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January 22, 2025 11:28 AM

Swiatek charges into Australian Open semi-finals

 A rampaging Iga Swiatek stormed into her second Australian Open semi-final with a 6-1 6-2 centre court demolition of eighth seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday as the world number two underlined her title credentials once again at Melbourne Park. The quarter-final passed with a note of controversy, t...

January 22, 2025 10:01 AM

Late Raphinha strike earns Barca 5-4 win at Benfica and last-16 spot

Barcelona's Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand his side a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday after a hat-trick from Vangelis Pavlidis gave the hosts a two-goal halftime lead. The Catalans had mirrored their poor recent LaLig...

January 21, 2025 7:44 PM

Metro Railway Kolkata conducts first trial run between Sealdah & Esplanade

Metro Railway (MR), Kolkata, covered a major milestone towards the completion of the East-West Corridor or Green Line between Salt Lake Sector-V and Howrah Maidan on Tuesday by successfully conducting the first trial run through the west-bound tunnel between the Sealdah and Esplanade stations. P Ud...

January 21, 2025 2:50 PM

PM Modi, CM Yogi, other leaders to lead massive rallies ahead of Delhi polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up to conduct massive rallies in Delhi, featuring top leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Manohar Lal Khattar, and Nitin Gadkari. Chief Ministers and leaders from various states, including Yogi Adityanath, Pus...

January 21, 2025 1:10 PM

Australian Open: Zverev overcomes Paul to book semi-final berth

World No. 2 Alexander Zverev secured a thrilling 7-6(1), 7-6(0), 2-6, 6-1 victory over Tommy Paul on Tuesday for his third Australian Open semifinal. The German saved a set-point in both of the first two sets and denied Paul’s attempts to serve them out on Rod Laver Arena. Despite a strong comeba...

January 20, 2025 1:17 PM

Keys stuns Rybakina to reach Australian Open quarter-finals

American Madison Keys upset sixth seed Elena Rybakina 6-3 1-6 6-3 in a roller-coaster match at Margaret Court Arena to march into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday and extend her win streak to nine matches this year. Adelaide Open champion Keys had lost to the Kazakh in their last...

January 17, 2025 4:13 PM

R.G. Kar doctor rape case: Court to pronounce judgement on Jan 18

The special court in Kolkata is set to deliver its verdict on Saturday in the rape and murder case of a woman doctor from the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. Civic volunteer Sanjay Roy has been identified as the “sole prime accused” in the case. The judge's observations during...