Love them, hate them but the Oscars have a way of sneaking up on you.
The French Open champion was given a lesson in hard-court tennis by Blake, who equalled his best performance at a grand slam event.
James Blake advanced to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships by beating qualifier Alex Kuznetsov 7-6 6-1 on Thursday.
As she continues to defy expectations and rewrite the record books, one thing is certain: Simone Biles' legacy as the queen of gymnastics is secure.
Olympic double silver medallist Yohan Blake completed the sprint double at the Jamaican Championships when he easily won the men's 200 metres on Sunday.
Simone Biles clinched her fifth Olympic gold medal as she made a triumphant return to the women's gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Tuesday, reinforcing her status as one of the greatest athletes just three years after withdrawing from the same event at the Tokyo Games.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said it's 'too risky' to bring the two astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, back to earth currently, because of which Boeing's Starliner capsule will return without the two astronauts.
The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain. There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm. I have no selfies or autographs to remember him by, but I will never forget his most generous and gracious gift to me -- one day in heaven, among the celestial ensemble of Indian music.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic won the first medal of the Olympic tennis tournament, beating American James Blake 6-3, 7-6 to go home with bronze.
Rafael Nadal powered to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over James Blake to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Masters.
Defending champion James Blake and top seed Andy Roddick won their opening matches in straight sets at the Indianapolis Championships on Tuesday.
American James Blake lost his chance to equal a 68-year record when he was knocked out of the Sydney International on Monday by Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.
Blake will face fellow American Sam Querrey in the last eight after the teenager survived two match points before upsetting fifth-seeded Ivo Karlovic.
Second-seeded James Blake, hunting his first ATP title in six months, booked his place in the Los Angeles Classic final with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik on Saturday.
The American fought back from the brink of defeat to beat Jonas Bjorkman 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the Stockholm Open first round.
Hollywood stepped out into Barbie's pink world at the film's premiere in Los Angeles.
James Blake ended the run of Wesley Whitehouse, beating the South African qualifier 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.
The Russian advanced to the quarter-finals of the Legg Mason Classic with a 7-6, 7-6 victory.
Roddick will be hoping to win his first trophy since Lyon last October. He holds a 6-1 record over Blake, his poker-playing partner.
The highest-ever goods and services tax (GST) evasion has been done by the online money gaming industry.
Singer Billie Eilish moved everyone to tears when she performed the Barbie soundtrack, What Was I Made For?, at the Oscars 2024.
Andy Roddick reversed a run of three successive defeats to fellow American James Blake with a hard fought 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 first round victory at the Memphis Championships on Wednesday.
Despite a strategic engagement that has brought the two countries into closer convergence, the US does not always expect India to toe its line and recognises New Delhi's strategic autonomy, a top official has said.
'If you have someone out there that's having this kind of rogue justice, they're tarnishing that image, and they don't deserve to be in the same sentence with the heroes of the NYPD, and they don't deserve to have that badge'
World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake showed he was in good heart to challenge compatriot Usain Bolt for Olympic sprint dominance in London by clocking 9.85 seconds to win at a meeting in Lucerne on Tuesday.
'We are very quickly going to announce the timeline of our launches, which should start giving us the turnaround'
The 23-year-old studied at Harvard before turning professional on the tennis tour and Serena thinks he has got it all.
James Blake will face defending champion Dmitry Tursunov next, as all top four seeds have advanced to the semis.
James Blake beat German Nicolas Kiefer 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Swiss Open to keep his Masters Cup qualifying chances intact.
The Obama administration's point man for South Asia, United States Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, tells rediff.com/India Abroad's Aziz Haniffa in this exclusive interview that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who co-chairs the second US-India Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Tuesday
Jamaica's former world champion Yohan Blake sailed into the final of the 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, living up to his top billing on the opening day of the athletics at the Gold Coast.
She is the first person to win Album of the Year four times, with her latest prize for Midnights.
Defending champion Dmitry Tursunov fought back from a set down to upset top seed James Blake 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the final of the Indianapolis Championships on Saturday. The Russian will now face Gilles Simon after the Frenchman reached his first career ATP final in the United States with an exciting 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over local favourite Sam Querrey.
Reader Sathish sent us this picture from the USA.
The 18-year-old became the first Japanese player to win an ATP event for nearly 16 years when he won the Delray Beach International.
Top seed James Blake cruised into the final of the US Clay Court Championship with a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Spaniard Oscar Hernandez on Saturday. In Sunday's final, Blake will face another Spaniard in Marcel Granollers-Pujol, who came from a set down to beat American Wayne Odesnik 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Saturday's first semi-final.
Top seed James Blake eased into the US Clay Court Championships second round but fellow American Sam Querrey made an early exit.
Top seed James Blake breezed through his opening match as sixth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber made an early exit from the $416,000 Delray Beach International on Tuesday.
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