Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto
Kuznetsova unable to defend Washington title over 'visa issues'
New deal to curb carbon emissions could copy features from the Montreal Protocol, which US and China favoured over its Kyoto counterpart.
Rafael Nadal will bid for a third consecutive title on Sunday when he faces 35-year-old Andre Agassi
"It's an honour to welcome Didier Drogba to the Impact," said team president Joey Saputo.
Svetlana Kuznetsova thrashed China's Zheng Jie 6-1, 6-3 to become the first player through to the semi-finals of the Montreal Cup on Friday.
Kim Clijsters raced into the quarter-finals of the Montreal Cup with a ruthless 6-2, 6-1 demolition of Kaia Kanepi on Thursday, sending a menacing message to anyone eyeing the Belgian's US Open crown.
India's Saurav Ghosal went down in straight games against top seed Spaniard Borja Golan in the semi-final of the Financire Banque Nationale Montreal Open squash tournament, on Sunday.
In a bid to derive benefits of trade and technology transfer, the government on Tuesday decided to ratify two amendments to the Montreal Protocol on protecting the ozone layer from depletion.
World number two Roger Federer has withdrawn from next month's Rogers Cup in Montreal, though he gave no reason for his decision in a statement released by organisers on Wednesday.
Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova shocked fifth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Montreal Cup third round on Tuesday. Dementieva was joined at the exit door by eighth-seeded compatriot Vera Zvonareva, who was upset 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 by Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano.
Comedian Samay Raina has removed all episodes of his YouTube show "India's Got Latent" following a controversy sparked by influencer Ranveer Allahbadia's comments. Raina said he will cooperate with investigating agencies and apologized for the controversy. The show faced widespread criticism after Allahbadia's remarks about parents and sex went viral. The incident has led to police investigations and summons from the National Commission for Women.
Lleyton Hewitt beat Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Montreal Masters.
The three-times champion, who gave birth last September and lost in the Wimbledon final 10 days ago, has not competed in Montreal since her run to the semi-finals in 2014 and last played the Rogers Cup in Toronto the following year.
Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig suffered a shock loss to the pair of Francisco Cerundolo and Nicolas Jarry in the first round match of the China Open.
The second seed swept past Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-0 to win her third title of the year.
The allegation has not been proven in court.
Former World No 1 Roger Federer has pulled out of next week's Montreal Masters, organisers said on Friday.
The Indian challenge ended at the Roger Cup after Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek suffered a second-round defeat at the hands of Andy Murray and Colin Fleming in Montreal.
Roger Federer beat Olympic doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 7-6 at the Montreal Masters on Thursday, ensuring the world's top eight players will compete in the quarter-finals of an ATP event for the first time. Of all the tournaments staged since ATP rankings began in 1973, Montreal marks the first that the world's top eight have fought their way to the quarter-finals of the same event.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles eased into the semifinals of ATP Montreal Masters after scoring a 6-3 6-4 win over the Polish pair of Mariusz Frystenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
World number two Rafael Nadal will return to action at next week's Montreal Masters event after a two-month lay off with injury, his coach and uncle Toni Nadal said on Monday.
"Let us not seek trade advantages through the instrument of environmental treaties," the prime minister emphasised while addressing a meeting here of parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone layer. \n
Ana Ivanovic was stunned 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 by 17-year-old Austrian Tamira Paszek in the third round of the Montreal Cup on Thursday.
Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands registered a straight-set victory over Julia Goerges of Germany and Czech Republic's Kveta Peschke 7-6(1) 6-3 to enter the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
The Indo-Czech pair defeated Ivan Ljubicic and Fernando Gonzalez 6-4, 6-2.
Canada's Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya has announced that he is running to be the next prime minister, hours before his Liberal Party announced that their next leader will be chosen on March 9.
The Indo-Czech duo beat fifth seeds Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett in the final of the Rogers Cup.
World number one Roger Federer and Andy Roddick also advanced into the third round.
Rafa Nadal fluffed his lines on the return from five-week break when the Spanish world number two was stunned 1-6, 7-6, 7-6 by unheralded Croatian Ivan Dodig in his opening match of the Montreal Masters on Wednesday.
Police shot Gill in the arm before he turned his own weapon on himself and fired a bullet in the head.
Martina Hingis reached the final of the Montreal Cup after Anna Chakvetadze retired.
The Swiss beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 7-6, 6-3 in their quarter-final match the Rogers Cup.
Roger Federer pointed to a little ring rust rather than the joys of becoming a new dad after beating Frederic Niemeyer 7-6, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the third round of the Montreal Masters. In his first match since lifting a record 15th Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, much has changed in a few weeks for Federer, who arrived in Montreal with his wife Mirka, new born twin daughters Charlene Riva and Myla Rose and a nanny in tow.
A group of people set fire to an ISKCON temple in Dhaka district in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday.
Fernando Alonso declared himself back in the Formula One title race on Sunday after finishing third in a Canadian Grand Prix that left Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa cursing his misfortune. The Spaniard has struggled to keep pace with Red Bull and McLaren since winning the opening race of the season in Bahrain but believes he is back in business after finishing behind McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in Montreal.
Former World No 1 Dinara Safina celebrated her return to Stade Uniprix with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic at the Montreal Cup on Monday and declared herself 100-percent pain-free after a horror run of injuries.
Force India driver Adrian Sutil is still rankled by the missed opportunity in Montreal where, he reckons, a top five finish was well within the realm of possibility but for the contact with Robert Kubica which left him with a punctured tyre.
