American teenager Amanda Anisimova, fresh off an impressive run at Indian Wells, beat China's Wang Qiang 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 at the Miami Open on Tuesday to set up a second round clash with Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza.
China on Friday claimed a breakthrough in developing the world's first IPV6 router for the next generation of Internet which will enhance the communist nation's competitiveness in the global hi-tech arena.
It was a disappointing day for the Indians at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 as ace archer Deepika Kumari made a quarter-final exit, while others failed to progress beyond pre-quarterfinal stage at Medellin, Colombia.
The gas blast occurred at 1450 hours on Monday at the No 3316 working face of Sunjiawan colliery about 242 metres underground, vice-general manager of the Fuxin coal industry group, Zhang Yunfu said.
India and Taiwan blanked China and Philippines 3-0 respectively in the opening group ties of the Asian Hopman Cup.
P Harikrishna started off with a facile victory over Grandmaster Zhang Pengxiang of China in the first round
He will skip the two Masters series events in Shanghai and Paris next month.
India's schedule for Tuesday, the fourth day of competition, at the Asian Games in Incheon.
The host of the 2008 Olympic Games is seeking a slogan that will help project an "exciting image" of the city and the country as a whole.
Witnesses in Gansu's capital Lanzhou said a strange shining object swept through the sky late Saturday, followed by 'earthshaking sounds like bombing.'
orld No 2 Simona Halep is to have an operation on her nose after an illness-plagued start to the year which ended with a first-round exit from the Australian Open.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
"Knowledge of and access to products, such as condoms, can help minimise possible harm to teenagers."
Li Shilong and Zhang Zhong lead the field after six rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.
The Indian tennis ace became the first Indian sportswoman to feature on the cover of Time magazine.
GM Abhijit Kunte suffered a defeat at the hands of Zhang Zhong at Dubai International Chess championship.
Beggars in southwest China's Sichuan province have found a novel way to solicit money -- by making their appeals on the Internet.
Sharapova was broken in the first game but fought back to draw level before going on to take the first set with a hold to love.
A Beijing television reporter died on Friday after fainting while filming the Olympic torch relay on Thursday evening.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been voted as the seventh most popular leader in the world in a new poll topped by US President Barack Obama.
Coco Gauff claimed the biggest win of her young career on Friday with a stunning upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open to reach the fourth round. Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams also lost their respective matches earlier in the day. Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Friday.
The next manned space flight is scheduled for 2005 and will have more than one astronaut aboard.
Svetlana Kuznetsova opened the defence of her Sydney International title with a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu on Sunday as the Australian Open warm-up event suffered a pair of big-name withdrawals.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Here are some of the best moments from Day 2 of his visit.
The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries -- all submitted by amateur photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday vowed to work with the United States for healthy and stable development of bilateral ties, calling cooperation the "correct" choice for both the countries.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
16 firefighters were among those injured in the fire, which gutted the market in Hunan province Tuesday.
Beijing Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, who is competing in his fifth Games, led the Indian contingent at the parade of nations during the Open Ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday night.
How China's all powerful Communist party bungled the response to the coronavirus crisis.
World champion Viktor Axelsen staved off a strong challenge from World No 5 Korean Son Wan Ho as Bengaluru Blasters blanked Mumbai Rockets 6-(-1) in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) in Lucknow on Monday.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed he is interested in signing Everton's young centre back John Stones, who has been linked with a 50 million-pounds ($65.72 million) move to the Etihad Stadium.
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