Sania advances in U.S. Open women, mixed doubles
Sania Mirza made it to the quarter-finals of women’s doubles and the semi-final of mixed doubles at the U.S. Open tennis event in New York. The top seeded pair of Sania and Bruno Soares made it to the semi-final of the mixed doubles with a 7-5, 2-6, 10-5 win over the sixth seeded pair of Bopanna... read more »
Manchester United signs Falcao in another transfer coup
A week after signing Angel Di Maria, Manchester United persuaded striker Radamel Falcao to join the faltering club in European football’s most eye-catching switch as the summer transfer window closed. Falcao’s season-long loan from Monaco is set to cost United around $25 million for the salary... read more »
India looks to humiliate England, wrap-up series
An unassailable lead in their pocket, India would look to clinch the one-day series against England by putting up another dominating display when the two sides square off in the fourth cricket one-dayer in Birmingham. The visitors have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after 133-run... read more »
Murray beats Tsonga in 3 long sets at U.S. Open
Andy Murray pulled out the sort of tough win he had been missing this year, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three long sets in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. The eighth-seeded Murray needed 2 hours, 35 minutes to defeat the ninth-seeded Frenchman 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 on a hot, humid Monday... read more »
Italian PM calls Modi for early resolution of marines issue
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday to resolve the issue of arrest of its two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in... read more »
Sensex rallies 225 points in early trade
The benchmark BSE Sensex on Tuesday spurted over 225 points in early trade, led by auto, infra and oil and gas stocks amid expectations of encouraging IIP data for June to be released later... read more »
9 killed in heavy rains in southwest China
At least nine people were killed and 11 others went missing after heavy rains lashed southwest China for the last two days. Nine deaths were reported in Xishui County of Guizhou Province,... read more »
8 BSF jawans injured in Kashmir attack ahead of Modi’s visit
Eight men of the Border Security Force (BSF) 151 battalion, including an Assistant Commandant sustained injuries in a militant attack on the paramilitary convoy at Pampore, 14 km from... read more »
Experimental Ebola drug on its way to Liberia
The government of Liberia says that sample doses of the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp will be sent there to treat doctors who have contracted the deadly virus. The White House and Food and Drug... read more »
