American qualifier Ryan Harrison has pulled off the biggest upset so far at the ongoing US Open, stunning fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 7-5, 6-1 in second-round tennis action. Raonic appeared to be in total control when he went up a break in the third set, but leg cramps began severely hampering his …
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September 1, 2016North Korea test-fired a submarine- launched ballistic missileon Wednesday, days after threatening a nuclear strike in retaliation at the start of large-scale South Korea-US military exercises. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was launched from a submarine in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) at around 5:50 AM …
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August 24, 2016South Korean and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday. The annually-held Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will be conducted from August 22 to September 2 to enhance US-South Korea defence readiness in the region and stability on the Korean peninsula, Xinhua news agency quoted Combined Forces Command as saying. The computer-assisted …
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August 22, 2016India failed to qualify for the final of the women’s 4×400 metres competiton after finishing seventh in the Heat 2 at the Olympic Games here. The team comprising of Nirmala Sheoran, Tintu Luka, M.R. Poovamma and Anilda Thomas on Friday clocked 3:29.53 minutes to finish seventh in its Heat and 13th overall in the 16-team …
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August 20, 2016