June 8, 2013
PARIS: Serena Williams won her second French Open title on Saturday, 11 years after her first triumph, defeating title-holder Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 in a brief, but high-quality final.
Serena Williams holds the winner's cup after defeating Maria Sharapova in women's final match of the French Open in Paris.
June 8, 2013
PANAJI: Amid reports of a rift within the BJP, especially after LK Advani's decision to skip the national executive meeting, party president Rajnath Singh said the conclave would end on a positive note and everyone will go back "happy".
June 8, 2013
LONDON: Indians could soon see a repeat of the US scandal of the National Security Agency snooping into phone conversations and social networking accounts, play out in domestic shores.
June 7, 2013
LONDON: Some 165 million children worldwide are stunted by malnutrition as babies and face a future of ill health, poor education, low earnings and poverty, the head of the United Nations children's fund said on Friday.
UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake.
June 7, 2013
PARIS: Defending champion Rafael Nadal moved closer to an historic eighth French Open title on Friday when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 9-7 in a titanic semifinal.
Unstoppable Nadal edges Djokovic to reach eighth Paris final
June 7, 2013
Congress party spokesman Shakeel Ahmed remarked that the Modi group has chased away the Advani group within the BJP.
June 7, 2013
MUMBAI: Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya on Friday told his agitating employees, who began a hunger strike, that he did not have money to clear their salary dues.
June 7, 2013
ROME: Sprint icon Usain Bolt suffered a shocking 100 metres defeat to resurgent American Justin Gatlin at the Rome Diamond League.
American Justin Gatlin defeated Usain Bolt at the Rome Diamond League.
June 7, 2013
WASHINGTON: With an eye on India's vast market, a leading US trade group has engaged two powerful firms to lobby for changes in the proposed comprehensive immigration reform bill to attract skilled technical professionals from India.
June 6, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 331 for 7 (Dhawan 114, Rohit 65) beat South Africa 305 (McLaren 71*, de Villiers 70, Petersen 68) by 26 runs
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan added 127 for the first wicket, India v South Africa, Champions Trophy, Group B, Cardiff, June 6, 2013
