Saina Nehwal continued her rapid rise in world badminton as she gained 11 spots to reach a career best ranking of number 30.
Analysts said the development marked a renewed attempt by Fiat to boost its position in the rapidly growing Indian car market.
The Swiss re-entered the upper echelon of women's tennis at number 14 after winning the Italian Open
The Belgian fifth seed thrashed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Sydney International.\n
Seven-times world motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi got back to winning ways with a record 10th victory of the season at the Qatar Grand Prix.
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Viswanathan Anand kept himself in the race for the title by keeping the gap between him and leader Veselin Topalov to just half a point.
Vishwanathan Anand encored his 1997 triumph winning all the three titles 'rapid, blindfold and combined' at stake
The Indian ace drew with Peter Svidler in the penultimate round and took an unassailable lead over his nearest rivals.
The Indian ace has a three-point lead over his nearest rivals after beating Loek Van Wely in the ninth round.
The Russian held the Indian ace in both blindfold and rapid games in the sixth round of the Amber chess tournament.
Ferrari, winners of 15 of last year's 18 races, have now gone three Grands Prix without a win
The Indian ace scored a resounding victory over Alexei Shirov in the blindfold game at the Amber chess tournament.
Paradorn's role as the flag-bearer of Asian tennis makes him a hero throughout the region.
Viswanathan Anand entered the finals of the annual Corsica Masters chess tournament with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Etienne Bacrot of France.