into the U.S. Open.
The Indian Grandmaster split the point with Canada's Pascal Charbonneau in the seventh round of the eighth Montreal International Chess Tournament.
The victory put the Indian Grandmaster back in joint-lead in the Montreal chess tournament.
'In the beginning, it was a shock. You feel like you're the fittest athlete out there, that's what I'm known for, and all of a sudden you have this to work with'
'When you are on these drugs, there is a possibility that you come to the hospital late, just by virtue of the fact that you believe that things are going to turn around, because you are on all these medicines.'
As many as 40 international universities have sought land from the Maharashtra government in the Mumbai-Pune-Nashik belt for the purpose.
Christian Coleman showed again he is the man to beat in the 100 metres as he cruised to victory at the US Nationals and World Championship trials with another sub-10 second run on Friday. World silver medallist Coleman, who holds the year's fastest time of 9.81 seconds, won the final in 9.99 seconds after clocking 9.96 in the semi-finals.
Russian seventh seed Dinara Safina overwhelmed Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 to claim the Montreal Cup.
World number three Maria Sharapova's participation in next month's Beijing Olympics hinges on a scan on her right shoulder later on Thursday.
Mumbai International Airport Ltd, the consortium of GVK and South African Airports, which won the project through an international tender, must question every planner, architect, designer, HR manager and traffic controller: Why isn't it working?
PlanetSpace, a company led by Dr Chirinjeev Kathuria, won half the battle to get a contract from NASA, when it managed to bring space heavyweights Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems as its partners. Bank of Montreal too is part of the venture. The mission is to build an unmanned spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
The grandmaster scored significant win over Sergei Tiviakov in the eighth round of the Montreal International chess tournament.
The lanky wild card kissed the Montreal court after completing a rousing 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) triumph as the 18-year-old became the youngest player to ever reach the quarter-finals of an ATP Masters 1000 event.
The BMW Sauber driver escaped serious injury after suffering an horrific crash in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Ferrari have by far the best record at a circuit named after their late great Gilles Villeneuve, with 10 wins there since 1978.
Andy Roddick upset world number one Roger Federer 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 at the Sony Ericsson Open quarter-final on Thursday. It was only Roddick's second win in 17 career meetings against the Swiss, his last success coming in Montreal five years ago.
'The government is making more reservations for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. That, I believe, will ruin Indian industries,' says Professor Baldev Nayar.
A June 27 briefing document about the call says: 'Overall impression was that Gandhi was highly excited, perturbed and concerned, but highly appreciative of the call.'
Spanish tennis player Nuria Llagostera Vives, doubles winner at the 2009 WTA tour championships, has been banned for two years after testing positive for d-methamphetamine, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.
Global aluminium giant Alcan Inc on Friday announced its plan to sell its 45 per cent stake in India's Utkal Alumina International Ltd, its joint venture with Aditya Birla group flagship Hindalco Industries.
Australian Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Rotterdam Open in February to play in basketball's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, tournament director Richard Krajicek was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Essel Propack, Amcore other contenders for $1bn deal.
The triumph will put the 19-year-old Serb, who reached this year's French Open final and Wimbledon semi-finals, fourth in the rankings.
Amal Clooney's must-read speech about 'the person who has her complete admiration'.
The Russian was embroiled in a betting controversy after he retired from his match against Vasallo Arguello in Sopot last week.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will resume their burgeoning rivalry when they head a stellar field for the Montreal Masters.
The Indian Grandmaster lost his final round game to Vassily Ivanchuk and had to settle for third place in the Montreal International Chess tournament.
'There is room for cautious optimism following the Harris anointment that America will return this year to more normal politics after the aberration of the Trump presidency,' points out Shreekant Sambrani.
Romanian Nadia Comaneci, the first gymnast to receive a perfect mark of 10 at the Olympics, has been named as her sport's world-record woman by the World Records Academy.
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Children who have been given antibiotics before the first birthday have an increased risk of developing asthma.
The British rookie, who celebrated his first Formula One pole in Canada last weekend, pipped double world champion Alonso in final qualifying on another sizzling hot day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The war between hackers and banks over ATM security will be dynamically redefined, notes Atanu Biswas.
Bajrang Punia's bid to become only the second Indian to win a gold medal at the World Championship fell flat, as a tactically superior Takuto Otoguro stunned the Indian in the 65kg final, in Budapest, on Monday.
The 27-year-old Romanian beat Sloane Stephens at Roland Garros to win her maiden Grand Slam title in June and will have spent 40 weeks at the top of the rankings by the end of the season.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
