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  Davis Cup: Italy qualifies to quarter finals

  Tennis | February 03, 2014 9:12 IST

  Buenos Aires: Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini defeated in four sets Argentine player Carlos Berlocq and granted Italy the qualification to Davis Cup quarter finals.Italians will now face the winning team between Britain and the

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  Australian Open: Djokovic upset by Wawrinka in quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 21, 2014 20:01 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic's bid for a fourth consecutive Australian Open title ended in a dramatic five-set quarterfinal loss to Stanislas Wawrinka that opens up the prospects of a new major champion.   No. 8-seeded Wawrinka

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  New Zealand take on heavyweights Netherlands in Quarter Finals

  Hockey | December 11, 2013 22:41 IST

  New Delhi: New Zealand will take on last edition's runners-up Netherlands in the Hockey Junior World Cup quarter-final at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Thursday."The match against Netherlands is a crucial one and

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  US Open: 2012 champ Murray loses in quarterfinals

  Tennis | September 06, 2013 12:54 IST

  New York: Andy Murray's first attempt to defend a Grand Slam title ended on Thursday as he bowed out quickly, if not quietly, in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, losing 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to Stanislas Wawrinka. 

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  Australian Open: Murray reaches quarter-finals

  Tennis | January 21, 2013 17:46 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 21: Third-seeded Andy Murray advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open here at the Melbourne Park Monday with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win over Frenchman Gilles Simon.The 14th-seeded Simon took a marathon

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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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  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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  Djokovic reaches quarterfinals at Shanghai Masters

  Tennis | October 11, 2012 21:21 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 11: Novak Djokovic moved into the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday with a 6—3, 6—3 win over Feliciano Lopez of Spain.The second—seeded Serb had 12 aces and won 27 of 29

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  Berdych, Tipsarevic, Raonic in Japan Open quarters

  Tennis | October 04, 2012 12:13 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 4:  Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic and Milos Raonic progressed to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with comfortable victories on Thursday.Second-seeded Berdych of the Czech Republic had a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Alejandro

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  Japan advances to quarterfinals at U20 World Cup

  Football | August 26, 2012 23:18 IST

  Tokyo, Aug 26: Host Japan beat Switzerland 4-0 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the women's under-20 World Cup while Mexico defeated New Zealand by the same score to also advance from Group A.Yoko

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  Williams sisters advance to quarterfinals

  Tennis | August 17, 2012 12:19 IST

  Mason (Ohio), Aug 17: Serena and Venus Williams moved into the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open by handling the heat, humidity and wind on Thursday. The conditions were too much for Andy Murray.Murray's

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  Fish finally beats Stepanek to reach quarterfinals

  Tennis | August 17, 2012 10:48 IST

  Mason (Ohio), Aug 17: Tenth-seeded Mardy Fish reached the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Radek Stepanek on Thursday.Women's top seed Agnieszka Radwanska overcame an unexpected challenge from

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  Sturridge sends Britain into Olympic soccer quarter finals

  Football | August 02, 2012 13:24 IST

  Cardiff (Wales), Aug 2:  Driven by a trio of Welshmen and with an Englishman scoring its only goal, Britain's first Olympic football team since 1960 was roared to victory Wednesday over Uruguay in Cardiff.The support

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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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  Walesa backed Germany at Euro 2012 knockout stage

  Football | June 27, 2012 16:44 IST

  Poland, Jun27: Poland's former President Lech Walesa says he supported Germany in the European Championship quarterfinals.Walesa told Wednesday's issue of Metro daily that he switched allegiance to Germany “for the first time in my life”

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  Hodgson hopes England can overcome penalty phobia

  Football | June 21, 2012 15:13 IST

  Poland, Jun 21: Even before reaching the quarterfinals, England coach Roy Hodgson had his European Championship squad practicing penalties.It's little wonder after so many heartaches over the years turned taking spotkicks into a national phobia

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  Portuguese rally around leader Ronaldo

  Football | June 20, 2012 16:49 IST

  Warsaw, Jun 19: Portugal have rallied around captain Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of tomorrow's Euro 2012 quarter-final against the Czech Republic here.It will be the third meeting between the two sides in the last five championships,

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  Germany coach Loew expects Oezil to 'explode'

  Football | June 19, 2012 22:09 IST

  Poland, Jun 19:  Watch out for a blast on the field the next time Germany plays at the European Championship.Germany coach Joachim Loew says playmaker Mesut Oezil will “explode” in the quarterfinals against Greece.The Real

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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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  Shevchenko sets his sights on quarter-finals

  Football | June 14, 2012 16:59 IST

  Donetsk (Ukraine), Jun 14: The sensation of the first Euro 2012 matchday, Ukraine icon Andrei Shevchenko will now seek to guide his country into the quarter-finals with victory over France tomorrow.The 35-year-old Dynamo Kiev striker