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  Venus may have supported life, suggests new NASA model

  World | August 13, 2016 13:37 IST

  Today Venus is highly impossible planet, but for up to two billion years of its early history, the planet could have hosted life, a NASA study says. According to the computer modeling of the planet's

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  Life at Venus! Slightly different conditions could have made it our home, not Earth

  World | July 07, 2016 7:38 IST

  Washington DC: If there had been just tiny evolutionary changes, life could have been existed on Venus and not Earth, a new study has claimed. According to a a hypothesis by Rice University scientists, these

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  When Venus and Serena Williams played cricket

  Cricket | April 03, 2014 7:09 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Venus Williams  and  Serena Williams of the USA tried their hands at  cricket batting after being coached by Melbourne Renegades players Muthiah Muralidaran and Aaron Finch during a meet & greet with the

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  Venus, Stephens pull out of Aussie Open warm-ups

  Tennis | January 06, 2014 6:35 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: With the Australian Open just over a week away, Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens withdrew from warm-up tournaments on Sunday and another American, John Isner, could soon join them.   Williams, who lost the

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  Pan Pacific Open: Venus advances to semis

  Tennis | September 26, 2013 19:35 IST

  Tokyo: Venus Williams beat Canadian teen Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals for the first time on Thursday.Williams, whose previous best in Tokyo was the quarterfinals in

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  US Open: Venus, Li Na breeze into second round

  Tennis | August 27, 2013 11:47 IST

  New York: American Venus Williams Fifth seed Li Na from China and have breezed into the second round of the 2013 US Open tennis tournament.While unseeded Venus Williams toppled No. 12 seed Kirsten Flipkens 6-1,

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  Venus Williams hopeful for return before US Open

  Tennis | July 09, 2013 7:37 IST

  Washington, Jul 9: Don't count out Venus Williams for a U.S. Open appearance.That is, if her recovery from a lower back injury that forced the former world No. 1 to skip Wimbledon allows her to

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  Injury forces Venus out of Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 19, 2013 14:55 IST

  London, June 19: Five-time champion Venus Williams announced that she has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to injury.Williams, who has fallen to 34th in the world rankings, posted on her Facebook page that an injury will

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  Serena Williams has 'no intention of stopping'

  Tennis | June 23, 2012 22:27 IST

  England, Jun23:  Serena Williams says she and her sister Venus “have no intention of stopping” their tennis careers any time soon.Williams says Saturday at the All England Club that she enjoys competing, adding: “I love

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  Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the Sun

  World | June 06, 2012 9:42 IST

  Honolulu, June 6: None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again.From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention

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  Questions for Williams sisters after French flop

  Tennis | June 01, 2012 19:18 IST

  Paris, June 1: Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming red-carpet celebrities as much as sports

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  Venus wins on return to Grand Slam tennis

  Tennis | May 28, 2012 18:58 IST

  Paris, May 28: Just playing at this year's French Open was an accomplishment for Venus Williams. Winning was a bonus.Williams played at a major tournament for the first time since last August, when she withdrew

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  Serena Williams says sister Venus is 'inspiring'

  Tennis | May 26, 2012 16:45 IST

  Paris, May 26: Between bites of some "frites" at the players' restaurant, Oracene Price smiled at the thought of being back at the French Open with her daughters, Serena and Venus Williams.The family wasn't at

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  Serena Williams wins, Venus bows out at Madrid

  Tennis | May 08, 2012 23:13 IST

  Madrid, May 8: Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open's second round, however older sister Venus lost 6-4, 6-1 to Angelique Kerber on Monday.The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and

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  Serena Williams On US Fed Cup Team, Venus Is Not

  Tennis | April 12, 2012 11:06 IST

  White Plains (New York), Apr 12: Serena Williams is on the U.S. Fed Cup roster for matches against Ukraine on April 21-22, but her sister Venus is not."She just played Miami and Charleston, so she's

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  Williams Sisters To Play Exhibition In Colombia

  Tennis | August 28, 2011 20:59 IST

  Bogota, Colombia, Aug 28: Venus and Serena Williams will play an exhibition tennis match in the northern Colombian city of Medellin in November.The sisters, who have won 20 grand slam singles titles between them, will

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  Venus Sweeps Past Ivanovic

  Tennis | June 15, 2011 20:43 IST

  Eastbourne, Jun 15: Venus Williams eased into the quarterfinals at Eastbourne with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win over Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday.The unseeded American, playing her second match following a five-month layoff, served well against

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  Japanese Space Probe Overshoots Venus, Heading Towards Sun

  World | December 08, 2010 12:13 IST

  Tokyo, Dec 8 :  A Japanese probe sent to Venus on an ambitious two-year mission to monitor the cloud-covered planet failed to reach orbit Wednesday and is believed to have been captured by the sun's

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  Serena Cruises Past Sister Venus To Win Title

  Tennis | November 02, 2009 16:08 IST

  Serena Williams won her second career WTA Championships title on Sunday in Doha with a commanding 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory over sister Venus, a triumph which earned her a cool 1.55 million dollars.Serena, who will