In India, the government has given in for now by announcing sops worth Rs 1,400 crore or Rs 14 billion (Rs 600 crore or Rs 6 billion of which are speedy refunds). But the initial relief which greeted the move already seems to be fading.
Ana Ivanovic will take on Venus Williams in the semi-finals.
Strong winds have been pushing several sudden and destructive wildfires across the hills and towns north of Los Angeles, burning thousands of acres and hundreds of structures and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.
French Open finalist Ana Ivanovic overcame Hungarian Melinda Czink while Elena Dementieva beat France's Nathalie Dechy in the first round at Wimbledon.
French Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic in an exclusive interview to rediff.com's Harish Kotian.
The supermodel suspected her maid of stealing a pair of jeans.
Justine Henin plans to douse the youthful exuberance of Serbia's Ana Ivanovic and rekindle an old love affair in the final of the French Open.
Ana Ivanovic beat the Russian 6-2, 6-1 the enter the French Open final.
Novak Djokovic beat Russia's Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
Maria Sharapova made it to her maiden semi-finals of the French Open by beating fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-4.
Jelena Jankovic beat Czech Nicole Vaidisova while Ana Ivanovic upset 2006 runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova.
The Indian ace blamed lack of match practice after losing to seventh seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round of the French Open.
The Maharajah and his men are going places, and you can also hitch a ride
Ana Ivanovic fought back from a set to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the German Open.
She set up a showdown against Serbian 12th seed Ana Ivanovic later in the day.
Olga Govortsova of Belarus was handed a second round clash against top seed Ana Ivanovic when Indian opponent Sania Mirza was forced to retire with cramp in the third set of their match at the Qatar Open.
China picked up a first gold medal at their home world athletics championships when Liu Hong led Lu Xiuzhi across the line after the duo blew away the field in the women's 20 kilometre walk on Friday.
The French teenager will meet top seed Nadia Petrova.
Top seed Nadia Petrova made short work of China's Zheng Jie with a 6-2, 6-3 victory to move into the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island championship on Thursday.
Rediff.com presents matches that shook up US Open.
Second seed Kim Clijsters cruised into the semi-finals of the Diamond Games with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Serbia's Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sharapova retired during her Pan Pacific Open semi-final against Ana Ivanovic due to a hamstring injury.
India's 572 athletes hope to return home with an overflowing treasure chest of medals.
The NIA told the court that Iqbal was required to be interrogated to ascertain the identities of his other associates and know about their funding pattern.
The Indian qualifier, who savoured his best ever performance on the ATP World Tour, went down fighting 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 against the world number 45 from South Africa in the quarter-finals played on Friday.
With next week's Australian Open in mind, a weary Venus Williams has opted to skip the Hobart International while her American compatriot Sloane Stephens has pulled out of the Sydney International with a minor wrist injury.
Top seed Maria Sharapova was stretched by Serbia's Ana Ivanovic before she claimed a 7-6 7-5 win to reach the semi-finals of the Linz Open on Friday.
Top seed Maria Sharapova won her seventh straight match on US soil by defeating holder Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday.
The courts are not the same as they used to be in the past are not in good condition.
She beat sixth seed Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the Luxembourg Championship on Wednesday.
Top seed Victoria Azarenka overcame a lapse of concentration to defeat Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 and reach the final of the Carlsbad Open on Saturday.
The US-based Indian lass was beaten by qualifier Andreja Klepac of Slovenia in the first round of the Wismilak International.
Britain's first Muslim MP, Mohammed Sarwar, has renounced his British citizenship to become the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province.
They beat the Czech-Italian pair of Kveta Peschke and Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the Nasdaq-100 Open.
She alleged that her son who was then three, suffered from cerebral palsy, died of a toxic shock in 1999 after Patel accidentally punctured his bowel during the operation.
Martina Hingis reached the final of the Montreal Cup after Anna Chakvetadze retired.
The duo lost to wild card entrants Ana Ivanovic and Maria Kirilenko 7-6(2), 6-2 in the first round of the Los Angeles Open.
Dinara Safina and Maria Kirilenko were upset in the first round of San Diego Classic.
The Indianace was beaten by Ana Ivanovic in the second round.
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