Victoria Azarenka defeated an injured Li Na in a dramatic final to retain her Australian Open title and remain world number one on Saturday.

An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Saturday 21 people accused of involvement in the Port Said soccer stadium disaster in which 74 people were killed last year, the judge said.

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says she is taking her relationship with boyfriend Casper Smart slowly.

France’s minister for industrial recovery has accused ArcelorMittal boss Lakshmi Mittal of “blackmail” and “lies”, after the giant steelmaker said it would close six facilities in neighbouring Belgium.

Twilight star Kristen Stewart is reportedly in denial about her recent split from boyfriend Robert Pattinson. The on-off couple were rumoured to have reconciled their relationship in November last year, following Stewart’s cheating scandal, reported Daily Telegraph.

Finance minister P. Chidambaram, who has talked about a stable tax regime during his meetings with foreign investors in the last two days, has said that the argument for taxing the very rich “a little more” should be considered.

North Korea’s sole major ally China urged “all relevant parties” to show restraint Thursday after Pyongyang said it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at the US.

Promising left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc has decided to pull out off the auction race for the sixth edition of Indian Premier League which will feature some of his national teammates like skipper Michael Clarke, opener David Warner and recently retired Mike Hussey.

Finance minister P. Chidambaram today said the government’s restrictive policy on gold is aimed at moderating imports and increasing its supply by defreezing idle domestic stock.

Australian captain Michael Clarke is a serious doubt for tomorrow’s final One-day International against Sri Lanka after twisting his ankle.