The top-seeded Australian meets qualifier Ivo Minar, who beat fellow Czech Radek Stepanek 6-1, 6-2 to reach his first ATP final.
The 30-year-old is the first German woman to win Wimbledon since Steffi Graf in 1996.
The Wimbledon champions beat Australia's Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-1 to enter the semi-finals of the Hansol Korea Open.
U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.
Samantha Lewthwaite or the White Widow and the world's most wanted woman terrorist, has reportedly been gunned down in war-torn Ukraine by a Russian marksman.
Maria Sharapova's reduced suspension for a doping violation is set to provide a healthy boost to her bank balance with corporate sponsors reaffirming their commitment to the Russian player. The 29-year-old can return to the court next April after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her two-year ban by nine months on Tuesday. Sharapova's stunning admission in March that she had tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open, and her subsequent ban by the International Tennis Federation, saw a number of sponsors distance themselves from her.
The much-delayed Telugu film Autonagar Surya is finally releasing today, June 27.
Hot, hotter, hottest...the fourth instalment of Miss Universe contestants is making the mercury level rise even higher! Vote for your favourite.
She became the first from the Indian-American community to serve on a Cabinet rank position in any United States presidential administration.
The good folks at Daily Mail asked their readers to pick the most awkward smooches and here are some of the (dubiously) top ranking ones.
Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis sailed into the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open with straight sets win over Australian duo Matt Reid and Casey Dellacqua, in Melbourne on Monday.
'Everyone always talks about how hot Melbourne is but the US Open's way worse'
17,695 songs gives the legendary singer the Guinness record!
Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event of tennis competition at the Rio Olympics with a straight-set win over Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and John Peers in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Sania and Bopanna, who are being touted as India's medal hope at the Olympics, won their opening round match 7-5 6-4 in 73 minutes.
Most research on breakups has been predictive -- trying to predict if a couple stays together or not. But we don't know much about the decision process. Researchers are now trying to change that.
Here is a list of US Open women's singles champions since the open era began in 1968:
Samantha Stosur has suggested players at the Australian Open could boycott the Melbourne Park stadium named after Margaret Court due to the 24-time Grand Slam champion's opposition to same-sex marriage.
Follow in the steps of international models to look sizzling at a party.
He was suffering from cancer.
The actor reportedly suffering from malaria as well as kidney problems.
Home hope Bernard Tomic continued his promising form ahead of the Australian Open by overcoming Kei Nishikori to set up a Brisbane International semi-final against big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic.
This is not the first time that Murray has won our hearts with his stance against sexism.
The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
Facing attacks back home over the issue of intolerance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India's diversity was the country's "strength and pride" and underlined the importance of peaceful co-existence.
Shocked by the sudden demise of the popular lyricist, the Tamil film industry took to Twitter to express their grief.
Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams tumbled out of the Rio de Janeiro singles competition in the third round on Tuesday after a shock defeat to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
A summary of Tuesday's action at the US Open.
Rana Daggubati on the The Ghazi Attack and Baahubali, the sequel.
Australia's Sam Stosur fought back from a set down to claim the Japan Open for a second time on Sunday and deny Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard her first WTA title.
The United States on Friday said that it is not ruling out technical assistance from Russian personnel in operating the surface-to air missile that downed the Malaysia Airlines plane.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
World No 1s Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have been named top seeds for the first major of the season, Australian Open, which will commences on January 16.
Polling stations across the United Kingdom opened on Thursday morning to decide the historic referendum on whether the country should remain a member of the European Union or leave the politico-economic union of 28 member states.
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.
World number ones Serena Williams, aiming to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in 27 years, and Novak Djokovic have been named the top seeds for the US Open championships starting on Monday in New York.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.
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