September 9, 2013 (Current Affairs)

US Open, 2013

Men’s double final

India's Leander Paes and Czech Radek Stepanek defeated the Austria-Brazil pairing of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the US Open men`s doubles final by 6-1 and 6-3.

Women’s single final

Serena William (USA) defeated Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) by 7-5, 6-7 and 6-1.

Junior Boys' Singles – Final

Borna Coric (Crotia)defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis(Australia) by 3-6, 6-3 and 6-1.

Junior Girls' Singles – Final

Tornado Alicia Black (USA)defeated Ana Konuj (Crotia) by 4-6, 6-4 and 7-6

New president of Mali names first post-rebellion cabinet

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday revealed his new  34 member cabinet following  the nomination of Oumar Tatam Ly, a technocrat and senior official with the regional BCEAO central bank, as prime minister last week after a turbulent 18 months

Mamnoon Hussain sworn in as President of Pakistan

India-born Mamnoon Hussain sworn in as the President of Pakistan. Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry administered the oath at a ceremony which was attended by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. This is country’s first democratic transition..