Section: Daily News & Analysis (India)
#AusOpen: Staying number one harder than getting there, says Angelique Kerber
Melbourne Park was ground zero for the stunning breakthrough of Angelique Kerber’s tennis career so the German has naturally savoured some golden memories before the defence of her Australian Open title. The emotions bubbled to the surface as the late-blooming left-hander was driven through the Melbourne Park gates for the first time since...
‘Sir Andy Murray’ seeks end to Australian Open agony
Having snatched Novak Djokovic’s world number one ranking in a thrilling late-season raid, Andy Murray will bid to storm the Serb’s Melbourne Park fortress and capture an elusive Australian Open title after five agonising near misses. Murray enters the year’s first grand slam in unknown territory, rated as top seed for the first...
Australian Open’s mouthwatering draw could see Murray and Federer clash as early as quarters
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will launch his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title with a mouth-watering first round match against Fernando Verdasco. Spaniard Verdasco knocked out compatriot and 14-times grand slam champion Rafa Nadal in the opening round last year at Melbourne Park and had five match points against Djokovic in...
PWL: Jaipur Ninjas advance to semis after defeating UP Dangal 4-3
Jaipur Ninjas registered a narrow 4-3 win over UP Dangal to book a berth in the semifinals of the Pro Wrestling League Season 2 at the K D Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. UP won the toss and decided to block the 57kg Men’s category, thereby preventing Jaipur’s impressive Indian grappler Utkarsh Kale from participating...
‘Face with tears of joy’ world’s most popular emoji, says study
People worldwide love the ‘face with tears of joy’ emoji, except the romantic French who prefer the ‘heart’ emoji, according to a new study that analysed 427 million messages from nearly four million smartphone users in 212 countries and regions. Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) in the US and Peking...
Pro Wrestling League: Haryana enter semis; unwell Sakshi skips tie
With star India wrestler Sakshi Malik missing from action, Delhi Sultans campaign in the second season of Pro Wrestling League ended as they slumped to their third consecutive defeat, losing 2-5 to Haryana Hammers, who in turn made it to semifinals, in New Delhi on Wednesday. It was not an auspicious start for Delhi Sultans as the spectators were...
Pro Wrestling League: Haryana avenge last season’s loss with 4-3 win over Mumbai
Haryana Hammers avenged their last season’s twin defeats against defending champions Mumbai with a 4-3 victory in the inaugural match of the second edition of the Pro Wrestling League on Monday. After Rajnesh, Abdusalam Gadisov, Sofia Mattson gave Haryana a 3-2 lead with contrasting wins over their respective opponents from the Mumbai...
Ukraine hit by 6,500 hack attacks, sees Russian “cyberwar”
Hackers have targeted Ukrainian state institutions about 6,500 times in the past two months, including incidents that showed Russian security services were waging a cyberwar against the country, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. In December, Ukraine suffered attacks on its finance and defence ministries and the State Treasury that...
US: Code associated with Russia hacking found on Vermont utility computer
AT A GLANCE Code associated with Russia hacking found on Vermont utility computer Description Code linked to Russian hacking detected by utility firm “Grizzly Steppe” code not connected to grid, says utility Malware in only one laptop, says Homeland Security (Adds comment from source) A code associated with a broad Russian hacking...
Trump praises Putin for not retaliating in US-Russia spy dispute
United States (US) President-elect, Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President, Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over spying and cyber attacks, in another sign that the Republican plans to patch up badly frayed relations with Moscow. Putin earlier on Friday said he would not hit back for the US expulsion of 35...
