More than six hours of rain delays struck at the US Open on Tuesday, rescuing Maria Sharapova from a woeful start, extending Andy Roddick's career for at least a day and leaving Novak Djokovic in limb

Facebook Inc has said its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and non-employee directors will not sell stock in the company for at least next 12 months, giving some reprive to the stock's downward spiral.

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The World Bank on Wednesday appointed Kaushik Basu as its Chief Economist and Senior Vice President.

Basu (60) will begin his term on October 1, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said in a stat

Three-time champion Serena Williams stormed into her 10th US Open quarter-final with a 6-0, 6-0 win over the Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova on Monday.

Williams, the fourth seed, will face Serb 12

British third seed Andy Murray advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday by defeating Canadian 15th seed Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Olympic champion Murray, seeking his first Grand Sla

Moody's on Monday lowered the European Union's long-term issuer rating outlook from stable to negative, saying the move reflected credit risks of the bloc's key budget contributors.

"It is reasonable

Leander Paes and Sania Mirza, along with their respective partners, crashed out of the mixed doubles event of the US Open after losing in the quarterfinals here.

The third-seeded Indo-Russian pair of

American 20th seed Andy Roddick delayed his retirement by advancing to the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-4 victory over Italy's Fabio Fognini.

Roddick, the 2003

Russian third seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday by defeating 19th-seeded compatriot Nadia Petrova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an Arthur Ashe Stadium night match.

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Morgan Stanley cut India's economic growth forecast to 5.1 per cent on Monday, the lowest among most private forecasters for the 2012-13 fiscal year, citing a combination of weak external demand, low