A German tourist, currently on parole, has filed a complaint against the driver and conductor of the bus she was travelling in of allegedly outraging her modesty.
Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes and doubles partner Czech Radek Stepanek entered the US Open men's doubles pre-quarterfinals with a straight-set victory in the second round in New York.
Fifth seed Maria Sharapova averted an early exit on a sweltering day in Flushing Meadows. Updates from Wednesday's play.
The United States reached the final of the women's football World Cup for the second time in a row on Tuesday, taking advantage of a dubious penalty to beat top-ranked Germany 2-0 in a hugely enjoyable game.
Balasingham's casket was placed at the front of the north London's Alexandra Palace's Great Hall on Wednesday.
The indicator, designed to flag turning points in the economic cycle, suggested there was "stable growth momentum" in the bloc of mostly wealthy developed nations, the OECD said.
'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.
Sania Mirza was leading 6-1, 2-0 when Alexandra Stevenson retired with a right shoulder strain.
Balasingham passed away at his home in south London on Thursday from bile duct cancer.
The Indan teenage ace beat eighth seed Hannah Collins of Great Britain in the ITF women's tennis event in Hampstead.
High-flying with his superman-cap, overnight joint leader Grandmaster Gupta ran out of steam and surrendered to Nakamura on a day when B Adhiban also did well to hold Levon Aronian of Armenia to a creditable draw.
The winners of the inaugural ICC Awards will be announced at Tuesday night's gala ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London.
The actor passed away on Sunday, December 15 after a prolonged illness.
The most outstanding players and teams will be honoured with the inauguration of a series of awards at a gala ceremony in England this September.
As Barbie is set to turn 60 on March 9, we take a trip down memory lane and look at some interesting creations.
With 100 votes, the 19-year-old claimed the award ahead of Pakistan's Yasir Hameed (75 votes).
The ICC Player of the Year award will be named in honour of West Indian legend Sir Garfield Sobers.
The former Australian captain joins Ian Botham, Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Holding and Barry Richards on the five-man selection panel.
But fancied players Alexandra Kosteniuk and Alisa Galliamova were knocked out on a disastrous day for seasoned campaigners at the World Women's Chess Championship.\n\n
The Indian GM was the only player to go undefeated in the event that featured the cream of women's chess.
Indian eves came up with yet another emphatic performance in the 10th round of the women's section of the 36th Chess Olympiad.
As the ownership of the rare diamond continues to exercise Indians, here are some interesting facts about it.
Images from Day 10 of the 2020 French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
The real head turners at Met Gala 2019.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Manchester United will travel to third-tier MK Dons in the Capital One Cup second round following the draw on Wednesday, the first time they have been involved at this stage of the competition for 19 years.
The second seed defeated Sarah Raab of Germany in a tough second round match.
Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis went through several anxious moments before getting past Russian girls Daria Kasatkina and Alexandra Panova in their opening doubles match at the French Open on Wednesday. The reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champions prevailed 7-6(4), 6-2.
If you want a reminder of just how gorgeous our universe is, then take some time to browse the winners of the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. French photographer Nicolas Lefaudeux took the top prize with a tilt-shift perspective on the Andromeda Galaxy. The winning images are part of an exhibition opening on October 23 at the National Maritime Museum in London and have been collected into a book. Cue some truly innovative an unexpected captures of galaxies, nebulae, planets, the Moon and even SpaceX satellites.
The hits and misses of the week.
Maria Sharapova destroyed Zarina Diyas 6-1, 6-1 to charge into the Australian Open fourth round on Friday.
Industry fears tougher US stance on IP after President Donald Trump asserted that foreign countries must pay a fair share for drug development costs. Aneesh Phadnis reports.
Only a miracle can save this ship from sinking unnoticed, unlamented at the Box Office for the film and its lead actors leave no stone unturned to let it sink at Emerald Bay.
Grandmaster B Adhiban finished tied third at the Chess.com Isle of Man International tournament after beating the highly-regarded Michael Adams of England in the ninth and final round, in Isle of Man (UK) on Monday.
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