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  Azarenka reaches US Open quarters for 1st time

  Tennis | September 03, 2012 20:19 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time and set up a match against defending champion Sam Stosur.Azarenka played a little raggedly ,but did not have too

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  FIFA: World Cup volunteer program reaches record number

  Football | August 31, 2012 12:27 IST

  Sao Paulo, Aug 31: FIFA says more than 95,000 people have applied to be volunteers at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, surpassing the numbers from Germany and South Africa in just more than a

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  Venus Williams reaches Cincinnati 2nd round

  Tennis | August 15, 2012 18:24 IST

  Mason (Ohio), Aug 15: Wild card Venus Williams survived a three-set match in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday, another encouraging win coming off her Olympic gold medal in doubles

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  NZ reaches 232-4 in 1st test against West Indies

  Cricket | July 26, 2012 20:15 IST

  Antigua and Barbuda, Jul 26: New Zealand opener Martin Guptill was dismissed for 97 Wednesday as offspinner Sunil Narine helped West Indies fight back to limit the visitors to 232-4 at stumps on the opening

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  Top seed Isner reaches Newport final

  Tennis | July 15, 2012 9:15 IST

  Rhode Island, Jul 15: Top seed and defending champ John Isner advanced to the final at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships by beating fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Saturday.Isner will face

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  Kashyap reaches semifinals of Indonesian Open

  Other Sports | June 15, 2012 17:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 15: Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist shuttler P Kashyap continued his rampaging run and notched up a straight-game victory over Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark to enter the semifinals of the Indonesia Super Series Premier

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  Saina, Kashyap reach quarters of Indonesia Open

  Other Sports | June 14, 2012 19:42 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 14: Two-time champion Saina Nehwal advanced to the quarterfinals with a hard-fought victory but it was P Kashyap who created a flutter when he stunned the top seed Chinese, Chen Long in

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  Saina reaches quarterfinals of Thailand Open

  Other Sports | June 07, 2012 20:45 IST

  Bangkok, Jun 7: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal notched up a straight-game victory over Chinese Li Han to advance to the quarterfinals of Thailand Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok on Thursday.The World number five Indian

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  Saina Nehwal reaches second round of Thailand Open

  Other Sports | June 06, 2012 22:50 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 6: Top seed Saina Nehwal survived a scare from little-known local player Nichaon Jindapon before prevailing in three games in the opening round of the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok

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  Radwanska reaches final of Belgian Open

  Tennis | May 26, 2012 16:49 IST

  Brussels, May 26: Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (8) 6-3 on Friday and will play Simona Halep of Romania in the Belgian Open final.The third-ranked Radwanska was trailing Kanepi

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  Serena Williams reaches 2nd round at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 07, 2012 20:48 IST

  Madrid, May 7: Serena Williams defeated Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday.The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and 40 winners during her opening match against Vesnina.

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  Andy Murray Reaches Quarterfinals In Monte Carlo

  Tennis | April 19, 2012 20:39 IST

  Monaco, Apr 19: Andy Murray reached the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday after Julien Benneteau injured his ankle and retired near the end of a hard-fought first set with the score 6-5.Benneteau,

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  Klara Zakopalova Reaches Open GDF Suez Semis

  Tennis | February 10, 2012 22:43 IST

  Paris, Feb 10: Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic rallied from a set down to beat sixth-seeded Julia Goerges 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Open GDF Suez.Zakopalova won seven straight

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  Azarenka Reaches WTA Championships Semifinals

  Tennis | October 27, 2011 21:57 IST

  Istanbul, Oct 27: Victoria Azarenka became the first player to qualify for the semifinals of the WTA Championships on Thursday after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Li Na.Azarenka followed her win over U.S. Open

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  Mathews Puts Sri Lanka In Command Of 3rd Test

  Cricket | September 18, 2011 19:31 IST

  Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept 18: Angelo Mathews top scored with an unbeaten 85 on Sunday, supported by half-centuries from three other batsmen, to put Sri Lanka in command of the third test against Australia as

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  NASA Rover Reaches Rim Of Mars Crater

  World | August 11, 2011 18:10 IST

  Los Angeles, Aug 11: NASA says its surviving Mars rover Opportunity has reached the rim of Endeavour crater after a nearly three-year trek across the surface of the red planet.A space agency statement says the

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  Troicki Reaches Gerry Weber Open QF

  Tennis | June 08, 2011 21:01 IST

  Halle, Germany, Jun 8: Fifth-seeded Viktor Troicki eased into the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open on Wednesday by dismissing Igor Andreev of Russia 6-3, 6-1.The Serb needed just 53 minutes to complete the victory,

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  Djokovic Reaches Semifinals Without Playing

  Tennis | May 30, 2011 21:26 IST

  Paris, May 30: Novak Djokovic had a successful day off from tennis Monday, reaching the semifinals of the French Open when his quarterfinal opponent withdrew because of injury.Fabio Fognini, who injured a muscle in his