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Stosur, Errani advance to French Open semifinals
Tennis | Jun 05, 2012, 09:41 PM ISTParis, June 5: After a quick exit at her last Grand Slam tournament, Samantha Stosur is very much in the mix again at the French Open.Stosur, who followed her 2011 U.S. Open title with a
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Djokovic overcomes rough start to advance in Rome
Tennis | May 17, 2012, 08:20 PM ISTRome, May 17: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racket to beat 14th-seeded Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.With the wind whipping the red-clay
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Azarenka beats Li Na to advance to Madrid semis
Tennis | May 11, 2012, 05:54 PM ISTMadrid, May 11: Top ranked Victoria Azarenka overcame a shaky start to beat Li Na 3—6, 6—3, 6—3 and advance to the Madrid Open semifinals on Friday.After Azarenka struggled on serve early on, last year's
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Azarenka, Sharapova advance to 2nd round in Madrid
Tennis | May 07, 2012, 08:41 PM ISTMadrid, May 7: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and second-seeded Maria Sharapova advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with straight set wins Sunday on the event's new blue-clay court.Azarenka beat Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia
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Jankovic Advances To 2nd Round In Copenhagen
Tennis | Apr 12, 2012, 11:01 AM ISTCopenhagen (Denmark), Apr 12: Third-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia overcame tough resistance from Laura Robson of Britain on Wednesday before winning 6-4, 7-6 (8) to reach the second round of the e-Boks Open.The 27-year-old Jankovic
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Toronto FC Advances To Champions League Semifinals
Football | Mar 16, 2012, 08:06 AM ISTCarson (California), Mar 16: Nick Soolsma scored in the 67th minute as Toronto FC beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on Wednesday to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals.Ryan Johnson scored from a header
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Chelsea Beats Birmingham 2-0 To Advance In FA Cup
Football | Mar 07, 2012, 10:28 AM ISTLondon, Mar 7: Chelsea reached the FA Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday, winning a replay 2-0 at Birmingham in its first match since firing coach Andre Villas-Boas.Juan Mata and Raul Meireles scored second-half goals to take
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Benfica Beats Zenit 2-0, Advances To Quarterfinals
Football | Mar 07, 2012, 10:26 AM ISTLisbon (Portugal), Mar 7: Benfica reached the Champions League quarterfinals by beating Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 on Tuesday from goals by Maxi Pereira and Nelson Oliveira.Benfica advanced 4-3 on aggregate, reaching the last eight for
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Ferrer Advances To 2nd Round At Mexican Open
Tennis | Feb 29, 2012, 09:47 AM ISTAcapulco, Mexico: Two-time defending champion David Ferrer of Spain defeated local favorite Santiago Gonzalez 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Mexican Open on Tuesday.The top-seeded Ferrer, attempting to win his third title
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Japan Advances To Playoffs At Fed Cup
Tennis | Feb 05, 2012, 02:19 PM ISTKobe, Japan, Feb 5: Ayumi Morita beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1 on Sunday as Japan advanced to the Fed Cup World Group playoffs.Morita recovered from a sluggish start in the first set
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Pak Army Knew In Advance Of Zardari's Travel Plans
World | Dec 10, 2011, 05:20 PM ISTIslamabad, Dec 10: A seemingly innocuous statement issued by a military institute of cardiology asking people not to go abroad for treatment of heart diseases has raised questions about whether the Pakistan Army had an
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Nadal, Ferrer Advance To Japan Open Quarters
Tennis | Oct 06, 2011, 01:51 PM ISTTokyo, Oct 6: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic of Canada on Thursday.Nadal, ranked No. 2, will take on unseeded Santiago Giraldo
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Kirsten, Four Players Fly In Advance For Upcoming SA Tour
Cricket | Dec 06, 2010, 11:18 AM ISTMumbai, Dec 6 (PTI) Five members of the Indian cricket team for South Africa, including dashing opener Virender Sehwag, left in advance for the tour, here today."Virender Sehwag, Umesh Yadav, Jaidev Unadkat, Cheteshwar Pujara and