Petra Kvitova completed her preparations for an assault on a third Grand Slam title in triumphant style on Friday by downing fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 7-6 to win the Sydney International title.
Colombia striker Teofilo Gutierrez has been voted South America's footballer of the year and their Argentine coach Jose Pekerman the best coach for the third time in a row.
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US space shuttle Discovery lifted off for its final flight from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to deliver a new module and critical supplies to the International Space Station, late Thursday night.
The village will host more than 18,000 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, officials, staff and volunteers in 31 buildings and more than 3,600 apartments.
The Kings Speech, a British drama about the stammering monarch King George VI, leads this year's Oscar nominations with 12 nods, while another period drama True Grit follows closely with 10 nominations. Favourite The Social Network only managed the third spot with eight nominations, while Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer psychological thriller Inception got seven.
Federer beats Ruud, becomes oldest man to reach French Open 4th round since 1972
In 2020, Indian users went up by 400 per cent, making it the fastest growing market in the world for Duolingo, with China coming in second.
Rafael Nadal returned to Davis Cup action for the first time in two years on Friday with his victory putting Spain ahead in a Group One relegation playoff against Denmark.
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Christopher Nolan walks us through the upcoming science fiction action thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
In the latest version, a teenage girl finds herself in extreme jeopardy when her village decides to hunt the werewolf that terrorises it every full moon.
Brazilian police arrested on Thursday the head of the national Olympics committee, who is accused of conspiring to bribe members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pick Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 games.
New Hampshire police bust burglary ring that allegedly used the social networking site to pick targets
Gian Piero Gasperini was stunned to receive the call asking if he wanted to manage Inter Milan and now intends to build on the club's existing foundations to bring success back to the blue-and-black half of Italy's second city.
Inter Milan reignited their Serie A title charge thanks to Morocco midfielder Houssine Kharja setting up a 3-0 win at bottom side Bari on Thursday.
Arun Gulani, described as "Leonardo Da Vinci of eye surgery", designs his own suits.
An Argentine football club has recreated the Sistine Chapel on the ceiling of its gymnasium, with Diego Maradona as God, Lionel Messi as Adam and a host of angels that include Mario Kempes, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Batistuta.
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He was slapped with $24,000 in fines on Friday but was allowed to play two matches in the doubles tournament with partner Simone Bolelli before the Grand Slam Board announced their decision to suspend Fognini on Saturday.
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The art world's most enduring mystery surrounding the identity of the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait Mona Lisa may soon be solved.
Atletico Madrid proved too streetwise to entertain another Leicester City fairytale as they quelled a stirring home display to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in four seasons on Tuesday, winning 2-1 on aggregate.
Indian designers Tarun Tahiliani, Suneet Varma, Anamika Khanna and Sabyasachi Mukherjee style the supermodel for the Vogue India issue.
Belgium finished five points clear at the top of League A Group 2 and will meet world champions France and former World Cup winners Italy and Spain in the final four next October.
A first-half goal from new signing Alessandro Matri gave Juventus a sweet 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in the derby of Italy on Sunday, dealing a huge blow to their opponents' bid to win a sixth successive scudetto.
Samuel Eto'o scored twice as Inter Milan swatted aside Bologna 4-1 on Saturday to record their fourth successive win under new coach Leonardo and continue their ominous climb up the Serie A table.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his Madeira homecoming with an early strike but Sweden wrecked the party by hitting back from two down to win 3-2.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio's supermodel girlfriend Bar Refaeli has said that she feels sad to see skinny models walking the runways looking all shaky and hungry.
National Aeronautics and Space Administrations's space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched successfully from the space agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday.
James Cameron prepares to recreate the Titanic magic in 3D.
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Juventus supporters coach Massimiliano Allegri has often been in his element when he is apparently on the back foot.
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday
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Hollywood stars have revealed the one moment where they felt most awkward when filming a movie -- doing a sex scene.
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champions Argentina have suffered an ignominious early exit from the under-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
After wowing fans with her acting and lately, her fashion sense, the Slumdog Millioniare star is now the cover girl of Vogue magazine.
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