Obama, the first Black American president, said Harris "is more than prepared for the job," adding that it is, "a good day for our country".
Scotland's Daniel Wallace delighted the host nation with a sensational victory in the 400 metres individual medley and England claimed their first gold medals in the pool at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.
The Scottish broadcaster said Murray was self-isolating and still had hopes of competing in the Australian Open next month.
Renault's Chinese test driver Guanyu Zhou won a virtual Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as Formula One sought to entertain fans with esports action in a season stalled by the spreading coronavirus. The first seven rounds of the real championship have been cancelled or postponed, including the showcase Monaco Grand Prix, and it remains to be seen how many there will be ultimately.
Obama praised his former secretary of state for embracing America's diversity as a strength, recognising that progress requires compromise, and promoting dignity, courtesy, and respect for all Americans.
Ramkumar battled past Italian qualifier Andrea Arnaboldi 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the US $75,000 clay court event after two hours and 34 minutes.
Tiger Woods and the fans will be missing when golf returns this week after a three-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus but the Charles Schwab Challenge will otherwise get the full major treatment with a strong field on display. Led by world number one Rory McIlroy, the world's top five players and 101 PGA Tour winners will be at the stately Colonial Country Club outside Forth Worth, Texas.
The third-seeded pair was defeated by the unseeded Canadian-Chinese duo 6-4, 6-3.
Photos from the matches played at the Miami Open on Tuesday
Prakash Bhandari salutes the spirit of Abebe Bikila who twice won the Olympic Marathon in record times.
On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United States Air Force colonel.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday suffered a double blow as he lost badly to rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in polls in the US capital and Wyoming, an indication that the fight for securing the party's nomination was hotting up.
'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'
Factbox on American Sloane Stephens, who beat compatriot Madison Keys 6-3 6-0 to win her first U.S. Open singles title on Saturday:
'There are voters that may only come out to vote for him because he's speaking to their issues and they may not be Democrat or Republican'
On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of the most admired people in the world, her status secure as a style icon -- as is her legacy of having forever changed the British monarchy.
United States President Donald Trump has said that he will have a "very, very great relationship" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as the two leaders met in the Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago for the first time.
Seven of the 10 finalists were Indian-Americans.
In a joint statement, Biden and Harris wished a happy Diwali to everyone celebrating the festival of lights across the US, India and the world.
Venus Williams broke down in tears during her post-match news conference at Wimbledon on Monday when asked about a recent motoring incident she was involved in, which led to the death of a 78 year old Florida man.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the US Open this year.
Relations between the White House and the correspondents who cover it, always edgy and adversarial, have hit a low ebb in a dispute over whether the press should have access to the president during his downtime.
Attempting to land so close to rain or clouds would violate flight rules, NASA said.
Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest paid sportswomen in the world, announced her retirement at the age of 32 on Wednesday. The former world number has played only two matches this year, losing in the first round of the Australian Open, with her ranking sliding to 373.
Biden alleged that Trump has used everything as a "dog whistle" to try to generate racist hatred and division.
Despite a slight waver following her win over Venus Williams, Cori Gauff has taken the attention in her stride so far at the All England Club.
Captain Virat Kohli described fast bowler Navdeep Saini as a raw talent who has a bright future after he made an impressive India debut in the four-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first T20 International, in Lauderhill, USA, on Saturday.
The US Department of Defence has awarded a $284.6 million contract to Lockheed Martin to produce infrared target sight systems for the US Navy and Pakistan, a media report said on Saturday.
In less than four hours after Trump gave the green signal, missiles were launched against the Syrian regime
The two Congressmen are Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams.
Garbine Muguruza has to be the one taking charge in the Australian Open final against "fighter" Sofia Kenin if she is to win her third Grand Slam title, the Spaniard's coach Conchita Martinez said.
Dates like 9/11 should never be allowed to pass by forgotten because terrorism is not to be borne, inhumanity is not to borne.
The fashion police fell in love with the yellow Emilio Pucci gown the US First Lady wore for Modi's White House visit. But then the former Slovenian model rarely gets it wrong.
Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, offered a tweet signed "-H" to indicate it was from her personally.
'I want to learn from Virat (Kohli) how to develop that hunger and be a consistent performer'
Tiger Woods should have been trying to keep his Masters green jacket out of the clutches of the world's top golfers over the next four days, instead he will battle his 11-year-old son Charlie for it over putting competitions. The Masters, which Woods won in magical fashion for a fifth time a year ago to claim his first major since 2008, has been postponed until November because of the coronavirus pandemic which has shut down world sport on an unprecedented scale.
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton registers her first 'win' by four votes to two against Trump.
Immigrants from five countries -- India, Bolivia, Lebanon, Sudan and Ghana -- stood in a line during the ceremony in the White House.
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