Rediff.com presents some memorable moments from the September 27 to October 6 meet. Take a look.
Serena and Venus Williams, three-time women's doubles Olympic champions, crashed out in the first round at the Rio Games on Sunday in one of the biggest upsets so far in women's tennis. The Williams sisters were beaten by the Czech Republic pair of Barbora Strycova and Lucie Safarova 3-6, 4-6.
India's Sanjeev Rajput and Shahzar Rizvi won 10m air rifle and air pistol event finals respectively in the second International Online Shooting Championship on Saturday. The competitors logged in through Zoom app from their respective locations and shot using their Electronic Shooting Targets.
Djokovic withdraws from Western & Southern Open, to 'turn focus on US Open.'
Some of England's leading players will go head-to-head from their living rooms over Easter as part of a new FIFA 20 tournament launched by the FA on Thursday.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are back for 2021 to show that all animals have a funny bone. Now in its seventh year, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has already received thousands of entries from around the world, catching some of wildlife's funniest moments on camera. This year, the competition organisers are releasing some of the shots that have already had them howling like hyenas, to inspire both professional and amateur photographers to enter their own images before June 30, 2021. We bring you some of our favourites.
In a setback to India's medal chances in tennis at the Tokyo Olympics, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan missed the cut for men's doubles, which also rules out the country's presence in the mixed team competition -- its best chance for a podium finish.
Lonato Shotgun Worlds: India's male trap shooters disappoint on Day 1
The Tony Awards red carpet saw some dramatic looks.
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei shattered the 5km road World record in Monaco on Sunday, shaving 27 seconds off the mark set by Kenya's Rhonex Kipruto last month.
Kerley, hoping to be the first American winner since Justin Gatlin in 2004, ran brilliantly for second, with De Grasse finishing fast in another lifetime best.
Lucie Safarova made sure she left Roland Garros with at least one winner's trophy after the Czech left-hander and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the women's doubles title on Sunday.
Star debater, trailblazing athlete and Harvard medical student. Sana Raoof learnt from her immigrant family to be the best in whatever she does. Arthur J Pais finds what inspires this newly minted Soros Fellow.
Ellen White scored her fifth goal of the tournament in between Jill Scott's opener and a Lucy Bronze screamer from the edge of the area as Phil Neville's side set up a mouthwatering clash with either holders the United States or hosts France.
Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka won the U.S. Open women's doubles title on Saturday with a 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4 win over Australia's Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Day 9.
The 32-year-old three-time Grand Slam champion has not played singles since losing in the Australian Open first round in January.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Tuesday, Day 5.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis defeated Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets to virtually seal a women's doubles semi-final spot in the WTA Tennis Finals in Singapore.
The theoretical physicist met his onscreen avatar on BAFTA night.
Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Lucie Safarova on Thursday in the first full match played under a closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The $150 million retractable roof was installed ahead of this year's tournament and guaranteed there would be at least some action on a muggy and overcast Day Four at the year's final grand slam.
Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fifth time on Sunday to land his 15th major title and first since 2008.
Images from the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, Day 3, in Oregon.
Switzerland's Martina Hingis and Taiwan's Chan Yung-Jan won the US Open women's doubles title on Sunday
Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova claimed their maiden Grand Slam title when they beat the unseeded Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya 6-3 6-3 in the French Open women's doubles final on Sunday.
James watched on television as the events took place, and on Thursday wondered what would have happened if the intruders had been mostly Black.
The 13th seeded Czech proved too strong for Serb, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2008, winning 7-5, 6-4.
World number one Serena Williams survived a mid-match meltdown to beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 to win the French Open on Saturday, her 20th Grand Slam singles trophy.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and her partner Lucie Safarova won their first Grand Slam women's doubles title
A group of nuns of Kuravilangad convent in Kottayam district of Kerala, who have been standing with the survivor in her fight, were on the verge of tears when they said they were yet to believe such a verdict came out from the court and they did not know what has happened.
Featuring Casey, Ben, Mahershala, Ryan, Dev, Andre, Meryl, Viola...
Featuring Casey, Ben, Mahershala, Ryan, Dev, Andre, Meryl, Viola...
World number one Dustin Johnson pulled out of the US Masters in Augusta on Thursday after sustaining a back injury in a freak fall.
Chanel designer late Karl Lagerfeld's best red carpet moments at the Academy Awards.
Up next for Murray is either eighth seed Pablo Cuevas or Bolivia's Hugo Dellien, who meet in the first round on Wednesday.
India's electric mobility goal, which has so far been riding on two wheels, is all set to graduate to four wheels. At least, the journey has begun. Hyundai Motor India said it would invest Rs 4,000 crore till 2028 to launch half-a-dozen electric vehicles (EVs) in India. It would eventually straddle premium and mass segments. The first of these - the electrified version of an internal combustion engine (ICE)-powered model - will go on sale as early as next year.
The three-time major winner would be given a protected ranking of number two, the Australian Open organisers said
Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic was knocked out of the Australian Open first round on Monday when she was upset by doubles specialist Lucie Hradecka 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
How would you react if the oranges and other items at your neighbourhood grocery store were smiling at you? If you want to find out, head to British artist Lucy Sparrow's recent art installment at the Standard, Downtown Los Angeles and check out the adorable results.
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