World number one Naomi Osaka was beaten in her opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, losing to France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-3 on her return to competitive action after winning last month's Australian Open.
India's Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis stormed into the final of the women's doubles after a straight-sets victory against Germany's Julia Georges and Karolina Pliskova, at the Australian Open in Melbourne, on Wednesday.
Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna advanced to the quarter-finals of the women's and mixed doubles events respectively after notching up contrasting victories with their partners at the Australian Open.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has approved 17 proposals for foreign investments, including a proposal by Quinn Hotels Sweden AB to invest Rs 313 crore (Rs 3.13 billion) in a 100 per cent owned holding company for construction activities.
Female fans from other countries have previously been permitted to attend games at the Azadi Stadium, including Syrian women for a World Cup qualifier in September last year.
Maxwell closer to return, trains with Victoria
Second seed Andy Murray of Great Britian edged past Canadian Milos Raonic to set up a high-voltage final against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in Melbourne, on Friday.
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Photos from Day 1 of the Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Monday
Petra Kvitova takes on Naomi Osaka in Saturday's Australian Open final with one of them set to emerge as a fresh champion at Melbourne Park as well as the new world number one.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
The Romanian broke Williams's serve in the first game but that was the only one she managed for the rest of the opening set as the American bulldozed her way through the set in 20 minutes, serving it out with an ace.
Here are some photographs from the Opening Ceremony:
'Ponting would have been dropped had he not retired in 2012'
How India's players fared in Australia.
With the Sydney Cricket Ground reliably Australia's most spin-friendly wicket, the hosts may find it tough going to manufacture a face-saving victory and square the series.
Dark sunglasses were the order of the day for Australia's triumphant cricket team.
Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic booked their spots in the Paris Masters second round on Monday, while Roger Federer pulled out of the tournament with next month's ATP Finals on the horizon.
Co-hosts Australians have already started by giving us a taste of the Aussie humour.
'We've played some excellent cricket for 80 percent of the time we've been here but that 20 percent is why we're not going to progress'
Gone are the days when an Indian captain had to spend considerable amount of time trying to figure out where to hide his slow-moving fielders and pace bowlers.
Andy Murray embarks on his first Grand Slam campaign as world number one with much stronger title credentials, even if he has lost five finals at Melbourne Park.
Researchers believe that more complex machines may soon be on the drawing board, and military robots might one day even be asked to make some important decisions on their own.
Young India pacer Khaleel Ahmed is learning everyday on his maiden tour of Australia and getting the much needed help from senior pro Bhuvneshwar Kumar on how to bowl on the hard and bouncy tracks Down Under.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka will no longer bite her tongue or try to fit into any media-trained 'image' as she makes her way on the tennis tour.
Every year Fortune honours 10 innovators, groundbreakers and game changers as 'Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs'.
'I humbly request Kumar Sangakkara to render his service to the country for another one year.'
Sun Yang became the first Chinese swimmer to win the Olympic men's 200 metres freestyle gold medal on Monday.
Shiv Kapur has been invited to the prestigious Quinn British Masters golf championship
'Fully fit' Hossain fired up to face India in ODIs
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They registered identical cards of two-under 70, that placed them tied 24th at the end of the first round of the British Masters.
Yuki Bhambri recovered well from a poor start to beat New Zealand's Michael Venus in a three-setter and advance to the singles quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger event in Traralgon, Australia.
Driven by the huge cost advantage, Australia's specialty biscuit manufacturer UNIBIC is making Bangalore its production hub to cater to the markets in South-East Asia, the Middle East and to some extent the UK.
Only a miracle can save this ship from sinking unnoticed, unlamented at the Box Office for the film and its lead actors leave no stone unturned to let it sink at Emerald Bay.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was named the player of the tournament after his team beat New Zealand by seven wickets to win the World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Ravichandran Ashwin will have a bigger role to play during Australian second innings
Costa Rica secured a place in the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday after beating Greece 5-3 on penalties after the teams finished level at 1-1 after extra time, the Central Americans playing for almost an hour with 10 men.
Sterling has scored six goals in five starts for City this season and has impressed with his overall contribution to Guardiola's prolific attack which has struck 29 goals in eight Premier League games.
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