Russia on Wednesday acknowledged that total nuclear disarmament was not possible in the near future, but called for a global consensus on the issue. "In near future, total disarmament is impossible. We need to exercise special efforts for that," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interaction with the students of IIT-Bombay.The visiting President was replying to a question on whether total nuclear disarmament is possible.
Italy returned to the Davis Cup final after a gap of 25 years as Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in both singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory over Serbia on Saturday that earned the 1976 champions a title clash with Australia.
Carlos Alcaraz moved to within two wins of completing the 'Sunshine Double'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the rise of China and the complexities surrounding ties with Beijing.
In the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters, Jannik Sinner clinched a hard-fought win as Casper Ruud crashed out.
The five top contenders for the men's title at the US Open.
Take a look at the five top contenders for the men's singles title at the French Open:
The Australian Open champion never faced a break point and used her hard and accurate serve to dispatch Gauff.
Novak Djokovic cruised through his first singles match in Australia since being deported last year.
Wild card Caroline Wozniacki, another former champion and returning mother, will play 20th seed Magda Linette.
However, he suggested that Ukraine was also somehow involved.
Twenty four time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic closed the 2023 ATP season by clinching the year-end No. 1 spot for a record-extending eighth time.
'Can't leave grass,' the 26 year old captioned an image posted on his social media pages.
Russia has promised all possible support to Pakistan in dealing with catastrophic floods, even as the second Russian Il-76 cargo plane with emergency relief is scheduled to land in Islamabad on Thursday.
'At my age and with some of the issues that I've got, I do have to be mindful of those things. I cannot just keep going until something happens.'
Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title and equal Margaret Court's record haul.
Rafael Nadal will play at the Australian Open in January
Swiatek is positioned to face American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a humbling 6-3 7-6(4) defeat by Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan in the third round of the Italian Open.
After winning the US Open title on Sunday, Novak Djokovic pulled out a T-shirt with 'Mamba Forever' on the front and the number 24 on the back.
Greece's Tsitsipas battled back from 3-5 down in the third set to eliminate Medvedev with a 6-3, 6-7(11), 7-6(1) win to set up a showdown on Friday with Rublev for the Red Group's other semi-final spot.
Kyrgios has been playing the best tennis of his career over the past couple of months
Rafael Nadal has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of this year's Australian Open.
After registering a runner-up finish in the Qatar Open, Andy Murray set himself a target of registering 800 career wins.
Russia's Andrey Rublev overcame Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(7), 6-3 in their semi-final clash at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, and will now face Hubert Hurkacz, who beat Sebastian Korda.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a potential quarter-final clash with old foe Jannik Sinner in his US Open title defence, and American Coco Gauff is on a collision course with defending champion Iga Swiatek on the women's side.
Certainly the prospect of another showdown at the US Open in a few weeks is exciting, but whether or not 23-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic can stretch his career long enough to battle Carlos Alcaraz on a regular basis is questionable.
As a sporting spectacle Alcaraz and Djokovic matches have delivered on every level and would be worthy of the Big Apple spotlight.
Rising star Brandon Nakashima handed fellow American John Isner a first round defeat at the Indian Wells.
Rafael Nadal confirmed he will miss this year's French Open as he is yet to recover from injury.
Daniil Medvedev has tapped into the energy of the crowd at Melbourne Park by playing both hero and villain.
Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for a record-extending 10th Australian Open title against Roberto Carballes Baena.
The decision to lift the ban was met with protest from Ukraine, whose Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said it was "immoral" and urged Britain to deny Russian and Belarusian players visas.
On Sunday, Rafael Nadal's extraordinary resilience was on full display as he closed out a marathon five-setter against World No 2 Daniil Medvedev.
Sebastian Korda is just the third American to reach the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.
Fans are buzzing over the prospect of a rematch between world number one Alcaraz and second seed Djokovic in a potential New York finale
Nadal fought from two sets down to defeat Medvedev in a five-set thriller at Rod Laver Arena.
Stars made their way to the Australian Open to cheer on Rafael Nadal.
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic
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