Roger Federer lost his first set of the tournament but still managed to conjure a comfortable 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at Wimbledon on Friday.
Sania Mirza tamed world No 51 Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the ladies singles at Wimbledon on Monday. The Indian ace next faces 28th seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania, who beat countrywoman Edina Gallovits 7-5, 6-1.
Indian-American governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal has been named as one of the '10 people who could change the world', according to British magazine New Statesman and Society.Hailing Jindal as the 'Saviour of the Republicans', the magazine describes him as, "Perhaps the best prospect for revitalising a Republican Party that has just started its tour of the wilderness, with little else to keep it going other than the sustenance provided by occasional caribou kills by Palin.
China's Yuan Meng beat Indian 16th seed Sania Mirza 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the WTA tournament in Los Angeles.
Sunitha Rao quelled the challenge of American Gail Brodsky in straights sets to storm into the quarter-finals of the US $50,000 ITF women's hardcourt tennis tournament in Boston. The fifth seeded Indian won the second round match 6-3, 7-5.
People anxious over their hair loss might not need to worry anymore, for a gene that prevents regeneration of hair has been identified -- opening a broad path to treatments for thinning locks.
A year later, land for the landless scheme is changing the face of rural Tamil Nadu
Aishwarya Rai manages to stay sincere in this traumatic true story.
Sandra Regina Arantes do Nascimento, who won a long legal battle to have the former soccer ace recognised as her father, died on Tuesday at the age of 42.
A Brazilian referee faced suspension on Tuesday after she awarded a goal that television pictures showed was scored by a ball boy.
Italian Serie A team Reggina will face trial in the match-fixing scandal that has already penalised four of the country's elite clubs
What should the government do to avoid a recurrance of last week's administrative lethargy in Mumbai? Readers tell us.
Indian eves suffered a disastrous 1-2 loss against 27th seed England in the 14th and final round of the women's section of the Chess Olympiad.
The 100 metres record holder received a letter from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency alleging doping violations.
: The European 100 metres champion failed a test for the new designer steroid THG
The European 100 metres champion was banned for two years on Tuesday after failing a test for the new designer steroid THG.
The U.S. shot putt champion is one of four U.S. athletes who have tested positive for THG.
The double world sprint champion and five other American athletes tested positive for the stimulant modafinil.
The IAAF said the samples taken from the athletes matched initial A samples which were made known last month.
The U.S. Olympic 4x400 metres relay gold medallist has tested positive for the banned stimulant modafinil.
Washington pushed hard out of the curve to win the 400 metres in 44.33 seconds and become the world championship favourite.
World record holders Stacy Dragila and Regina Jacobs and former Olympic champions Allen Johnson and Gail Devers lead the challenge.
She cleared 4.78m on her second attempt at the U.S. indoor championships.
The 39-year-old bettered Romanian Doina Melinte's 1990 mark at the Boston Games.
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