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Washington, Jan 11 - A team of researchers is field-testing their foot-powered cell phone charger in rural villages of the Kingdom of Lesotho, a small country surrounded entirely by South Africa.

Samuel Crisanti from Case Western Reserve University said that a lot of people have cell phones but no way to charge them and in the country, 40 to 50 percent or even 60 percent have cell phones but only a quarter have access to electricity. It takes some a day-long ride by cart to a city where they have to pay to charge their phone.

Wellington, Jan 11 - A defeat is not what world number one women's tennis player Serena Williams expected and she was left visibly agitated as she destroyed her racquet in frustration and called the chair umpire a liar after Poland grabbed a historic Hopman Cup title on Saturday.

Agnieszka Radwanska shocked 18-time major champion Williams 6-4, 6-7 (7-3), 6-1 to take Poland ahead 1-0 in front of 10,867 fans at Perth Arena .

Isner ensured the top seeds stayed alive with a 7-6 (12-10), 6-4 win over Jerzy Janowicz, but Poland bagged their maiden Hopman Cup after prevailing 7-5, 6-3 in the deciding mixed doubles, Stuff. co. nz reported.

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Chennai: Continuing his giant-killing spree, Slovakian qualifier Aljaz Bedene knocked out third seed and world number 15 Roberto Bautista Agut to reach his maiden ATP tour singles final, here on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Bedene, ranked as low as 156, shocked his Spaniard opponent 3-6 6-3 7-6 (8) in a marathon and intense semifinal that lasted two hours and 42 minutes.

Beden has become first qualifier in the 20-year history of Chennai Open to reach the summit clash. It has been a dream run in the USD 450,000 tournament for the Slovakian as he had also upset second seed Feliciano Lopez and fifth seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in previous rounds.

Washington, Jan. 10 - A woman recently gave birth to a baby girl just an hour after learning about her pregnancy, it has been reported.

Katherine Kropas had no idea she was pregnant with a 10-pound baby until an hour before she gave birth, ABC News reported.

he 23-year-old had few intense back pains, but at first, doctors couldn't find anything wrong with her, so they did an ultrasound and after looking at the report they rushed her off into the labor.

Kropas told WCVB she felt that she'd put on some weight, but figured maybe it was just typical holiday weight gain.

London, Jan 10 - Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has quashed rumours surrounding around Lionel Messi's potential move to join the Blues, saying that Barcelona star forward is happy at the club.

Fabregas, who is close friends with the Argentina skipper, said that Messi was happy at Barca and they were happy with him too, the BBC reported.

Unhappy with media speculation, he said that he was upset they say that he could be mediating for Messi to come to Chelsea, adding that he was only a footballer, the report added.

Earlier in the week, it was alleged that Barcelona striker was unhappy under coach Luis Enrique and considering a move to English Premier League side Chelsea.