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

Three-time champion Serena Williams reached the US Open last 16 on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Russia's world 42 Ekaterina Makarova.

Williams, the fourth seed, will face either Maria Kirilenko

Top seed Roger Federer reached the US Open fourth round on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Spanish 25th seed Fernando Verdasco.

Federer, the five-time champion in New York, next faces either A

Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the US Open last 16 for the sixth successive year on Sunday, coasting past Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 despite being forced to open up play for t

British teen Laura Robson ousted Chinese ninth seed Li Na from the US Open on Friday to book a fourth-round showdown against defending champion Samantha Stosur at the year's last Grand Slam event.

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Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Samantha Stosur advanced in straight sets Friday at the US Open.

Serbian second seed Djokovic overwhelmed Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2, 6-1, 6-2, never faci

Andy Roddick served notice he will not go gently into retirement, blasting into the third round of the US Open on Friday by dispatching Australian teen Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in only 87 minutes.

Chris Lighty, the New York hip-hop mogul behind megastars like 50 Cent, Mariah Carey and Sean “Diddy” Combs, has committed suicide with a gunshot to the head, the police said on Friday.

French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the first major casualty of the US Open on Thursday while women's second seed Agnieszka Radwanska teetered on the brink before staging a dramatic comeback.