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Nadal launches new reign at U.S. Open

reuters.com     2 hrs ago   4 related          

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal plays his first grand slam as world number one at next week's U.S. Open with a chance to underline a magnificent season that has seen the muscular Spaniard vault past a suddenly human Roger...                    

Roger Federer must show he is not a spent force as he chases grand slam record

telegraph.co.uk     6 hrs ago   1 related          

You have to wonder what Donald Trump makes of it all now. By Mark Hodgkinson in New York Shaky ground: Roger Federer is suffering a crisis of confidence going into the US Open Photo: Reuters The billionaire tennis enthusiast...                    

Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles champions

reuters.com     2 hrs ago   1 related          

Aug 22 (Reuters) - List of U.S. Open men's singles champions: 2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 7-6 7-6 6-4 2006 Federer beat Andy Roddick (U.S.) 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 2005 Federer beat Andre Agassi (U.S.)...                    

Factbox-U.S. Open facts and figures about men's competition

reuters.com     2 hrs ago   1 related          

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Facts and figures relating to the U.S. Open men's tournament which starts on Monday at Flushing Meadows, New York: 2007 champions Singles: Roger Federer (Switzerland) Doubles: Simon Aspelin (Sweden)/Julian...                    

Anger over green power subsidy cut

scotsman.com     4 hrs ago   5 related          

Published Date: 22 August 2008 THE Westminster government has been accused of putting the development of green energy at risk, by shelving plans to subsidise projects in the Scottish islands. It means companies setting up...                    

Can Labour really hope to keep Jack out of Africa?

scotsman.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

Published Date: 22 August 2008 GORDON Brown is still hopeful Jack McConnell will not take up his post as High Commissioner to Malawi. So say Labour insiders, who told The Scotsman they were pulling out all the stops to try to...                    

Labour veteran Healey says Brown's a winner… maybe

scotsman.com     4 hrs ago          

Published Date: 22 August 2008 DENIS Healey, the veteran Labour politician, insisted yesterday that Gordon Brown could still recover and defeat the Tories at the next general election, but said the country may have reached the...                    

Terence Blacker: Zoos show us little more than our own cruelty

independent.co.uk     5 hrs ago          

There was a time when potentates travelling the world would shoot an animal – a tiger or a lion perhaps – as an expression of diplomatic friendship towards their hosts. The modern equivalent is to trade in endangered animals.                    

McCain: Colorado water pact obsolete

upi.com     2 hrs ago   26 related          

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Republican presidential hopeful John McCain says the compact that governs use of the Colorado River should be renegotiated. The so-called Colorado Compact was made by Utah, Colorado, Wyoming,...                    

Lowe pitches Dodgers past Rockies 3-1

iht.com     5 hrs ago   48 related          

Derek Lowe cooled off Colorado by allowing one run in 6 1-3 innings, James Loney homered and had two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Rockies 3-1 Thursday to salvage the finale of a three-game series. The victory gave...                    

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