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‘Thirsty 13’ make record for ‘maximum pubs visited in 24 hours’

A group of 13 bold drinkers has set a new Guinness World Record for ‘Most Pubs Visited in 24 Hours by a Team’.

‘Thirsty 13’ visited 200 bars and counting at press time, in 10 hours, breaking the prev

US Open: Paes-Bhupathi to face Somdev-Huey in doubles pre-quarters

India's top-ranked doubles pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi entered the third round of the US Open by beating Florian Mayer and Rogier Wassen 7-6, 6-2 here on Saturday.

They now meet compatr

Tennis: Pennetta sends Sharapova crashing out of US Open

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Error-plagued Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US Open on Friday when Italian 26th seed Flavia Pennetta pulled off a sensational 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 third round triumph.

Third-seeded Sharapova, who was o

US Open: Leander enters mixed doubles quarters

India's Leander Paes entered the mixed doubles quarterfinals while Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza progressed in the doubles events for men and women, respectively, at the US Open.

The seventh seed pai

Federer, Serena Williams ease to US Open wins

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After putting on a clinic during the match, Roger Federer gave another one afterward.

Prompted in the on-court interview after his 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 U.S. Open victory over Israel's Dudi Sela on Thursday

Ex-Miss Universe to judge this year's contest

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Former Miss Universe Amelia Vega, who in 2003 became the first Dominican to win that title, will be part of the judging panel for the September 12 contest for this year's beauty queen in Sao Paulo, B

Sania-Bhupathi ousted from mixed doubles, Somdev advances in doubles

Sixth seeds Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi made a shock first-round exit from the mixed doubles event but Somdev Devvarman and his partner entered the men's doubles second round with a straight-set w

US stocks fall 2% on grim jobs report

US stocks opened sharply lower on Friday after official data showed that the struggling US economy created no new jobs in August, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 9.1 percent.

The Dow Jones

Venus Williams pulls out of US Open with illness

Two days after playing her first match in two months, Venus Williams suddenly pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, revealing she recently was diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune dise

His shoulder OK, Djokovic wins in walkover at US Open

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If Novak Djokovic's shoulder was still bothering him, it didn't show.

Then again, he was barely around long enough to tell. He spent 44 minutes on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court Tuesday, taking a 6-0

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