Beijing: Inderjeet Singh became the first Indian shot-putter to enter the final round of World Athletics Championships while Baljinder Singh produced his personal best to finish a creditable 12th in the men’s 20km race walk on the second day of competitions here on Sunday. Inderjeet, the reigning Asian champion, began the qualifying round at the Bird’s Nest Stadium with a […]
» Read moreSarang Lakhanee stunned fourth seed Iztok Utrosa of Slovenia to sail into the men’s singles quarterfinal in the IBB Turkish International Badminton tournament at Istanbul on Friday. In a well-contested pre-quarterfinal, Nagpur shuttler overcame a late fightback from Utrosa to win the second round match 21-16, 21-19 in 33 minutes. After winning the opening game quite easily, Sarang was leading […]
» Read moreMurali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane survived some torrid bowling as India battled to 70/1 at stumps in their second innings on the third day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the P. Sara Oval here on Saturday. Despite being forced on the defensive by some incisive Lankan bowling, Vijay (39 not out) and Rahane (28 not out) […]
» Read moreThe Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Enforcement Directorate’s attachment proceedings before the Adjudicating Authority under the money laundering law against Sun TV assets in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu, however, said the provisional attachment order issued by the ED would stay alive even if the 180-day period for confirming […]
» Read moreHyderabad: Germany’s Linde Group plans to invest $200 million in freezing of sea food and adding value to exports in Andhra Pradesh, which tops in fisheries production in India. The Linde Group officials, who met chief minister Chandrababu Naidu in Vijayawada on Friday, said that the company also has a base in Gujarat and is looking for a strong base […]
» Read moreCincinnati: Six-time winner Roger Federer crushed Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters, earning a 12th straight win without a loss in that series.
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