Somdev, India's No 1 tennis player, sent his 19th seed opponent packing 7-5, 6-0 in a second round match of the US $3,645,000 prize-money hard court ATP event.
The game of tennis has "enough depth" to negate the absence of star players when the sport makes its debut at the Commonwealth Games, feels India's star player Sania Mirza.
The regulator last week reached out to custodians for beneficial ownership information of investors coming from China, Hong Kong, and 11 other countries.
Interacting with state chief ministers, Modi underscored the enormity of what he described as the world's biggest vaccination exercise, which begins from January 16, saying over 30 crore citizens will get the jabs in the next few months in India against only 2.5 crore people vaccinated so far in over 50 countries in around a month.
All you must know about soccer's return to action after coronavirus
France received chilling notice that the road to post-World Cup redemption will be long and hard when they lost 1-0 to Belarus in Paris on Friday, while Portugal threw away two points in a frantic 4-4 draw at home to Cyprus. England and Italy were able to start repairing their reputations with contrasting wins in their first Euro 2012 qualifiers and Spain swatted away Liechtenstein 4-0 with an ease befitting their status as world and European champions.
Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motors are expected to see overseas sales fall sharply following the recent removal of an incentive scheme.
World No 1 Rafa Nadal fell to Cyprus's Marco Baghdatis 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters Friday as three of the top four seeds lost out.
A dominant Bajrang Punia overpowered his opponents with remarkable ease to claim gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 21st Commonwealth Games on Friday.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said Friday's draw for the last 16 of the Europa League against Russian side Rostov has been unkind to his team, the favourites.
A video of the incident showed that Taison stuck his finger up at a section occupied by Dynamo fans and then hoofed the ball into the stands.
Seedings for the June 23-July 6 Wimbledon men's singles championship were announced on Wednesday.
Belgium's US Open champion Kim Clijsters showed no mercy against her childhood friend Alicia Molik at the Brisbane International on Tuesday, whipping the Australian 6-0, 6-3 to cruise into the third round.
Ace cueist Geet Sethi squandered chances galore and suffered a shock 3-4 defeat against unheralded Costas Konnaris of Cyprus in the Masters' category quarter-finals as the Indian challenge ended in the World Snooker Championships in Hyderabad on Monday.
This may mean easier access, simplified KYC and documentation requirements, and fewer investment restrictions for a majority of FPIs, especially broad-based funds and pooled vehicles that were earlier part of Category-II.
A year ago, Greece's bankers thought they were on the cusp of a new era.
Closing banks and restricting the flow of capital can build pressure for a solution as finances get squeezed.
Defending champion Tomas Berdych advanced to the Stockholm Open final after his opponent Marcos Baghdatis was forced to withdraw from their semi-final due to injury trailing by a set.
Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus overcame the distraction of a lengthy rain interruption to beat France's Richard Gasquet 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the Sydney International on Saturday.
Swedish top seed Robin Soderling survived his first real test at the Stockholm Open on Friday, beating Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the quarter-finals 7-6 6-4.
United States ambassador-designate to the United Nations, Susan Rice, identified Kashmir as one of the hot spots and bracketed it with conflict-torn regions, including the Balkans and Golan heights.
The Budget has relaxed a few safe harbour rules that aim to make it easier for fund managers overseeing offshore India-focused funds to relocate to the country.
Former France star Thierry Henry was named assistant coach of Belgium on Friday.
Plans to introduce two additional assistant referees to monitor penalty areas will be put before soccer's rule-making body early next year, the European governing body UEFA said on Thursday. UEFA has experimented with the innovation at Under-19 matches in Slovenia, Hungary and Cyprus.
Marcos Bagdhatis proved too hot to handle for Prakash Amritraj as the Indian lost to formidable Cyprus star in straight sets at the ATP Vancouver Open.
Prakash Amritraj advanced to the second round of the US $100,000 Vancouver Open ATP event after a straight set win against Croat Ivan Dodig but his doubles journey ended in the opener itself. The unseeded Indian won 7-5, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Cyprus star and third seed Marcos Baghdatis.
European champions Spain remained top of the world soccer rankings for a fourth straight month on Wednesday after extending their lead over world champions Italy.
Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage, but some are more advanced than others.
The ranking has improved marginally from the survey findings in 2015 when India was at the sixth position
The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday appeared to have backed down from an immediate punitive military strike against Syria, even as embattled President Bashar al-Assad vowed that his country would emerge "victorious" in any confrontation with America and its allies.
Britain has become the biggest foreign investor in India with an investment of 560 million, according to a report on investment flows by the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC).
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has failed to recover from a calf strain and will miss Tuesday's Champions League Group F match at APOEL Nicosia.
Lucas Pouille crowned a glorious French charge at the U.S. Open on Sunday by ousting 14-times grand slam singles winner Rafa Nadal in a five-set thriller. The 22-year-old Pouille, seeded 24th, won a deciding tiebreak 8-6 to complete a 6-1 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) marathon victory and join compatriots Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils into the last eight at Flushing Meadows.
Cyprus inflicted more soccer pain on neighbours Greece on Thursday when Omonia Nicosia knocked out AEK Athens in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, announced that it has acquired 15 per cent in UK-listed Imperial Energy and formally launched a negotiated takeover bid for the company at $2.6 billion (equivalent to around Rs 11,500 crore), which the company's board has approved.
Now boxer Manoj Kumar, a World Championships quarter-finalist, also a two-time Asian Championships bronze-medallist is seeking an appointment with Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, saying he was ignored for the Arjuna despite fine performances.
It could be a matter of concern that foreign shareholders of the NSE are registered in tax havens such as Mauritius and Cyprus.
World number 16 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus will be seen in action at the 2008 Chennai Open. His confirmation adds to an impressive list that includes Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya of Spain, and Russia's Mikhail Youzhny.
Carrier International Mauritius Ltd and Global Investment Ltd are looking to buy over 45 lakh shares in domestic IT services firm Infotech Enterprises, for nearly Rs 162 crore (Rs1.62 billion).
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