Images from the US Open women's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has resigned from his post just days before the Proteas leave for a tour of India. The 41-year-old has been in charge of the South Africa national team since May 2005 and his shock resignation on Tuesday means the Proteas have little time to find a replacement coach for the two-Test and three One-Day International tour.
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev will play Brandon Nakashima as the former finalist looks to end his long wait for a maiden Grand Slam title.
Right from the lofty title, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha keeps aiming to be an epic, and keeps falling short, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
Images from the US Open men's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
British-born science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C Clarke died at a private hospital in Colombo on Wednesday morning, his office said. According to officials, Clarke, who had been in and out of hospital, died in Apollo hospital aged 90. Clarke was the first to suggest the use of satellites orbiting the earth for communication and predicted that commercial space travel would one day be commonplace.
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.
Despite their heaviest Test defeat to England in 45 years, South African coach Mickey Arthur insists that the Proteas are not panic-stricken ahead of their "must-win" third Test against England starting at Newlands on Sunday.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
South African coach Mickey Arthur feels the wicket at Green Park, the venue for the third and final Test, is going to break early and will deteriorate as the match progresses.
Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal's cancer was at a preliminary stage and not life threatening, a special court said here on Thursday while refusing to grant him interim bail on medical grounds. The court, however, permitted Goyal, arrested in a money laundering case, to undergo cancer treatment at a hospital of his choice for two months. Goyal (74), who is lodged in Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai, had sought to be released on interim bail to undergo treatment for cancer.
Images from the US Open men's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday.
After weeks of speculation, Dempo Sports Club formally signed Arthur Papas as its coach for the next three years.
The unpredictable nature of the 2024 US Open has turned it into one of the most thrilling Grand Slam tournaments in recent memory.
Mumbai terror attacks handler Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, who is lodged at the Arthur Road jail in the megapolis, is in a serious condition, according to his advocate Ejaz Naqvi.
Former Australia coach John Buchanan believes that the sacking of four players was a hardline strategy, which could either make Mickey Arthur an Ashes hero or finish his career as an Aussie coach.
IMAGES from the UEFA Nations League matches played on Monday.
World number one Jannik Sinner's bid for a second Grand Slam title continued to gain momentum as he thumped Christopher O'Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the US Open fourth round.
Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday.
For these dedicated folk, cosplay is more than just masks and costumes. Months of effort -- they often create their costumes from scratch -- go into making their outfits. Some even invest thousands of rupees to perfect their look.
Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis's double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
'I think it only happens in France. At Wimbledon, obviously, there's not that. Or in Australia either. At the US Open, it's still rather quiet. Here, it's a really unhealthy atmosphere.'
Images from the men's singles action at the US Open on Sunday.
Mumbai-based Weizmann, part of a diversified group, will take to court its former partner Western Union Holdings, the American money-transfer giant, alleging that the United States-based company has imitated its trademark and logo. This, its lawyers say, constitutes a case of infringement and dilution of its intellectual-property rights.
Images from the US Open women's singles third round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur has thrown down the gauntlet to India's famed batsmen by claiming that they have "chinks in their armour" and histeam's young pace attack has inflicted "psychological blows" on them for the remainder of the ongoing Test series.
Jacques Kallis is bursting to score big against Australia and end his batting slump in the Test series starting in Johannesburg on Thursday, according to South African coach Mickey Arthur. South Africa's leading run-scorer is just 12 runs away from becoming the eighth batsman to score 10,000 test runs but his recent form has been his least lethal since he was first starting out on his international career 13 years ago.
India were unable to cope with the relatively easy-paced wicket for the second Test and Australia coach Mickey Arthur can't see how they can turn it around on the dreadfully quick and bouncy WACA track in Perth during the third Test starting January 13.
In a pivotal turn of events, the New York Court of Appeals has overturned renowned Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, marking a significant development in the legal saga that unfolded in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open played Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Monday.
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) will reveal plans to build a retractable roof over the centre court at Arthur Ashe Stadium as part of major changes to the U.S. Open venue in Flushing Meadows.
The suspense over David Warner's availability for the first cricket Test against India has not yet ended but Australian coach Mickey Arthur is 'pretty sure' that the explosive opener will come through fit for the match starting in Chennai on Friday.
Romania face tough test against experienced and motivated Ukraine
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, who is in line to take over as Pakistan cricket team's head coach, is yet to make up his mind despite the PCB accepting his remuneration demands.
South Africa coach Micky Arthur reckons India may be "just 2 to 3 per cent" ahead of his team in the crucial third and final cricket Test at this stage but warned the hosts that even a total of 150 in the fourth innings would be hard to achieve. Arthur said the match was heading for an exciting finish and it was important for his wards to stitch a couple of big partnerships to put pressure on India.
'In anything in life, privilege helps.' 'Privilege means access. Access means connections.' 'Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.'
His wife, Sheila, said doctors believe he had a stroke.
Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday
