Former England soccer captain David Beckham was banned from driving for six months on Thursday after admitting using his mobile phone while driving.
Osaka said her dominance in the rematch showed how much better she had become at sticking to a plan rather than relying on her instincts.
The Miami Heat repeated as National Basketball Association (NBA) champions on Thursday with a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the decisive seventh game of an epic series.
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Sania Mirza took a giant leap towards becoming the world number one player in the doubles by pocketing 1000 ranking points, following her stupendous title win in the Miami Open with partner Martina Hingis.
The 38-year-old, who has lost six games so far in the tournament, dispatched his hapless opponent in only 62 minutes winning the second-round match 6-0, 6-3.
Miami Heat forward LeBron James won his second successive NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award after leading his team to victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Thursday's championship decider.
Pietro Fittipaldi will make his Formula One race debut with the Haas team at the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain next weekend as replacement for Romain Grosjean
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De Bruyne out for up to six weeks due to injury, says Guardiola.
England football legend David Beckham has hinted that he may come out of retirement to play for his new Major League Soccer (MLS) in Miami.
This would be Trump's third Supreme Court nominee in his first term. Unlike India where Supreme Court judges have a retirement age, judges to the US Supreme Court are appointed for life. The president has already said that he will nominate a woman for the position.
Food, family, politics, superheroes, serial killers, there's a little bit of everything. Sukanya Verma recommends what to catch on OTT this week.
World number one Novak Djokovic survived a second set fightback from Slovak Martin Klizan before winning his opening match at the Miami Open 6-0, 5-7, 6-1.
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American qualifier Bobby Reynolds became the latest player to frustrate former world number one Marat Safin with a 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 first-round win at the Sony Ericsson Open on Thursday. Mardy Fish, who stunned top-ranked Roger Federer in a straight-set victory in the Pacific Life Open last week, went down 6-3, 6-3 to Frenchman Arnaud Clement.
These photographs send out a powerful message.
He is the first player to win an ATP tournament three times in succession on seven different occasions!
A 31-year-old Indian-American, caught in a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation, faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing thousands of dollars in material support to three terror groups operating under the Al Qaeda in war-torn Syria and Somalia.
What makes winning in Indian Wells and Miami difficult is the fact that the two tournaments are held back-to-back, over four weeks, and in completely different directions. No wonder they are sometimes labeled as the 'Fifth Major'.
Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced on Tuesday that she would return to professional tennis in 2018 after more than four years in retirement.
Paire, ranked 29 in the world, said the sport had become a 'tasteless job'.
Ukrainian second seed Elina Svitolina ended Naomi Osaka's remarkable recent run with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over the Indian Wells champion in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.
Sacramento Kings' Tyreke Evans (left) shoots over Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (right) during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Miami, Florida.
A year after Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka were both caught up in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions, both will be trying to make history in the US Open final on Saturday.
Miami Heat's Norris Cole (centre) moves between Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah (left) and Carlos Boozer (right) in the first half of their NBA basketball game in Miami, Florida.
The 93rd Annual Academy awards was held across two venues in Hollywood -- the Dolby Theatre and Union Station -- and saw a lot of glamour on the red carpet.
Dwyane Wade dazzled in the fourth quarter to lift the Miami Heat to a 91-81 home victory over the Orlando Magic in an Eastern Conference showdown on Sunday.
The 'Indian Wells - Miami' tournaments are often labelled as the fifth major and players take pride in achieving the double. Here's a list the other players who have achieved the double in the same year.
Miami Heat's LeBron James hangs on the rim after his dunk near New York Knicks Tyson Chandler during their NBA basketball game in Miami, Florida.
The Brazilian supermodel looked surf-ready on the cover.
The Kansas City Chiefs ended a half-century Super Bowl drought with a dramatic 31-20 comeback win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday to write a breathtaking finish to the National Football League's 100th season. With the Chiefs trailing 20-10 in the fourth quarter, quarterback Patrick Mahomes engineered three touchdown drives in just over five minutes, hitting Travis Kelce and Damien Williams with short touchdown passes to take the lead.
Roger Federer clinched a record-extending 10th Swiss Indoors championship title in his hometown of Basel with a crushing 6-2, 6-2 victory over Australia's Alex de Minaur on Sunday.
The Miami Heat got their NBA championship rings, watched a video tribute to last season's record-setting campaign and then went out and showed why they are still the team to beat.
Penpix of the top women's contenders at the 2021 French Open which begins on Sunday
'I'm not 24 anymore so things have to change in a big way and I probably won't play any clay court events except the French. I need a rest, my body needs healing. I need time to prepare'
Danny Green scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 110-95 come-from-behind victory over the Miami Heat in the opening game of the NBA Finals on Thursday.
Murray to practise with Djokovic in Rome before return from injury.
Roger Federer's decision to skip this year's French Open has been applauded by Boris Becker, who believes the decision means the Swiss will be a strong favourite at Wimbledon.
Chris Bosh scored 34 points and LeBron James added 22 as Miami Heat beat Chicago Bulls 96-85 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday night. Miami now leads 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
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