Pooja Chitgopekar, an aspiring doctor, wins the title.
Virender Sehwag reached his triple century on Friday off 278 balls which makes it the fastest triple century in terms of balls faced.
Venus Williams avoided another early exit with a routine win over fellow American Alison Riske at the Volvo Car Open in South Carolina while Swiss second seed Belinda Bencic was ousted by Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina.
The shifting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to either England or South Africa will hardly give 24 hours to the players of the Indian team to pack and leave after arriving home from their successful tour of New Zealand. The third and final Test will conclude in Wellington on April 7. The team is scheduled to fly out of Auckland next day and return home in the wee hours of April 9 via Hong Kong.
On the other hand, heavy drinking actually reinforces negative memories.
The Indian team is in a dilemma on whether to field a full-strength team in their bid for a 4-0 sweep or give the reserve players a chance in the fifth and final One-Day International against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. India coach Gary Kirsten said there is a temptation to rest key players from the match but the team is also eager to continue with the winning momentum going into the Test series starting March 18.
England beat New Zealand by 50 runs at Christchurch on Thursday to complete a 2-0 series sweep of their two Twenty20 internationals. England captain Paul Collingwood smashed a half-century to help his team compile a healthy total of 193 for eight before the tourists restricted New Zealand to 143-8 in reply.
Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy beat local favourites James Auckland and Jamie Delgado to advance to the men's doubles second round at Wimbledon. Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi stunned the 10th seeded Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenbeg and Marcin Matkowski in straight sets to book a second round berth.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has injured his ankle and is a doubt for his side's Twenty20 matches against England next week.
'He knows that cricket has given him an identity without which nobody will care about who Shardul Thakur is.'
Dignitaries from India, Nepal, United Kingdom, Russia, United States, Australia, Canada and Ireland attended the funeral. The service was also attended by Norbu Norgay, son of Tenzing Norgay, and four surviving members of the original 1953 Mount Everest climbing team.
Argentina's David Nalbandian joined the list of top seeds knocked out of the Australian Open third round when he suffered a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 loss at the hands of former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero on Sunday. Lleyton Hewitt floored 15th seed Marcos Baghdatis 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 in the latest finish of a singles match in Grand Slam history on Friday night.
Opener Jamie How scored a fine 88 as New Zealand scored a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first match of their one-day international series in Auckland.
Factbox on Saturday's World Cup Pool B match between India and Zimbabwe at Eden Park in Auckland.
With this victory, New Zealand have taken a 2-0 lead in the series with a match to play.
The lack of fight in the run chase was a big disappointment, as mentioned by captain Rohit Sharma in Wellington. Despite having eight batsmen in the eleven, India lost by 80 runs.
American tennis ace Venus Williams has entered the top ten of latest WTA ranking following her victory in the Zhuhai Masters in China.
The top seed was forced to dig deep into her vast reservoirs of experience to stave off Pliskova's challenge and emerge a 7-5, 7-6(6) winner against the gutsy Czech.
Australia are confident wicketkeeper Matthew Wade will be fit for the upcoming Test tour of India and have no plans to call up another gloveman as a precaution, according to coach Darren Lehmann.
'The lessons from tiny New Zealand about mobilising to prevent an environment going up in flames around us and combatting the feral Whatsapp politics of hatred are in many ways Gandhian,' says Rahul Jacob.
Singapore Airlines is offering special economy class return fares from Delhi to over 12 destinations in the US, Australia and China.
The 34-year-old quit ODIs after last year's World Cup and is now giving up Tests to focus on his family and business interests.
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been ruled out of his side's second Twenty20 against England on Thursday after straining a hamstring in the first match. Oram top-scored for New Zealand with 61 in their 32-run loss at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday but strained his hamstring while bowling.
England continued their perfect start to their tour of New Zealand by beating the Kiwis by 32 runs in their first Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday. England, who opened their two-month tour with back-to-back wins over Canterbury last weekend, compiled an impressive total of 184 for eight from their 20 overs. New Zealand could only manage 152 in reply despite a gallant 61 from their big all-rounder Jacon Oram.
Factbox on Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, who beat Romania's Simona Halep 4-6 6-4 6-3 to win the French Open on Saturday and claim her first grand slam title:
As troubling as it was to see Boult leaking so many runs, New Zealand fans might be as much concerned by how little he and his compatriots have played in the marquee Twenty20 tournament this year.
Director Rajnesh Domalpalli talks about his first Telugu film that will not release in India
Pacer Ishant Sharma became the 12th Indian to take 150 Test wickets when he dismissed opener Hamish Rutherford on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand, in Auckland, on Thursday.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming described his team's performance as "rubbish" after they suffered their heaviest one-day defeat against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Canada, which is hosting the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, will not support incumbent Sepp Blatter in Friday's presidential vote at the FIFA Congress, the head of the Canadian Soccer Association said on Thursday on his official Twitter account.
Pacer Mohammad Amir claimed a wicket on his return to international cricket following a five-year ban as Pakistan registered a 16-run victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 International in Auckland on Friday.
Dr Reddy's Laboratories has teamed up with the researchers at the University of Auckland to initiate global trials to test the capability of its new fixed dose combination (polypill) to prevent strokes and heart attacks
Singapore Airlines on Thursday announced attractive return fares on economy class to over a dozen destinations in the US, Australia and China from New Delhi.
Babar named Pakistan Test captain, takes charge of all three formats.
Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor's health would not be risked for the series-deciding one day international on Saturday as the team looks ahead to two Tests against England, coach Mike Hesson has said.
New Zealand beat Australia by five wickets after successfully chasing down Australia's record Eden Park total of 336 for 4.
Uncapped opening batsman Jeet Raval has been named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of southern Africa in August, New Zealand Cricket said on Friday.
