Lleyton Hewitt beat Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Montreal Masters.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will resume their burgeoning rivalry when they head a stellar field for the Montreal Masters.
Bayern Munich went on a 70 million euro spending spree after their humiliating fourth-placed finish in the Bundesliga last season and are eager to avenge their failure to win silverware by grabbing all four titles this time.
Schalke 04 forward Kevin Kuranyi headed a last-minute equaliser to complete a double strike and salvage a 3-3 draw with Hamburg SV in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
World number two Rafael Nadal won his sixth title of the year on Sunday, seeing off a stiff challenge from unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka to win 6-4 7-5 in the final.
Indian drug companies have cornered an overwhelming majority of drug approvals under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
German T-Mobile rider Patrik Sinkewitz tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, the German cycling federation said on Wednesday.
The eight-man Masters Cup will be held for the third year at Qi Zhong Stadium from November 11-18.
Juan Carlos Ferrero ventured into uncharted territory at Wimbledon on Tuesday when he beat Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6.
Initially, it was suspected that Bowie suffered from muscular inflammation of his shoulder, which forced him to take a break from his almost year-long Reality world tour. But a detailed medical examination revealed a heart condition in the singer.
Six months after acquiring Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus, Tata Steel has put the foreign company's aluminium business on the block.
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The eternal question remains unanswered, what price security and what cost liberty, says Vikram Sood.
UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk thrashed Club Bruges 4-1 away on Thursday when top-level football began experimenting with five-man refereeing teams in the opening Europa League group stage games.
The Spaniard became the first man since Bjorn Borg to win three successive titles at Roland Garros.
The reaction of the Indian High Commission came after Dawn published a report on Thursday, quoting 'well-informed insiders' as claiming that Dr Singh was ready to visit Islamabad on March 27.
Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya to enter the French Open semi-finals.
The Australian said he saw nothing to change his opinion that the Spaniard is untouchable at Roland Garros.
Roger Federer crushed unseeded Italian Potito Starace 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open third round.
Lleyton Hewitt will be eager to test his new-found confidence on clay against former champion Gaston Gaudio in the French Open second round on Thursday.
Other issues discussed included cooperation for the success of the India-China Tourism Year and Youth exchanges.
The Spaniard plays Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the first round on Tuesday.
The Swiss needs to win in Paris to join Don Budge and Rod Laver as the only men to hold all four slams at the same time.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will lead a high-level Indian delegation to the two-day meet that brings together foreign ministers from 43 nations in Europe and Asia.
The Russian beat Fernando Vicente 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the French Open second round.
The Rs 6,130 crore (Rs 61.3 bn) Suzlon Energy is all set to storm into the world's top four wind turbine manufacturers with the acquisition of the Hamburg-based REpower.
Just 24 hours after showing second seed Andy Roddick the exit, the French wildcard ended Hewitt's challenge at the Poertschach International.
Rafael Nadal, whose record streak on clay was stopped by Roger Federer last weekend, believes the world number one will beat him again on the slow surface and just hopes it will not happen in the French Open final.
Monfils, a wild-card entry at the Austrian event, will next face fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt after the Australian demolished Argentina's Diego Hartfield 6-2 6-2.
The former world number one staged a remarkable comeback in the second round of the Hamburg Masters.
The Swiss ace came from a set down to snap the Spaniard's 81-match winning streak on clay on Sunday.
Roger Federer snapped Rafael Nadal's record winning streak on clay in the Hamburg Masters final.
Roger Federer came through a worrying second-set slump to beat Spain's David Ferrer 6-3 4-6 6-3 and reach the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters on Friday.
The world No 1 was taken the distance by Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco at the Hamburg Masters.
Nicolas Almagro upset defending champion Tommy Robredo 6-7 6-2 6-4 in a bruising all-Spanish clash to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters on Tuesday.
The world No 1 said he will play the French Open and Wimbledon without a coach after splitting with Tony Roche.
Quoting law enforcement officials, ABC news said US air marshals have been diverted to provide expanded protection of flights between Germany and the US.
Infrastructure developer GMR Group plans to set up an airport-based special economic zone near the new Hyderabad International Airport, which it has the mandate to develop.
Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich announced his retirement from competitive cycling on Monday, eight months after his career was put on hold by a doping investigation.
Nipuna Services, Satyam Computer's BPO subsidiary, today signed a $25-million
Porto and Lille completed the line-up for the final 16 of the Champions League as the group phase of the competition ended.
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