Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna have reached the quarter-finals of their respective events at the US Open but the fledgling partnership of Leander Paes and Purav Raja has fallen flat yet again.
Diagnosed as deaf at the age of two, Lee Duck-hee cannot hear calls from the line judges or the umpire and relies on signals and gestures for the information.
Bal Thackeray described himself as a missionary warrior for the cause of Marathi, but what it meant could never be deciphered by anyone, writes Kumar Ketkar
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday.
West Indies batting great, Brian Lara, after being inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame, dedicated the honour to his late father Bunty and siblings -- brother Winston and sister Agnes -- and said they all played important roles in his development as a cricketer.
Legendary West Indian commentator Tony Cozier has passed away at the age of 75. Cozier had been admitted in a hospital in Barbados and was said to be in a critical condition. Winston Anthony Cozier was born in July 1940 in Barbados. An icon in international cricket commentary, Cozier was widely regarded as the voice of West Indian cricket. Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Tony Cozier today," the ICC said on Twitter. "One of the truly great voices of cricket. A huge loss for the cricket community." Although he never played international cricket, Cozier opened the batting for two local Barbados clubs Wanderers and Carlton.
Leander Paes earned himself a shot at his third ATP Challenger title of the season by reaching the final of the $125000 Tashkent event with partner Andre Begemann, in Tashkent on Thursday.
This makes her only the second world leader to have a child while in office.
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Defending champion Petra Kvitova used a dominant serve to beat Lucie Safarova 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2 in their all-Czech final at the Connecticut Open on Saturday.
Opelka, Kyrgios included in Team World for Laver Cup.
Mozambique's Helder Pelembe scored with a powerful strike early in the second half to secure a 1-0 home victory over Gabon and Zambia won by the same scoreline away in Sudan in the first legs of African World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.
The well-known satirist, who has issued a statement saying his comments weren't intended to insult the country, found backing from Trinamool Congress member Mahua Moitra as well as Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor.
'We have,' says Anvar Alikhan, 'proved right Winston Churchill, when he warned in 1947 that 'Power will go to rascals, rogues, freebooters... leaders will be of low calibre and men of straw... They will fight amongst themselves for power and will be lost in political squabbles.'
English soccer's polarisation into a competition between a few clubs with massive transfer funds and the willingness to spend them whatever the wider economic picture was underlined again by Monday's transfer mayhem.
American John Isner, battling against the wild weather as much as his opponent, beat unseeded Julien Benneteau of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in North Carolina on Saturday to claim his second title in six weeks.
Fourth seed John Isner gave himself the perfect US Open boost by upsetting fellow-American Andy Roddick 7-6, 6-4 in a slug-fest between two big servers in the Winston-Salem Open semi-finals on Friday.
Fit-again Andy Roddick kept his US Open preparations on a smooth track by crushing Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open on Wednesday.
American Andy Roddick romped past lucky loser Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday, and get his US Open preparations back on track.
The group has been encouraging people to sign a petition calling for the withdrawal of the notes as vegans and vegetarians continued to express outrage at the use of tallow, a substance derived from animal fat.
The photo has resonated with many as a moment of humanity that jarred with the broader narrative of violent scuffles between clashing demonstrators.
Teenagers should be taught the importance of money.
Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association (FA) after clashing with West Ham United's Winston Reid.
India's Leander Paes and Purav Raja sailed into the men's doubles second round in the duo's first outing at a Grand Slam but Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of their respective events in the US Open.
An American citizen held from Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi with a knife remained in detention for the third day on Friday as the security agencies were corroborating his statement besides awaiting a clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Some diamonds have a fascinating history. Others, of course, are just beautiful because they are too young to have yet developed a history.
Young Indians seem genuinely enthusiastic about craft brands that are hip, aspirational and have plenty of the novelty quotient, says Dhruv Munjal.
A 61-year-old American national, identified as Winston Marshal Carmichael, was detained at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi on late on Wednesday night minutes before he was to board a Qatar-bound flight after a knife was found in his hand baggage.
English media launched a scathing attack on the national team on Saturday, branding the performance in a 0-0 draw with Algeria which left their World Cup hopes in the balance as 'useless' and a 'shambles'.
One New Zealander was far from happy when defender Winston Reid's last-gasp equaliser against Slovakia on Tuesday earned the country a first ever World Cup finals point as the goal cost them NZ$40,000 ($27,800).
Defender Winston Reid was New Zealand's man of the moment. He headed the ball home in the dying seconds to earn the Kiwis a 1-1 draw with Slovakia and secure his country's first ever World Cup point in their Group F opener on Tuesday.
New Zealand defender Winston Reid, who almost chose Denmark before agreeing to play for the All Whites, headed a last-gasp goal to secure a 1-1 draw against Slovakia on Tuesday and secure their first ever World Cup point.
A last gasp goal by Winston Reid gave New Zealand a 1-1 draw with Slovakia in a World Cup Group F match on Tuesday.
Much hard work remains to be done if the country is to become a successful economy and a modern society.
Brian Lara said he took to golf to release from the pressures of playing a team sport (cricket).
It will be the second consecutive final for Paes and Angel, who also reached the final at Montrrey Challenger last week, ending runners-up to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Marcelo Arevalo.
Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton and model Gigi Hadid are reportedly dating.
For the current generation, enchanted by the monarchy but unaware of its past, The Crown may well perform the role of a history textbook, notes Dhruv Munjal.
Personal computer maker Dell will be closing down one of its manufacturing plant in the US early next year, a move that will affect nearly 905 jobs.
After the top brass of the Armed Forces, it now appears to be the turn of scientists of the defence and nuclear establishments to express dissatisfaction over the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.
