Sania Mirza was leading 6-1, 2-0 when Alexandra Stevenson retired with a right shoulder strain.
Sania Mirza and Marta Domachowska beat Natalie Grandin and Milagros Sequera 6-4, 6-3 in the first round in Cincinnati
A treat for bird lovers! The National Audubon Society announced the winners of the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards. Known the for highlighting some of the most spectacular bird photography in the world, this year's contest winners did not disappoint. This year's winners were selected from over 6,000 submissions that came in from photographers across all 50 United States, Washington DC, and seven Canadian Provinces. The goal of the awards is to highlight images that "evoke the ingenuity, resilience, and beauty of birds small and large, terrestrial and aquatic." We'll let you decide if they succeeded.
Despite it all, the participants, from across the American continent, show up as they vie for the medals and glory. Along the way, they give us some moments that are captured for posterity. Here are some eye-catching scenes from the Pan Am Games...
The Indian pair went down 1-3 to defending champions Australia in the men's final of the World Doubles Squash Championship at Chennai.
India paid the price for dismal batting as they went down to England by two wickets in a thrilling group league encounter of the ICC Women's World Twenty20, in Dharamsala, on Tuesday
A look at the star arrivals!
The $1 million armband, worn by Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova, is made of 1 kg gold and 10,000 diamonds, and has been designed by craftsmen in Mumbai.
Scott Bower and Benjamin Lewis reportedly targeted the Rev Christopher Rowberry, ITV reported.
History beckons the Indian women's cricket team when it takes on England in the ICC World Cup final in London on Sunday, aiming to cap a fairytale run with a maiden title triumph and put some past demons to rest.
The Indian women's hockey team beat Canada 3-1 in their second consecutive encounter on the USA tour in Manheim on Saturday. Poonam Rani scored India's opener in the 19th minute, Renuka Yadav (32) scored the second and Anuradha Thokchom (58) added another to the tally. India started off on the offensive and had a shot on target within the first few minutes, one that was saved by Rowan Harris in Canada's goal. A penalty corner was also squandered away, before the game settled into a midfield battle, as the teams played out a stalemate heading into the first break.
India women couldn't have asked for a better start to the series, defeating World champions England by 66 runs in the opener at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
A look at the winners and the celebs at the awards.
Volleying brilliantly and capitalising on Roddick's weaker backhand, the ninth-seeded Henman never folded mentally as he reached the semis at the Pacific Life Open.
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball medallist Natalie Cook of Australia mustered every ounce of experience to overcome China and win 21-19, 17-21, 17-15.
There appears to be a new charity craze sweeping social media - #wakeupcall, in which the famous take pictures of themselves after they've just woken up. UNICEF has begun the campaign to raise money to support their work with children in Syria. The task is simple: Just take a photo of yourself as soon as you've woken up, post to a social network with the hashtag #WakeUpCall, donate 5 (Rs 494) to UNICEF and nominate three friends to do the same. And in the spirit of charity some celebs have taken the challenge. Here's their #wakeupcall
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Security concerns around the Olympics present a unique set of headaches for the shooters.
Australia's Ian Thorpe and Natalie Coughlin of the U.S. have been named the male and female "World Swimmers of the Year" by Swimming World magazine.\n\n
Today is World Environment Day; apt then we look at what contribution some of the best-looking people we feature on our pages make to it!
The 'power of women' resonated all through the evening in the most emphatic fashion.
Indian middle order batsman Harmanpreet Kaur took centre stage with an unbeaten 171 and was backed by a disciplined performance by her bowlers as India pulled off a 36-run upset win over six-time world champions Australia.
Kate Middleton's recycled outfit failed to make its mark.
It was an anti-climactic result for India, who were well on course for a memorable triumph, sitting pretty at 191 for three in 42.5 before a batting collapse saw them bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs.
England women had to rely on a bye off the last ball to beat West Indies Women in a ICC Women's T20 World Cup tie at HPCA stadium, in Dharamsala, on Thursday.
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
In a new study, researchers have suggested that men with back pain should replace spooning style sex with doggy-style sex.
Stars who put their best foot forward fashion wise!
Sometimes it is not meant to be, says legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar after the Indian team faced defeat by nine runs to England in the ICC Women's World Cup.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck a sensational half century as Supernovas clinched the Women's T20 Challenge with a four-wicket victory over Velocity in a dramatic final, in Jaipur, on Saturday.
Take a look at the sea of women who came out...
Stephanie and Brian Tobe's golf course wedding had an unexpected guest: Barack Obama.
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com is in superhero heaven.
Williamson has a chance to topple Kohli at the top of the rankings.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
India women's cricket team launched their campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup with a comfortable 35-run win over England, riding on superb batting display by the top-order, hin Derby, on Saturday.
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