Roger Federer enjoyed a smooth 6-3, 6-2 win over Robin Vik in the quarterfinal of the Dubai Open.
Andre Agassi slumped to a 7-5, 7-5 defeat against Bjorn Phau at the Dubai Open
The victory gave the Swiss his third consecutive Halle Open title and extended his winning streak on grass to 29 matches.
Britain's UbiNetics, a wireless technology firm, said Thursday it planned to invest $27 million in expanding its operations in India where it already conducts much of its research.
Harsh Mankad beat Toshihide Matsui 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the US $ 50,000 Natrel de Granby Challenger.
Indian duo of Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar brought home the doubles honours.
The defending champion battled back from 4-6, 1-4 down to set up a semi-final against unseeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, who upset 10th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Barcelona Open.
Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj also believes Indian players need to concentrate more on singles.
A final round 72 gave the Indian ace a tournament tally of two-over 286 in the Japanese PGA Tour event.
Bjorn Michel scored a hat-trick as Germany handed India their third successive defeat in the Rabobank hockey tournament.\n\n
Novak Djokovic has vowed not to become over-confident as he seeks to extend a 15-match winning streak when he returns to action in Dubai, his first tournament since winning a sixth Australian Open title last month.
Factbox on Rafael Nadal's French Open final wins
Rafael Nadal has broken lots of records in his career but they do not matter to the Spaniard, who on Wednesday strolled into the French Open semi-finals after compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta quit with an injury less than an hour into the match.
'The players showed what they're all about, we had chance to progress till the dying minutes. I couldn't be more proud of the players but we are disappointed to not go through. It's a beautiful game but sometimes it's really tough'
As the last regular season event got underway this week, no Swede had lifted an ATP singles trophy in 2003.
The world number one has never before come from behind to win a major championship.
American Andy Roddick and Briton Greg Rusedski will be going head-to-head on Centre Court in the race to hit the world's first 150 miles per hour (241.4 kph) serve.
The Spanish claycourt maestro won his first Grand Slam title when he beat unseeded Dutchman Martin Verkerk 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
What set Le Golf National apart, however, was the unrivalled viewing experience for the fans -- most spectacularly the 7,000-capacity grandstand looming over the first tee.
He was beaten by Arvind Parmar of Great Britain in the
'I mean, that was one thing that I promised myself coming on to the court today, that I need to stay calm and composed, because I knew that the atmosphere would be as it was'
Spanish top seed Juan-Carlos Ferrero retained his crown at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Argentina's Guillermo Coria.
The Indian ace submitted a bogey-free card of three-under 68 in the second round at the Dunlop Phoenix Open.
Martina Hingis, fresh off her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, will end a nearly six-year retirement to play doubles at next week's Southern California Open, the WTA said on Tuesday.
Britain's Andy Murray won lifted his second Wimbledon title after defeating Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) on Sunday. Following that clinical performance, here is a list of Wimbledon men's singles champions since 1922....
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is playing a pivotal role in creating a friendly atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room, manager Jose Mourinho has said, adding that the striker should not restrict his role in the squad to goalscorer.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is eager to build his team around midfielder Paul Pogba despite media speculation linking the French World Cup winner with a move away from Old Trafford.
He often wastes good attacking chances by choosing to take a tumble instead and, at a crucial stage during the second half, his behaviour had a contagious effect and his team mates became distracted by all the fuss he created.
Sachin: 'When Roger plays cricket, he likes to play as me'
Europe maintained their Ryder Cup stranglehold over the United States with a crushing five-point victory on Sunday as rookie Jamie Donaldson had the honour of securing the decisive point to make it eight wins in the last 10 matches.
Roger Federer said on Monday, dismissing concerns that players might treat the event, which launches in September, as an exhibition.
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