Nadal, who came close to taking the world No 1's All England Club crown in 2007 and destroyed the top seed at Roland Garros just four weeks ago, will be bidding to become only the third man to win the

Cheering and geared up to scale the 6,349-meter Phawararang peak, the women will start their journey July 5 and are expected to be back on July 25 - roughly in three-weeks. Reena Dharmshaktu, the team leader of the expedition, has

Speaking to IANS, chief organiser of the Nashik Rally, Ashwin Pandit, said, "All I can say at this moment is that the event has been postponed to September. I cannot go into the reasons for the postponement, but hopefully, we

Whether world leaders would attend the August 8 event has been the subject of much speculation since the beginning of the year, given protests over China's human rights record. A number of European leaders said they would not attend after

The 12-member Indian team finished second in the medal tally in both the men and women categories in the event concluded yesterday, said a press release issued by the Judo Federation of India on Friday. Balinder won gold medal by

Jeev, who missed out on the qualifying berth for the British Open at the qualifier at Sunningdale is now left with the only chance by finishing in top-5 either here or next week at the Scottish Open. Jeev found only

This was Venus' first victory over her younger sibling in a Grand Slam final since the 2001 U.S. Open, and it evened their career record at 8-8. ''I can't believe that it's five,'' Venus said. ''But when you're in the

If things keep going the way they did Friday, it won't be hard work. Felix coasted to a victory in her 200-meter preliminary heat, leaving her three races away from earning the Olympic spot that pretty much seems preordained. She

Pacquiao, a professional Filipino boxer known as Manny Pacquiao or Pac-Man, got the job as he visited Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after arriving winning his latest title in the United States, Philippine TV network ANC News reported. On June 28,

The 41-year-old was the third-fastest qualifier, finishing second in her heat to Jackson, who touched in 24.50 seconds. That broke the old mark of 24.53 set by Torres at last summer's U.S. nationals in Indianapolis. Torres swam a 24.72, hours

One last birdie on a back nine full of them. Lee birdied five of her final six holes Friday for an 8-under 64 at the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship. She ended with a flourish, hitting a pitching wedge from

Nadal has come under fire in the past for the amount of time he takes between points which, when it exceeds 20 seconds, allows the umpire to issue a warning. Federer admitted on Saturday that Nadal's slow-motion used to get

Phelps must finish first or second Saturday night to ensure he swims eight events at the Beijing Olympics. Then he'll need to win them all to surpass Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in 1972. Phelps heads into the

This was Venus' first victory over her younger sibling in a Grand Slam final since the 2001 U.S. Open, and it evened their career record at 8-8. "I can't believe that it's five," Venus said. "But when you're in the