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  Ebola advances in West Africa

  World | October 11, 2014 11:19 IST

  Nairobi: The Ebola virus disease continues its relentless expansion through West Africa, the region where it first emerged, despite the resources deployed by other countries and new health protocols aimed at preventing the contagion from

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  Sania advances in US Open women, mixed doubles

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 14:59 IST

  New York: It was a great day for Sania Mirza as she made it to the quarter-finals of women's doubles and the semi-final of mixed doubles at the US Open tennis event here.But it was

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  Roger Federer advances to Rogers Cup final

  Tennis | August 10, 2014 14:45 IST

  TORONTO: Roger Federer advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night, beating Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4 to set up a match against upset-happy Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.   The second-ranked Federer is seeking his third titles of

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  French Open: Andrea Petkovic advances to quarterfinals

  Tennis | June 02, 2014 18:39 IST

  PARIS : Andrea Petkovic overcame an inconsistent serve and unseeded Kiki Bertens to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open with a 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory Monday.   The 28th-seeded German was broken three times in

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  Czech Republic advances to Davis Cup semifinals

  Tennis | April 05, 2014 14:34 IST

  TOKYO :  Radek Stepanek and Lukas Rosol beat Tatsuma Ito and Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday as the Czech Republic advanced to the semifinals of the Davis Cup.   The doubles victory

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  Venus Williams advances in Charleston

  Tennis | April 03, 2014 7:52 IST

  CHARLESTON:  Venus Williams advanced in the tournament where her top-ranked sister could not, battling back to beat Chanelle Scheepers 7-5, 7-5 on Wednesday at the Family Circle Cup.   It was another long day for No.

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  Maria Sharapova advances at Sony Open.

  Tennis | March 23, 2014 9:54 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida   Maria Sharapova needed nine match points before she finally closed out a win Saturday in the third round of the Sony Open, beating Lucie Safarova 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-2.Top-ranked Serena Williams won

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  Serena Williams advances in Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 06, 2013 11:37 IST

  Madrid, May 6: Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday as players applauded the tournament's return to red clay after its trial with blue “smurf” clay flopped last

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  Serena Williams advances to Key Biscayne semis

  Tennis | March 27, 2013 9:43 IST

  Key Biscayne, Mar 27: Five-time champion Serena Williams advanced Tuesday to the Sony Open semifinals and equaled the women's record for career victories in the tournament by beating No. 5-seeded Li Na 6-3, 7-6 (5).The

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  Australian Open: Serena advances to quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 21, 2013 15:24 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 21: Serena Williams continued her run toward a third consecutive major title by beating Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-0 on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.Williams has lost only one match

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  Federer advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 17, 2013 18:35 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: With the sun setting at the end of a torridly hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw.Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer

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  Wozniacki advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 17, 2013 15:48 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: Caroline Wozniacki defeated Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.Wozniacki played her 72-minute match during the hottest part of the afternoon

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  Berdych advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 16, 2013 11:46 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Former Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Guillaume Rufin of France on Wednesday.Serving for the match, Berdych double-faulted

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  Li Na advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 16, 2013 11:39 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Li Na has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open for the fourth consecutive year with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Olga Govortsova of Belarus on Wednesday.The 2011 French Open

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  Hewitt beats Raonic, del Potro advances at Kooyong

  Tennis | January 09, 2013 18:43 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 9: Former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt beat big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (4) at the Kooyong Classic on Wednesday, progressing to a semifinal against Tomas Berdych.The 31-year-old Hewitt, who is preparing

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  Radwanska advances at ASB Classic

  Tennis | January 01, 2013 13:03 IST

  Auckland, Jan 1: World No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland swept past former champion Greta Arn 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the ASB Classic.The 23-year-old Radwanska took just over 70

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  Inter Milan advances to Italian Cup quarterfinals

  Football | December 19, 2012 16:41 IST

  Milan, Dec 19: Inter Milan beat Serie B side Hellas Verona 2-0 to advance to the Italian Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.Antonio Cassano put Inter ahead in the 50th after taking a pass from Fredy Guarin.

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  Stosur advances to 2nd round at Japan Open

  Tennis | October 08, 2012 13:06 IST

  Osaka, Japan, Oct 8: Top-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia beat Japan's Erika Sema 6-4, 6-2 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open.Stosur, who won this tournament in 2009, hit five

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  Top-seeded Isner advances to Atlanta quarterfinals

  Tennis | July 20, 2012 14:41 IST

  Atlanta, Jul 20: Number 1 seed John Isner beat Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Atlanta Open on Thursday.Two-time defending champion Mardy Fish of the United States, the

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  Lopez advances, Benneteau loses at Swiss Open

  Tennis | July 18, 2012 6:57 IST

  Switzerland, Jul 18: Fifth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain edged 102nd-ranked Adrian Ungur of Romania 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) Tuesday in the first round of the Swiss Open.Lopez broke serve just once, but hit nine of