His backhand blocks and forehand low returns reaped dividends but an alert Gemke managed to grab a four-point cushion at the interval.
IMAGES from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
London Olympic organisers were left red-faced on Tuesday when a huge clock in Trafalgar Square marking the countdown to the 2012 Games stopped just hours after being unveiled at a glitzy ceremony.
A summary of Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Ajinkya Rahane's assured approach in the middle has been the hallmark of his comeback and the Indian team will need him to maintain form when it tours South Africa later this year.
The ongoing crisis in Manipur has affected several others in the country in one way or the other. Over the years Manipur has produced brilliant sports person in the country.
In Conte's absence, Stellini guided Spurs to wins over Manchester City, West Ham United and Chelsea.
This is Anand's sixth loss to American in Classical chess and the Indian ace will now have to do a lot of hard work to catch up in the last five rounds.
Messi's contract expires at the end of June and there has been no announcement on an extension.
Arsenal beat Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield on Sunday
Despite all preparations almost complete for the 2012 London Olympics, the organisers of the 9.3 billion mega event are now faced with some genuine problem as London could suffer a solar storm during the Games.
Any potential attacker planning to threaten the Olympic Games that begin next month will find London a "hard target" to penetrate, a former British security minister has said.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand finally found his winning ways when he defeated Nigel Short of England in the fifth round of London Chess Classic in London.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Olympics bronze medal-winning Indian Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt feels if not for a tough draw he could have returned home with a gold medal from the just-concluded London Games.
Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday announced a cash award of Rs 2.5 crore for the state athletes who will manage to bag the coveted gold medal in any discipline at the London Games.
Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has said that British officials were so impressed by the manner in which the Delhi police and other agencies handled the security at the Commonwealth Games yesterday - the opening Day - that they wanted lessons for the 2012 London Olympics.Before the opening ceremony, Home Minister P Chidambaram had done a recce of many of the stadiums, including the Talkatora swimming pool, to supervise the security arrangements.
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32.
London Olympic chiefs unveiled the first furnished apartments at the athletes' village on Thursday, including extendable beds for taller sportsmen and boldly coloured sports-themed duvets.
Manchester United were humbled 3-0 at home by Newcastle United in the League Cup fourth round
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Chelsea won their first competitive match under coach Mauricio Pochettino with a 3-0 home victory over Premier League new boys Luton Town.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded India's athletes for their spectacular showing at the Tokyo Olympics, saying their tremendous show has inspired the youth of the country.
Following her retirement from tennis due to injuries, Olympic champion Monica Puig has switched gears and is enjoying another sport.
Men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh on Saturday admitted India will have to focus on conceding fewer goals from the touchline and create more scoring opportunities.
''The Oval can present itself with some spin occasionally, particularly as the game wears on. So we could face some sort of similarities to what we had in India at certain stages of the game.'
Arsenal had more than twice as many chances but failed to take any as the visitors defended gamely.
Sania Mirza joined the tennis selection row on Tuesday when she slammed the All India Tennis Association (AITA) over the controversy surrounding her selection for the London Olympics.India's top-ranked women's player Sania Mirza joined the Olympics tennis selection row on Tuesday, slamming the All India Tennis Association on her selection for the London Games.
If the sun shines on the London Olympics athletes will not have to worry about being woken up early by its rays thanks to blackout curtains installed in every apartment in the Games village.
'In my time, I didn't have that kind of guidance. 'I asked to speak to the international pageant winners before I went and nobody spoke with me. 'It doesn't take away from your title when you help others. It just brings more accolades back to our country.'
Yuvraj Singh, recovering after his treatment in a US hospital for a rare germ cell cancer, got a morale-boosting visit by his idol Sachin Tendulkar.
The sports ministry has promised coaching jobs on the government's payroll to all athletes who return with an Olympic medal from London.
The Savoy hotel in London is celebrating the Olympic Games in style -- preparing some pastries, savouries, cup cakes for an Olympic-themed charity where all the money taken after selling the items will be sent to the Paralympics Organising Committee.
'I have certainly gained the respect of my rivals by consistently maintaining my ranking inside the top-10 mark.' 'I have beaten all these top players at least once and there will be no fear factor when I face them at Rio.'
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