Schwartzman stuns Nadal to book semis spot against Shapovalov in Rome

Schwartzman broke Nadal’s serve twice in the first set leaving the Spaniard frustrated at 6-2. After losing serve again in the second set, Nadal managed to break the Argentine’s serve for the first time to level at 4-4. In the end it was not enough as Schwartzman broke the 19-time grand slam winner’s serve twice … Read more

Belarus police detain hundreds of protesters in Minsk

Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has been rocked by mass street protests since Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in an Aug. 9 presidential election that his opponents say was rigged. He denies their accusation. Saturday’s protesters, most of them women, briefly scuffled with police who then blocked their path and started … Read more

SAI to fund K Srikanth’s participation in Denmark Open

The proposal to participate in the competition came from Srikanth, who has also requested that he be allowed to reach the venue early and that his coach and physio be allowed to accompany him for the tournament. However, their names are still to be decided.  SAI will also pay for his COVID-19 testing that is … Read more

India overtakes US in terms of global COVID-19 recoveries

Centre-led focussed, calibrated, responsive and effective measures of early identification through high and aggressive testing, prompt surveillance and tracking coupled with standardised high quality clinical care have together resulted in this global achievement.

Trump supports deal to allow TikTok to continue to operate in U.S.

He told reporters at the White House he backs the deal with Oracle and WalMart that would see the creation of a new company that will assume TikTok’s U.S. operations. Trump said the new TikTok company would be controlled by Oracle and WalMart. Trump offered strong support for the deal he said would create 25,000 … Read more