Rain prevented further play with England on 42 for 2 after 16 overs.
Maria Sharapova beat Marion Bartoli 6-1, 6-2 to book a place in the Los Angeles Open quarter-finals.
You don't have to be a Star Wars nerd to enjoy its poignant pursuit of virtue, feels Sukanya Verma.
Three Indians have joined a Sikh rights group in filing an amended lawsuit appealing a US court to designate the RSS as a "terror group".
Sweden ended Germany's hopes of a third women's World Cup win, coming from behind for a surprise 2-1 quarter-final victory on Saturday thanks to goals from Sofia Jakobsson and Stina Blackstenius.
The delegation accompanying President George W Bush to the funeral of Pope John Paul II will include former presidents George H W Bush and Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The Netherlands reached the women's World Cup quarter-finals for the first time when Lieke Martens' last-gasp penalty earned them a 2-1 victory against Japan on Tuesday.
Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi is the world's third most powerful woman after US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Chinese Vice-premier Wu Yi, Forbes magazine said on Friday.
Italian authorities will close the airspace over Turin on Friday during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Tatiana Golovin overcame Natalie Grandin 6-4, 7-5 to set up a semi-final clash with Maria Sharapova in Edgbaston
After scoring 289 in the first innings, India bowled out the visitors for 154 and declared their second innings at 175 for five, in the one-off Test.
Annika Sorenstam became the first golfer to win a U.S. PGA or LPGA tournament five years running
"We join with our fellow citizens and millions around the world who pray for continued strength and wisdom as His Holiness leads the Catholic Church," Pope said.
Sarita Lakra scored two goals as India defeated Scotland 3-1 to capture 11th place in the women's Junior World Cup Hockey tournament
The Indian-American was one of the real sheroes at the awards.
They lost to top seeded pair of Kveta Peschke and Maria Emilia Salermi in Cincinnati.
American Laura Ann Wilkinson added a world championship title to her Olympic gold on Wednesday.
After the curtain have come down here are some of the stunning moments from the Rio Olympics that made everyone stand and cheer.
Jelena Jankovic will either play defending champion Maria Sharapova or Tatiana Golovin in the final.
Bush, accompanied by wife Laura, cast his ballot in Crawford, Texas.
Google's Larry Page has emerged as the 'business person of the year' for 2014, edging past the likes of Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to Fortune magazine.
On what he will choose between cricket and a Bollywood movie, Bush said he was more a 'cricket match person.'
Former world number one Lee Westwood wants to focus fully on his golf again this season after being distracted by a painful split from wife Laurae in 2015. The Englishman had a season to forget last year, sliding from 26th to 50th in the rankings after failing to win on either the European or U.S. tours. "I'm going through a divorce and found it nearly impossible to concentrate on golf," Westwood told ESPN.co.uk in an interview. "How I played didn't really concern me but now I'm back living in the UK permanently and trying to factor in when I see my two kids and which events I play around that. "I just want to get some consistency back in my game and start to enjoy it again," said Westwood, who opened his Dubai Desert Classic campaign with a disappointing three-over-par 75 on Thursday. The 42-year-old, back in Britain following a three-year spell living in Florida, has been recharging his batteries recently.
It's pouring premieres in Hollywood.
He visited the Indian embassy in Washington with former US presidents Bill Clinton, George H W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
'Welcome to America', '#Americaisbeautiful'. These were just some of the chants heard at American airports as families reunited with their loved ones after a federal court swept aside the ban imposed by President Donald Trump, which restricted the access of people from seven nations -- namely Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Somalia.
Protesters gathered outside the White House and raised slogans like 'This is what America looks like!', 'The people united, will never be divided' and 'No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here,' as they waved the American flag and held placards, opposing Trump's order to block any visitors for 90 days from seven designated countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Prince Charles greeted Bush and his wife Laura at the Heathrow airport, from where they were taken by a helicopter to Buckingham Palace.
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