India's Sania Mirza lost a thrilling women's singles first round match while compatriots Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi along with Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistan partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi entered

Roger Federer showed that time was still on his side as the Swiss master rang the closing bell on Monday's opening day at the US Open tennis championship with a quick victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Maria Sharapova survived a US Open first round scare on Monday when she clawed her way back from a set and a break down to defeat gutsy British teenager Heather Watson, the world 104.

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Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, knocking out power and flooding Lower Manhattan’s deserted streets even as it lost some of its strength.

US stocks rallied sharply in opening trade on Monday as Wall Street rode optimism spurred by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's remarks and Hurricane Irene's lighter-than-expected damage.

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The edge of Hurricane Irene hit New York on late Saturday, bringing torrential rain, freshening winds and fears of widespread flooding after killing at least eight people in its run up the US east co

Barely a hurricane on Sunday but massive and packed with rain, Irene flooded towns, killed at least eight people and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses as it plodded up the

Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, knocking out power and flooding some of Lower Manhattan's deserted streets even as it lost some of its strength.

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday ordered the mandatory evacuation of some 250,000 people from several low-lying areas as Hurricane Irene barreled towards the US east coast.

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Packing strong winds of 80 mph Hurricane Irene hit America's North Carolina coast and was churning its way up the east coast, triggering an unprecedented exodus of tens of thousands of people from