Injury forces Venus out of Wimbledon
byLondon, June 19 (IANS) Five-time champion Venus Williams announced that she has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to injury. Williams, who has fallen to 34th…
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Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne
byEastbourne (England), June 19 (IANS) Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of…
Napoli in bid for Brazilian goalkeeper Rafael
byRio de Janeiro, June 19 (IANS) Napoli are preparing a move to sign Brazilian goalkeeper Rafael during the European summer transfer window. But the…
Survivors bring back harrowing tales from the hills
byHaridwar/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Akash and his three friends watched in horror as a rain swollen river in Uttarakhand washed away their car, leaving…
Smith to lead Australia A in Africa
byMelbourne, June 19 (IANS) Cricket Australia’s (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) Wednesday named a 15-man squad for Australia A’s tour to Africa in July…
Australian cricketers to train on Thames
byLondon, June 19 (IANS) Australian cricketers will participate in a unique training session on the Thames river here for a promotional event. The cricket…
Veronica Campbell-Brown denies knowingly taking drug
byMontego Bay (Jamaica), June 19 (IANS/CMC) Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by…
62,000 still stranded; PM, Sonia to visit Kedarnath
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Over 62,000 pilgrims and tourists are still stranded in calamity-hit Uttarakhand while 11,000 have been rescued. Prime Minister Manmohan…
Beckham travels to China
byBeijing, June 19 (IANS/EFE) Retired soccer champ David Beckham is in China to build enthusiasm for the game in the world’s most populous country,…
Karnataka MLAs were frugal in their poll spending!
byBangalore, June 19 (IANS) Fighting and winning Karnataka assembly poll on an average costs just about Rs.700,000, less than half of the Election Commission-imposed…