Toronto: World number two Maria Sharapova has pulled out of next week’s Rogers Cup in Toronto after suffering a right leg strain, tournament chiefs confirmed on Friday. The Russian right-hander’s withdrawal was announced on the tournament’s Twitter feed, which added that Romania’s Simona Halep had now been elevated to second seed. World number one Serena Williams will be chasing her […]
» Read moreMumbai: Taiwan’s Foxconn, the trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry, on Saturday signed a pact with Maharashtra to invest $5 billion over five years on a new electronic manufacturing facility. The announcement was made by Foxconn founder Terry Gou and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis after the signing of an accord between the two in state capital Mumbai. […]
» Read moreNew Delhi: Bengaluru is the cleanest state capital, according to Swachh Bharat ranking done by Union urban development ministry. Mysore city in Karnataka has been ranked at the best among all the 476 cities. Karnataka has done exceptionally well with another three cities making it to the list of top 10. West Bengal has also done well with 25 cities […]
» Read moreDirector-producer Ram Gopal Varma says that the two songs he shot in Vizag for his film Gayamare still rated the most visually beautiful songs of his career. “Till today, the two songs I shot forGayam – ‘Alupannadhi vundha’ with Revathy and ‘Cheli meedha’ with Urmila (Matondkar) – are rated as two of the most visually beautiful songs of my career,” […]
» Read moreTeam director Ravi Shastri will join the Indian cricket team here ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Galle on August 12. Ravi Shastri did not leave with the Sri Lanka bound squad as he was tied up with media commitments in the ongoing Ashes between Australia and England. The former India captain had informed the BCCI […]
» Read moreThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday formed an ad-hoc committee for cricket administration in the states of Bihar and Uttarakhand. The committee formed to look after cricket affairs in Bihar will be spearheaded by its chairman Niranjan Shah and will also include Vinod Phadke (secretary, Goa Cricket Association), Sourav Dasgupta (secretary, Tripura Cricket Association), Bharat […]
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