Russian sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her third title of the year by beating seventh-seeded Australian Daria Gavrilova in the final of the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday.

The British number one will play Croatian Donna Vekic, 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(4) victor over Czech Lucie Safarova in the day's second semi-final, in the climax to the Wimbledon warm-up tournament on Sunday.

Former world number 11 Shahar Peer, the most successful Israeli woman to play on the WTA Tour, announced her retirement because of injury on Tuesday.

At least 52 inmates were killed in a Mexican prison brawl on Thursday, as prisoners fought with bats, sticks and blades and ignited a fire in the overcrowded penitentiary.

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Mexico's national coach Victor Vucetich says he has been notified by the country's soccer federation that he is no longer in the job, according to an interview posted on Thursday night on ESPN.com.

Argentina's injured captain Lionel Messi has been named in a squad missing the suspended Javier Mascherano and Gonzalo Higuain for next month's World Cup qualifier against South America's bottom side Paraguay.

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Chelsea's veteran midfielder Frank Lampard wants to play on for two or three more years but says this campaign could be his last at Stamford Bridge.

Fernando Torres continued his recent resurgence as Chelsea brushed aside Mexico's Monterrey 3-1 with a confident display to reach the final of the Club World Cup in Japan on Thursday.

Corinthians beat African champions Al-Ahly 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the final of the Club World Cup but the Brazilian side failed to impress as they set up a potential showdown with Chelsea. Peru striker Paolo Guerrero twisted superbly to head the winner for the Libertadores Cup holders on the half-hour mark to the delight of the Corinthians fans in Toyota.

Sauber will run Mexican Formula One prospect Esteban Gutierrez in a young driver test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Swiss team said on Thursday.

European champions Chelsea will face either Monterrey of Mexico or the winners of the Asian Champions League in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup following draw for the tournament.

Sara Errani warmed up for her singles final by teaming up with fellow Italian Roberta Vinci to win the French Open women's doubles title on Friday by beating seventh-seeded Russians Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Japanese champions Kashiwa Reysol upset Mexico's Monterrey 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Sunday to set up a Club World Cup semi-final against Brazil's Santos.

Neymar has distanced himself from remarks made by Brazilian great Pele claiming the Santos striker is better than Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi and Neymar will take part in a new anti-doping program to trial a biological passport in football, FIFA said.

In a statement issued the Russian Foreign Ministry has objected to the entry of USS Monterrey guided missile cruiser armed with AEGIS missile shield for joint Sea Breeze 2011 war games with Ukraine.

David Beckham' rush back from the royal wedding to play for LA Galaxy in Dallas ended in a soggy defeat on Sunday with his team falling to a 2-1 loss at Pizza Hut Park.

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What is sometimes unofficially referred to as a new Green Fund will be an outcome of the Copenhagen accord.

India's Sania Mirza bowed out of the US Open with a second round defeat at the hands of Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Wednesday. The Russian, seeded 20th, won 6-2, 6-4 and faces Argentine Gisela Dulko in the third round on Friday.

Young Libertad striker Rodolfo Gamarra was a surprise inclusion in Paraguay's 23-man World Cup squad on Monday.

A Guyanese national was charged in a nine-count indictment on Friday for smuggling one Indian national to the United States and trying to smuggle three others. Arrested by federal authorities on November 17, Annita Devi Gerald aka Annita Rampersad, 52, was charged in a nine-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the southern district of Texas, the Department of Justice said on Friday.

Aravane Rezai won the Tournament of Champions in Bali on Sunday when top seed Marion Bartoli retired with a quad injury after losing the first set 7-5.

Marion Bartoli will play Aravane Rezai in an all-French final at the Tournament of Champions in Bali after both claimed straight-sets victories on Saturday.

India has sought a global consensus on spiralling prices of food and oil in many countries, saying the problem would transform into a global contagion if timely action is not taken. "Unless we act fast for a global consensus on the price spiral, the social unrest induced by food prices in several countries will conflagrate into a global contagion leaving no country developed or otherwise unscathed," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.

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Infosys has opened its first Latin American developmental centre in Mexico.

For instance, Tata Consultancy Services recently won a $200 million deal in Mexico, Wipro announced the opening of a development centre in Australia, and Infosys announced the setting up of 'The New Growth Engines' business unit in Latin America.

Having immense experience in dealing with global issues, Sharma has served with distinction at various key positions, including as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and spokesperson for developing countries in the UNCTAD during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.

While developing countries have made significant efforts towards good governance and domestic resource mobilisation, the support by the international community has lagged far behind, Member of Parliament Sachin Pilot said addressing the economic and financial committee of the United Nations General Assembly.

The announcement coincides with the visit of Mexican President Felipe Caldern Hinojosa to Bangalore as part of his official four-day India tour.

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IT major Infosys Technologies said on Thursday it would soon open a 200-seater BPO facility in Mexico, its first in Latin America, and is also looking at other countries to start such units.

Doha will host the 2008-2010 WTA Tour season-ending championships, the most prestigious event on the women's tennis circuit.