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  WTA Finals: Petra Kvitova beats Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-2

  Tennis | October 23, 2014 16:25 IST

  Singapore: Petra Kvitova beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-2 at the WTA Finals on Thursday, further eroding the Russian player's hopes of claiming the year-end No. 1 ranking.   Sharapova, who needs to win the title to

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  Kei Nishikori reaches quarterfinals of Malaysian Open

  Tennis | September 25, 2014 8:51 IST

  Kuala Lampur, Malaysia:  Top-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Rajeev Ram of the United States 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open on Wednesday.   Ram beat Nishikori on grass two years ago,

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  US Open: Maria Sharapova comes through in 3 sets tussle

  Tennis | August 28, 2014 10:38 IST

  NEW YORK :  A year ago at this time, Maria Sharapova was sitting out the U.S. Open, getting checked by doctors and having tests on the surgically repaired right shoulder that has troubled her off

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  Australian Open: Results, day 2, 14 Jan

  Tennis | January 14, 2014 18:12 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Results Tuesday from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park:Men's Singles:First Round= Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-4, 0-0, retired. Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Juan Martin del

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  Mithun turned 63 sans celebration

  Bollywood | June 17, 2013 15:29 IST

  Mumbai, June 17: An excellent actor and a wonderful dancer, Mithun Chakraborty, recently turned 63, but he didn't allow anyone to celebrate the occasion, says his son Mahaakshay aka Mimoh.The three time National Award winning

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  Scholl reaches quarterfinals at Gastein Ladies

  Tennis | June 14, 2012 20:31 IST

  Austria, Jun13: Chichi Scholl of the United States defeated sixth-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania 6-3, 6-4 to reach quarterfinals at the Gastein Ladies tournament on Thursday.The 190th-ranked Scholl will next play the winner of the

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  Federer Routs Rival Nadal 6-3, 6-0 At ATP Finals

  Tennis | November 23, 2011 7:42 IST

  London, Nov 23: No tears, no drama, no contest. The 26th episode of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's compelling rivalry turned out to be one of their most one-sided.Federer took exactly 1 hour to win

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  Simon Beats Youzhny In German Open Semifinals

  Tennis | July 29, 2011 11:41 IST

  Hamburg, Germany, July 24: Gilles Simon rallied to beat Mikhail Youznhy of Russia 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the German Open final.The fifth-seeded Frenchman will be looking for his second title of the

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  Matthew McConaughey Paid Tom Hanks £63 For 'Babysitting' His Son

  Hollywood | March 21, 2011 17:10 IST

  London: Actor Matthew McConaughey has revealed he handed over £63 to Tom Hanks on Oscars night as a way of thanking the movie star for keeping his young son entertained all day.McConaughey told the Oscar