Advances
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Saina advances to Thailand Open final
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2012, 03:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 9: Saina Nehwal continued to gain in confidence ahead of Olympics as the top-seeded Indian entered the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold final after outlasting local favourite Porntip Buranaprasertsuk with a straight-game
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Sharapova advances easily at French
Tennis | Jun 02, 2012, 09:47 PM ISTParis, June 2: Maria Sharapova moved into the round of 16 at the French Open with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Peng Shuai on Saturday.Second-seeded Sharapova, who needs a championship at Roland Garros to complete
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Djokovic advances to 4th round at French Open
Tennis | Jun 02, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTParis, June 2: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic extended his Grand Slam win streak to 24 matches by beating Nicolas Devilder of France 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Friday in the third round of the French Open.Djokovic has won
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Nadal advances to 3rd round at French Open
Tennis | May 31, 2012, 11:01 PM ISTParis, May 31: When it comes to playing on clay, Rafael Nadal's excellence is so striking that even the slightest problem can seem like a big deal.For instance, being forced to save a grand total
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Murray advances despite back spasm at French Open
Tennis | May 31, 2012, 10:57 PM ISTParis, May 31: Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a back spasm at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit rebounded from an awful
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Wozniacki advances to 3rd round at French Open
Tennis | May 31, 2012, 10:48 PM ISTParis, May 31: Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round of the French Open by beating Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia 6-1, 6-4 Thursday.The ninth-seeded Dane, who last year spent all but one week as the
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Nadal advances in quest for 7th French Open title
Tennis | May 29, 2012, 09:50 PM ISTParis, May 29: Rafael Nadal began his quest for a record seventh French Open title in style, wearing a pink shirt and pink shoelaces. And he won easily, too.The second-seeded Spaniard had little trouble Tuesday
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Wimbledon champ Kvitova advances at Italian Open
Tennis | May 15, 2012, 09:48 PM ISTRome, May 15: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame eight double-faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.Kvitova struggled with the bright sunshine at the
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Radwanska advances to 3rd round at Madrid Open
Tennis | May 09, 2012, 07:18 PM ISTMadrid, May 9: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland routed Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach third round at Madrid Open.By defeating Errani in the second round, the fourth-seeded Polish player ended the Italian's 16-match
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EC Advances Kerala Bypoll Date To March 17
National | Feb 23, 2012, 07:18 PM ISTChennai, Feb 23: Accepting a plea by an all-party meeting in Kerala, the Election Commission today advanced the bye-election to the Piravom Assembly constituency by a day to March 17.“The Commission has decided that poll
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Cirstea Advances When Zvonareva Retires In Pattaya
Tennis | Feb 10, 2012, 10:39 PM ISTPattaya (Thailand), Feb 10: Sorana Cirstea of Romania reached the Pattaya Open semifinals when top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia retired with a left hip injury in the third set on Friday.The quarterfinal was even at
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Djokovic Advances To Australian Open Quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 23, 2012, 08:14 PM ISTMelbourne, Jan 23: Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fifth straight year with a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt on Monday night.Djokovic, aiming to
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Bartoli Advances At Kremlin Cup
Tennis | Oct 20, 2011, 08:58 PM ISTMoscow, Oct 20: Marion Bartoli of France kept her chances of qualifying for the WTA Championships alive on Thursday after she beat Ksenia Pervak of Russia 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Kremlin
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Hall Of Fame: Top Seeded Isner Advances
Tennis | Jul 07, 2011, 08:41 PM ISTNewport, Rhode Island, Jul 6: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, forever linked with the longest match in tennis history, wasted little time in winning opening-round matches at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Tuesday.Isner,