Balaji also showed that he can quickly adapt to conditions when he was asked to do the singles duty during the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan on grass. The rival was not of the highest quality but Balaji showed that he was willing to come out of his comfort zone if the team demands.
Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title kicked off on Monday with an easy win over qualifier Radu Albot in the US Open first round.
The race at the scenic A1-Ring has been presented as a farewell after Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said the Grand Prix would be dropped from next year's calendar.
England secured a straightforward 1-0 friendly win over Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria on Friday but suffered the more significant loss of Michael Owen to injury. Already without Wayne Rooney for Wednesday's potentially decisive Euro 2008 Group E qualifier against Croatia, England saw striker Owen leave the pitch in Vienna after 34 minutes.
The Indian trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, beating Turkey 232-226 in a lopsided compound women's team final at the stage two event in Yecheon (South Korea), on Saturday.
Tommy Paul led a parade of seeded players into the quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Adelaide International in Australia.
IT company Infosys on Thursday said its consolidated profit jumped 30 per cent to Rs 7,969 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2024. The company posted a profit of Rs 6,128 crore in the same period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. The consolidated revenue of Infosys during the reported quarter increased by 1.3 per cent to Rs 37,923 crore from Rs 37,441 crore in the same quarter a year ago.
'Every great Formula One season is marked by a great rivalry. Last year it was our internal battle between Lewis and Nico and this year it seems that the fight is on between Ferrari and Mercedes and Lewis and Sebastian'
France showcased its cultural diversity, spirit of revolution, impeccable craftsmanship, and architectural heritage in a riveting opening ceremony for the 33rd Olympic Games.
Veterans Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan made a winning start at the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban on Sunday.
Aman Sehrawat is the first Indian male wrestler to secure berth for the Paris Olympic Games
Five-year time frame for 'slow process of integration'. Bajaj Auto, through its 100 per cent Dutch subsidiary, Bajaj Auto International Holding BV, will buy the additional stakes in the Vienna Stock Exchange-listed KTM on-behalf of the company.
Kajol admires the blue skies... Sonakshi goes scuba diving... Kajal has a cute travel companion...
Shailesh Karkera picks the Best Players at Euro 24.
The resolution, sponsored among others by Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Palestine, demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and reiterated its demand that all parties comply with their obligations under international law, "notably with regard to the protection of civilians."
Nushrratt enjoys a detox getaway... Kangana promotes Tejas in Gujarat... Sandeepa visits Kashmir after 30 years...
Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row in a Mercedes one-two finish with team mate Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.
Film folk celebrated 2024's arrival in different parts of the world.
Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
Jubilant Ukraine reach Euro 2024 finals with Iceland win
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive return from a long injury layoff with a 6-1 6-2 demolition of wildcard Jason Kubler to reach the quarter-finals at the Brisbane International on Thursday ahead of this month's Australian Open.
Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won Red Bull's home Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton suffered his first race retirement since 2016 and lost the Formula One championship lead to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
Back to the Olympiad after a gap of 12 years, Anand was precise in calculation and brilliant in judgement giving away nothing to Ragger who was all at sea defending a difficult position out of the opening on Tuesday evening.
The star ingredient of many a delicious preparation is, of course, cheese!
Annu Rani continued her disappointing form this season with an effort of 57.74m in the women's javelin throw event.
Talking about the ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies/US this year and inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, he said that the T20 World Cup in New York will be driven by expats.
Formula One will have a record 24 Grands Prix in 2024 with China back on the calendar after a five-year absence.
Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, lambasted the United Nations Security Council for failing to condemn the October 7 Hamas terror attacks and the slaughter of unarmed civilians.
Nico Rosberg's hopes of a third successive Austrian Grand Prix win took a hit on Saturday when he crashed in final practice and damaged his Mercedes' gearbox, incurring a five-place grid penalty.
Jaishankar said India had agreements with China not to mass force in the border areas.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday to end Formula One leader Max Verstappen's record run of 10 wins in a row.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League last 16 matches played on Tuesday
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff indicated that the potential sanctions are sufficiently draconian to make both think twice if not three times.
Shriya gets magical in Rome... Arjun looks back at July... Tara meets the Queen...
Dominic Thiem defeated qualifier Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
Why don't I hear sharp European condemnation of these practices which have been going on for multiple decades? he asked in response to a question.
'We have also been incredibly clear to Hizbollah and any other malign actors that they should not use this opportunity to widen this conflict. And when we're talking about a humanitarian pause, what we are talking about is conditions that simultaneously ensure that Hamas is not in a position in which it can regroup, restrengthen itself'
Austria to stay on Formula One calendar until 2027.
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