Second seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France needed only 45 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of the Open de Sud de France, swatting aside countryman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday. Tsonga, a former Australian Open finalist, is ranked 14 but doubles expert Herbert is ranked only 96 in singles. It proved to be a total mismatch as Tsonga hit seven […]
» Read moreA 72-year-old Italian woman, who claims to be a staunch devotee of Saibaba, has donated a gold crown worth about Rs 28 lakh to the famous temple in Shirdi. Selini Doloras alias Sai Durga on Thursday donated the gold crown, weighing around 855 gms and studded with gems, to the temple, Shri Saibaba Sansthan trustee Sachin Tambe said. The woman […]
» Read moreSkipper Virat Kohli continued with his demolition act, inching towards a well deserved double hundred, as India reached a commendable 477/4 at lunch on the second day of their one—off Test against Bangladesh here. Kohli eased his way to an unbeaten 191 while Ajinkya Rahane justified the faith shown in his abilities by the team management with a crisp 82 […]
» Read moreThe three-day National Women’s Parliament, being organised by Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly with the theme of ‘Empowering Women — Strengthening Democracy’, began on Friday in the state capital region Amaravati. Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and P Ashok Gajapati Raju, AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Shirin […]
» Read moreShiv Sena chief Udhav Thackeray on Thursday said he was extremely proud of the fact that his party had denied the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) absolute majority in the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly polls. In an interview to The Hindu, Mr. Thackeray, who was confident of a Sena victory in the Mumbai civic polls, was upfront about his ambition to unite […]
» Read moreAzhar Ali stepped down as Pakistan’s One-Day International (ODI) captain on Thursday (February 9), citing reasons of captaincy affecting his form as a batsman. Sarfraz Ahmed, who has led Pakistan in one ODI and four Twenty20 Internationals, will take over the reins of both sides. In his last 23 innings as captain, Azhar has scored only two half-centuries and one […]
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