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  Sania, Paes advance in US Open doubles event

  Tennis | August 31, 2014 13:49 IST

  New York:  Sania Mirza won both her women's and mixed doubles matches while Leander Paes was also victorious in his mixed doubles match as both Indians advanced to the next round of the US Open

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  US Open: Paes-Cara, Bopanna-Katarina advance in mixed doubles

  Tennis | August 29, 2014 14:52 IST

  New York:  India's Leander Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black, seeded third, along with the sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and his Slovenian teammate Katarina Srebotnik advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles

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  How Twitter can predict social movements in advance

  April 29, 2014 23:37 IST

  London: What if we can predict social movements, consumer reactions or even possible outbreaks of epidemics up to two months in advance just by monitoring 50,000 Twitter accounts?Possible.Researchers have found a simple and effective method

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  SBI pays Rs 1456 crore advance tax for March quarter

  March 18, 2014 17:58 IST

  New Delhi: The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) today reported a flat advance tax payout for the March quarter at Rs. 1,456 crore.The lender, which controls nearly a fourth of the total

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  Wozniacki, Kerber advance at Sydney International

  Tennis | January 06, 2014 17:36 IST

  Sydney: Only days after her New Year's Eve engagement to golfer Rory McIlroy, Caroline Wozniacki opened her 2014 season on Monday with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Julia Goerges of Germany in the first

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  National Tennis: Top seed Shweta advances

  Tennis | October 15, 2013 18:44 IST

  New Delhi: Top seed Shweta Rana came back from a set down at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship and had to battle hard against Delhi girl Riya Bhatia, who looked in complete control in

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  Pan Pacific Open: Venus advances to semis

  Tennis | September 26, 2013 19:35 IST

  Tokyo: Venus Williams beat Canadian teen Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals for the first time on Thursday.Williams, whose previous best in Tokyo was the quarterfinals in

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  US Open: Paes, Sania, Sharan advance

  Tennis | August 30, 2013 11:34 IST

  New York:  Indian tennis players Leander Paes, Sania Mirza and Divij Sharan advanced to the second round of the US Open in their respective matches at the Flushing Meadows here.However, it was the end of

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  Three Indian girls advance in world squash meet

  Other Sports | July 18, 2013 14:08 IST

  Wroclaw (Poland), July 18: Sachika Ingale, Harshit Kaur Jawanda and Lakshya Ragavendran advanced to the third round of the girls singles in the World Junior Squash Championships here that saw the end of the Indian

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  Syrian troops advance in rebel-held parts of Homs

  World | July 06, 2013 14:04 IST

  Beirut, Jul 6: An activist and Syrian state media say regime troops are advancing in parts of the rebel-held city of Homs.Homs-based activist Tarik Badrakhan said Saturday that Syrian troops seized control of buildings in

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  Robredo, Kavcic advance on red clay in Morocco

  Tennis | April 09, 2013 11:58 IST

  Casablanca, Apr 9: Former top-five player Tommy Robredo of Spain and Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia won the only first-round matches at the Grand Prix Hassan II on Monday.Robredo, who reached a career-high ranking of No.

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  Saina, Kashyap, Sindhu advance in Korea Open

  Other Sports | January 09, 2013 16:44 IST

  Seoul/New Delhi, Jan 9: It was a good day in office for Indian shuttlers as Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap and P.V. Sindhu advanced to the second round of the $1 million Korea Open Super Series

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  Bryan brothers advance at US Open

  Tennis | September 04, 2012 18:01 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Bob Bryan insists he didn't plan it. Mike Bryan says that's a good thing.But if the Bryan brothers end up winning the U.S. Open, certainly the between-the-legs trick shot Bob pulled

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  Roddick, Venus Williams advance at US Open

  Tennis | August 31, 2012 14:28 IST

  New York, Aug 29 :  That Andy Roddick's last match as a twentysomething would not be his last match at the 2012 U.S. Open was hardly in doubt Tuesday, especially whenever he was launching that

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  Williams sisters advance to quarterfinals

  Tennis | August 17, 2012 12:19 IST

  Mason (Ohio), Aug 17: Serena and Venus Williams moved into the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open by handling the heat, humidity and wind on Thursday. The conditions were too much for Andy Murray.Murray's

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  McHale rallies to beat Doi, advance at Carlsbad

  Tennis | July 20, 2012 6:54 IST

  California Jul 20: Christina McHale of the United States held off Japan's Misaki Doi 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the Mercury Insurance Open on Thursday, advancing to a quarterfinal against No. 1 seed Marion Bartoli of

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  Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final

  Tennis | July 15, 2012 11:19 IST

  California, Jul 15: Serena Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday to set up the first all-American WTA final on home soil in eight years.Exactly a

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  Sania-Bethanie advance to third round of Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 29, 2012 22:44 IST

  London, Jun 29: India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Friday notched up a straight-set victory to advance to the third round of the women's doubles competition at the Wimbledon here.The 13th

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  Greece must beat Russia to advance at Euro 2012

  Football | June 15, 2012 17:27 IST

  Warsaw, Jun 15: With the defense-minded Greeks knowing only victory over an attack-oriented Russia squad will get them into the European Championship quarterfinals, tomorrow's match could see a reversal of roles.“It will be a very

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  Granollers beats Zverev to advance at Halle

  Tennis | June 12, 2012 22:26 IST

  Halle (Germany), Jun 12: Sixth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain defeated Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Gerry Weber Open.The 26-year-old Granollers overcame spirited resistance from the