Venus Williams drew on the experience of 73 grand slam campaigns to come from a set down for a 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3 victory over fellow American Coco Vandeweghe on Thursday to set up a possible Australian Open final against her sister Serena.
Virat Kohli appears able to produce miracles with his bat and the India captain masterminded yet another successful chase in Sunday's run-feast against England to enhance his reputation as the second innings king of one-day cricket.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
It was third time lucky for Wozniacki following her runner-up finishes at the 2009 and 2014 US Opens.
"I hope they both become ultra successful because at the end of the day, they will be humbled very quickly. If you become successful you cannot carry on like this.
Vandeweghe, who had been suffering from flu, told reporters that Babos had been "getting in my face", prompting her to shout at her and fling her racket to the ground.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012.
Vidarbha inched closer to a maiden Ranji Trophy title by grabbing a commanding 233-run lead against a Delhi side that looked defeated for better part of the day, as little-known Akshay Wadkar chose first-class cricket's biggest stage to compile his maiden century, in Indore, on Sunday.
We are out to remind the rest of you'll that they too are normal and from time to time do things we wouldn't normally see them doing.
Ahead of the G-20 summit in Osaka this week, Xi has reasserted China's role as a global player, points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
Here we have listed five unique products of Chanderi cotton dress materials which women can carry off with great panache as a quintessential Indian traditional wear which look heavy but are light on your pocket.
With the stakes so high, neither side is wasting any opportunity to get an edge.
The pole, Vettel's 47th, ended a run of 18 in a row for world champions Mercedes who had Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton right behind the two red cars in third and fourth places.
Manchester City set a new top-flight record of 15 consecutive wins as their seemingly unstoppable march towards the English Premier League title continued with a 4-0 romp at bottom club Swansea City.
In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the memorable life of Herbert Reiner, who History has sadly relegated to a footnote.
It earlier took 19 months to build a Tejas, now it takes 11 months, says HAL chief.
World No 1 Serena Williams has tormented Maria Sharapova for over a decade
The BJP is the frontrunner, but incumbent Virbhadra Singh is the most popular chief ministerial candidate.
'When you forgive a farmer's loans there is this ideological economists lobby which says: 'That's socialism. And that's bad'.' 'But to forgive the loans of big people, so that they will be interested to invest further is capitalism and is good.'
The great Indian election is over and now the wait for the results is shrinking with every passing moment. Though exit polls hint at a cakewalk for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance, there are some battles which will be keenly observed on the result day.
The relentless grind of the professional tennis tour proved too much for Australia's Ashleigh Barty during her teenage years but a break from the game to play cricket appears to be paying some pretty big dividends.
Why self-audit by NSE, why weren't charges probed under your supervision, ministry asks regulator.
Flipkart, Amazon & Paytm have raised commissions from sellers.
Chef Bhakti Kudalkar shares five pastry recipes to impress your guests.
Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon.
Change is being led by a transformation on the digital front. Pavan Lall reports.
Talented photographers from across the world have been named as winners of diverse open categories at the Sony World Photography Awards -- and the champions were judged on just a single image. Faced with hundreds of thousands of entries, the judges have chosen a winner for each of ten categories that include architecture, culture and landscape. Also announced were the winners of the National Awards. Chosen from the same pool of images as the open competition, the National Award recognises the best entrant from each of 62 countries.
Gilles Simon will carry the distinction of being the first man to prise a set off Novak Djokovic at this year's Australian Open but the lion-hearted Frenchman was crushed after going down in a five-set classic on Sunday.
Simona Halep crushed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to join Serena Williams in the championship decider at the WTA Finals.
Manchester City survived a late grilling by Real Madrid thanks to goalkeeper Joe Hart to hold on for a 0-0 draw on Tuesday that keeps alive their hopes of reaching the Champions League final for the first time.
SpiceJet has cut capacity by reducing its fleet to 35 Boeing 737 aircraft from 42 in December.
Sun Pharma dipped 2% to Rs 615 on the BSE, its lowest level since November 9, 2016
Hamilton responded to Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff who said that driver discord was a major weakness in the team and that they wanted 'nice guys'
Wozniacki battles past Kerber into Eastbourne final
Which of these past, present and future First Ladies has a strong sense of style?
Second seed Caroline Wozniacki came through a late wobble to reach the Australian Open final for a first time with a 6-3, 7-6(2) victory over Belgian Elise Mertens on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
Inside Out is arguably Pixar's finest film, says Raja Sen.
Mischa still finds time to tease 'Sascha', despite his little brother's rapid ascent up the tennis rankings.
With India and Australia clashing in a winner-takes-all finale to an enthralling series, the picturesque town of Dharamsala in the Himalayan foothills could hardly have asked for a better debut as a Test venue.
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