Venus
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Venus may have supported life, suggests new NASA model
World | Aug 13, 2016, 01:37 PM ISTToday 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 | Jul 07, 2016, 07:38 AM ISTWashington 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 | Apr 03, 2014, 07:09 AM ISTMelbourne, 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 | Jan 06, 2014, 06:35 AM ISTBrisbane, 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 | Sep 26, 2013, 07:35 PM ISTTokyo: 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 | Aug 27, 2013, 11:47 AM ISTNew 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 | Jul 09, 2013, 07:37 AM ISTWashington, 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 | Jun 19, 2013, 02:55 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Jun 23, 2012, 10:27 PM ISTEngland, 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 | Jun 06, 2012, 09:42 AM ISTHonolulu, 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 | Jun 01, 2012, 07:18 PM ISTParis, 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, 06:58 PM ISTParis, 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, 04:45 PM ISTParis, 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, 11:13 PM ISTMadrid, 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 | Apr 12, 2012, 11:06 AM ISTWhite 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 | Aug 28, 2011, 08:59 PM ISTBogota, 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 | Jun 15, 2011, 08:43 PM ISTEastbourne, 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 | Dec 08, 2010, 12:13 PM ISTTokyo, 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 | Nov 02, 2009, 04:08 PM ISTSerena 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