A six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, Williams was once money in the bank when it came to the US Open
It was perhaps fitting that the World Cup match between Senegal and Japan - whose fans have received international acclaim for their cleanliness in the stadium - ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday in Yekaterinburg.
Bernard Lagat achieved what no American man has managed in almost a century by winning a global 1,500 metres title at the world championships.
The lanky long jumper cleared 6.53m to finish a disappointing ninth in the final of the World Championship.
The Indian managed an effort of 61.22m to finish 17th among 29 competitors in the fray at the World Championships.
'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it seems.' 'It showed in a string of summits, and somewhat breathless celebration of Xi Jinping.' 'It was hasty and simplistic,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
The train, operated by the West Japan Railway Company, was carrying was carrying 580 passengers, mainly commuters and schoolchildren.
A commuter train derailed on Monday morning near Osaka in central Japan killing 37 people and injuring more than 200 others.
A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale centered on a southern chain of Japanese islands shook buildings in the Tokyo area
Dominic Thiem claimed his first Masters 1000 title after coming from a set down to defeat Roger Federer
IMAGES from matches played at the BNP Paribas tennis tournament played in Indian Well, California, on Thursday
Besides Surat, which will also be the world's fastest growing city during 2019-35, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai and Vijayawada.
Sania Mirza will begin her campaign at the Japan Open against qualifier Vilmarie Castellvi of Puerto Rico
Mumbai and New Delhi are among the world's cheapest cities while Tokyo and Osaka-Kobe in Japan continue to remain the most expensive, the annual Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey said.
As part of its drive to enhance its market share, Air-India will launch 14 additional flights to Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Osaka including non-stop flights from Mumbai and add Seoul as a new destination from Thursday.\n\n
Former world number one Maria Sharapova avenged her US Open loss to Anastasija Sevastova with a 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-6(7) victory over the Latvian in the China Open first round on Saturday.
Images from the action on Day 2 at the Australian Open.
After having launched a thrice-weekly service to Bangalore in August, premier international carrier Singapore Airlines said on Wednesday that it would enhance its frequencies to Mumbai
'While many Chinese policy makers dismiss the political, economic and technological component of US-India relations, they express caution on the defence-related ties which also happens to be a major driver in US-India relations,' explains China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
While the Trump administration wants India to lower the trade barriers and embrace "fair and reciprocal" trade, India has raised tariffs on 28 items exported from the US in retaliation to America's withdrawal of preferential access for Indian products.
The 18-year-old won the boys' singles and doubles titles at the ITF Grade 2 Hong Kong Open Junior championships.
Images from all the action on Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday
Serena Williams crashed out of the Auckland Classic after fellow American Madison Brengle pulled off a 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4 upset in a see-saw second round contest.
Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4x100 metres relay crown on Friday.
"As Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi said in his latest campaign, 'Modi hai to mumkin hai,' or 'Modi makes it possible', I'm looking forward to exploring what's possible between our people," Pompeo said in his major India policy speech at the India Ideas Summit of US-India Business Council on Wednesday.
A clinical Roger Federer took a confident step towards a fourth Miami Open title on Wednesday, easing past 13th-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-2 to book a spot in the quarter-finals.
Linking India's growth to high-speed trains, chief of a Japanese rail company said quicker movement will help the country in realising its ambition of pushing development and progress.
India's champion long jumper says she is still struggling to find her rhythm.
The 27-year-old star athlete managed a jump of only 6.46m at the Japan Grand Prix in Osaka.
Japan clinched the tie 3-2 after Gouichi Motomura beat Leander Paes in the deciding rubber of the Asia-Oceania zone Group One second round tie.
He will take on Gouichi Motomura in the opening singles, while Leander Paes meets Takao Suzuki, in the Davis Cup tie against Japan, from April 9 to 11.
The Air-India will reintroduce two of its five Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong services from July 11.
The up-and-coming junior was humbled by the Indian Davis Cupper after winning the first set in the ITF Futures tournament.
Authorities in Kentucky have charged three men, including a father and son, in connection with the shooting death of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's 15-year-old daughter outside a restaurant over the weekend, police said.
The 18-year-old Indian entered the boys' singles semi-finals in the Hong Kong Open junior tennis championships.
The 17-year-old rallied to make the grade in the Osaka Mayor's Cup tennis tournament
The fourth seeded Indian beat big-serving Phillip Oswald of Austria in the pre-quarter-finals in Osaka Mayor's Cup.
Ash Barty beat eighth seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7) in Beijing to seal her spot in the final of the China Open on Saturday.
