Category: News For Kids
-
Victoria Azarenka wins Australian Open 2013
Victoria Azarenka won Australian Open title for the second time in a row on Saturday in Rod Laver Arena. It was a nail biting final between Azarenka and Li Na but finally Azarenka won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. China’s Li Na suffered an ankle injury and also hit her head during the match. This win also means that the Azarenka…
-
Goat in Court?
Australian court on Wednesday dropped the complaint made against Gary. Gary’s mistake? It munched on some flowers outside the museum of contemporary arts in Sydney. Yeah, a goat muching flowers. Since when did that become a crime? However, in August of last year, cops fined Gary and its owner Mr. James Dezarnaulds popularly known as comedian…
-
Murray vs Djokovic in Australian Open Finals
No. 3 seed Andy Murray defeated Roger Federar, seeded 2, by 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. It was a tough match that lasted about four hours. In another semifinal match, world no. 1, Novak Djokovic had an easy win over David Ferrer. The Final match between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will take place on Sunday, 27 January.
-
I Need Help!
Three divers, in Hawaii, had an incredible experience of their life when they were underwater, and a dolphin asked them for help. This does not happen every day. Right? The dolphin seemed to have some problem. It gestured to the divers by rubbing on the rock and pointing towards what was bothering it. The 8 Ft bottle nosed dolphin…
-
Li Na vs Azarenka in Australian Open Finals
The defending champion and world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka, defeated teen tennis sensation Sloane Stephens by 6-1, 6-4 to make a place for herself in the finals. 19 year old Stephens had come into limelight after defeating Serena Williams in the quarter finals. In the other semi final match, Maria Sharapova who hadn’t dropped a set in the…
-
Teenager Sloane defeats Serena in Australian Open Quarters
19 year old American Sloane Stephens, seeded 29, defeated five-time Australian open champion Serena Williams on Wednesday. She beat Serena 3-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals. Serena had been repeatedly troubled by an ankle injury ever since the beginning of the tournament but still made it this far. It was Stephens first ever grand slam quarterfinal. Legendary…
-
President Obama Sworn In
The race to the presidential election last year was long and difficult. Although the results were declared earlier, the swearing in ceremony took place yesterday. Now Mr. Barack Obama can officially begin his second term as the President of the United States of America. There was a private swearing in ceremony that was held on…
-
Europe Under Snow
UK and western Europe are frozen. Snow trucks are running frantically from one place to another to clear the runways. Heavy snow is causing delays and cancellations of trains and flights. Road transport is also risky because of icy roads. The blankets of snow will keep Europe covered for sometime. On the other side of…
-
Australian Open – End of Week 1
The Australian Open, a two week long major tennis tournament currently being held in Melbourne, Australia has come to end of week one. The first week saw a lot of action. Top three seeds in men, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the quarter finals comfortably, but Juan Martin Del Porto(seeded 6)…
-
Attack Of The Endangered Species
We all know these endangered species are extremely vulnerable. Sometimes protecting them is at a huge cost for humans. The national parks in Nepal that are a home to rhinos, tigers, elephants have been experiencing the problem. But why are they attacking humans? Well, animals have really simple needs. They want food and shelter. Since the…
-
Robots Run Restaurant in China
Isn’t that incredible? A restaurant where robots welcome the diners in, robots wait their tables and none other than robots cook the food!! They even entertain their guests by singing songs! If you want to experience it all by yourself, then The Robot Restaurant in Harbin in North East China is the place for you. The…
-
Cyclist Armstrong Admits to Wrongdoing
Cyclist Lance Armstrong, winner of 7 Tour de France titles admitted to the use of medicines for enhancing performance, which are not allowed in the sporting events. US officials, had always believed that Armstrong was guilty, but the cyclist had denied it all along. In 2012, champion cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his 7…