Australia's Lleyton Hewitt is a major doubt for this month's French Open after breaking two ribs in a fall.
The world No. 1 thrashed Tomas Berdych to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters.
Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw by Aberdeen, while Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 at Bolton Wanderers in the UEFA Cup last 32 first-leg matches.
World number one Roger Federer, who was out for a week due to injury, will seek to defend his Hamburg title
While many Americans view growing Chinese and Indian economies as a threat to their jobs, major US firms have reported a sharp rise in earnings, mainly due to their foreign operations.
Unfashionable Premier League side Fulham knocked favourites Juventus out of the Europa League after an astonishing 4-1 win over the Italians who finished the last 16 second leg game with nine men on Thursday.
Gustavo Kuerten, returning after a seven-month injury lay-off, was humbled by Alberto Martin in the second round.
UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk were knocked out of the Europa League after being held to a 1-1 draw by visitors Fulham in their round of 32 tie Thursday. Former European champions Liverpool and Juventus progressed to the last 16 and Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro scored a hat-trick as his side went through with a 4-1 win over former England manager Steve McLaren's Twente Enschede.
German football chiefs are not ruling out the involvement of players in the country's match-fixing scandal.
Shares in one of India's few privately owned deepwater ports will start trading on Tuesday after an initial public offering valuing the equity of Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone at about $4.5 billion.
Oil and Natural Gas Corp is spending 93 per cent of its total capital expenditure of Rs 10,850 crore (Rs 108.50 billion) in the current fiscal on its core activities of oil and gas exploration and production, according to its chairman and managing di
World number two Rafael Nadal recovered from an unsteady start to overpower Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Masters on Wednesday and set up a mouth-watering last-16 clash against Andy Murray.
VfB Stuttgart squandered the chance to lift themselves further away from trouble when they conceded a late penalty to draw 1-1 at Mainz on Sunday.
A factbox on Roger Federer, who won his first U.S. Open title with a 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt.
India and China account for 64 per cent of GDP in 23 Asian countries included in a study but rank quite low when it comes to benefits percolating to their people.
India's 9 per cent GDP growth may not mean much for the masses, going by an ADB study which says India is ranked 17 among 23 when economies are compared based on a measure of people's economic well-being.
The Spaniard will take on his boyhood hero, friend and compatriot Carlos Moya in the quarter-finals of the French Open.
The Rs 6,130-crore (Rs 61.3 billion) Suzlon will buy out Areva's stake in REpower, a year down the line, at a valuation to be decided on by an independent team.
David Nalbandian and Gaston Gaudio must oust Russians Marat Safin and Igor Andreev in the fourth round for Argentina to have four men in the quarter-finals.
Both in action in the French Open second round on Wednesday, could be considered the tournament's favourites.
World number one Roger Federer faces a potential third-round showdown with three-times winner Gustavo Kuerten in a tough opening week at the French Open.
Germany has not produced a Grand Slam winner in the men's singles since Boris Becker won the Australian Open in 1996.
The Australian appears to have rediscovered the self-confidence and enjoyment of the game that drove him to the top of the world rankings in 2001 aged just 20
When action begins on Sunday atthe French Open, Nadal will be aiming to become the first man to win a hat-trick of French Open trophies in his first three visits to Paris.
Kolkata has become the country's first city to have a floating hotel and in turn joined cities like Moscow, St. Petersberg, Vienna, Hamburg, Amsterdum, Phnompen, Hongkong where "Floatels" are the major tourist and business attractions.
After proving his fitness and aggression in Hamburg the Adelaide fighter is now a surprise contender in Paris.
The world number one registered an easy 6-4, 6-3 victory in the quarter-final of the Hamburg Masters.
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