Somdev Devvarman beat USA's Bobby Reynolds 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the second round at the Lexington Challenger.
Somdev Dev Varman will be looking to repay the team's faith in him when he makes his Davis Cup debut for India against Uzbekistan.
Andy Roddick ended the fairy tale run of John Isner by beating the rookie 6-4, 7-6 in the Washington Open final.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Hima Das is nearing her best, having won five successive gold medals in three weeks in Europe.
Alex Morgan reminisces about how she dribbled her way to global stardom - and talks about what will come after the final whistle.
Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American athlete to compete in the Olympics with a hijab, which she wears to adhere to the tenets of her Muslim faith.
Barcelona's star footballer Lionel Messi was named the Best International Athlete award, while Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic, who recently won the Wimbledon singles titles, were named the best male and female tennis players respectively, at the 2015 ESPY Awards in California, on Wednesday night.
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Following Satnam's historic draft into the Dallas Mavericks for the 2015 NBA season, the mystery of Satnam will hopefully be unravelled in the upcoming season.
Simanta Roy looks beyond Sim Bhullar's 7'5" tall, 360-pound frame to the player who became the first athlete of Indian descent to secure an NBA contract.
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