Russian Maria Sharapova also cruised into the third round, brushing aside Bethanie Mattek 6-0, 6-0 at the Family Circle Cup.
Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk ended a 44-year-old drought for Russia by clinching the World Women's Chess Championship after playing out a draw with Yifan Hao of China in the fourth game of the finals that concluded in Nalchik (Russia).
Both the Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Since cartilage loss cannot be reversed, it is important for people at risk of osteoarthritis or with early signs of the disease to slow the degeneration of cartilage.
The Indian women's hockey team rallied from a goal down to script a stunning 2-1 victory over Olympic champions England in its third Pool A match at the 21st Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast, on Sunday.
...and she shuts the sanskari trolls. You slay, PeeCee, in a way only you can!
The left-handed Mumbai player, seeded eighth, beat former national champion and doubles partner Rushmi Chakravarthy 6-1, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the US $25,000 NECC-ITF Women's Tennis Tournament.
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.
Germany announced their arrival at the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday by handing out a near-record 10-0 thrashing to Ivory Coast.
Balasingham's casket was placed at the front of the north London's Alexandra Palace's Great Hall on Wednesday.
Ronnie O'Sullivan showed why he is called Rocket as he earned a record-equalling sixth Masters title by thrashing Barry Hawkins 10-1 in the final at London's Alexandra Palace on Sunday.
Fifth seed Maria Sharapova averted an early exit on a sweltering day in Flushing Meadows. Updates from Wednesday's play.
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.
Netmeds is looking at using new technologies such as deep learning and data analytics to improve forecasting in terms of the demand of the products for pharma companies, reports Peerzada Abrar.
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.
Indian hockey fans Down Under were in for a rude surprise on Saturday. They turned up in numbers only to see India get mauled by England 6-0 in the women's hockey bronze medal match at the Commonwealth Games.
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.
Sania Mirza was leading 6-1, 2-0 when Alexandra Stevenson retired with a right shoulder strain.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
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.
The winners of the inaugural ICC Awards will be announced at Tuesday night's gala ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London.
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.
The actor passed away on Sunday, December 15 after a prolonged illness.
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.
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.
As the ownership of the rare diamond continues to exercise Indians, here are some interesting facts about it.
The second seed defeated Sarah Raab of Germany in a tough second round match.
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.
As Barbie is set to turn 60 on March 9, we take a trip down memory lane and look at some interesting creations.
