Tennis

Kuznetsova, Another Top Seed, Falls

nytimes.com     3 hrs ago   33 related          

Svetlana Kuznetsova fell to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-3 6-7 (1), 6-3. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Another top-seeded woman has fallen. Svetlana Kuznetsova, the third seed, fell to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-3 6-7 (1), 6-3, Friday at...                    

Tennis: Former world number ones to square off in Malaysia

thestar.com.my     41 mins ago   2 related          

NEW YORK: Eight former world number ones, including Americans John McEnroe and Pete Sampras and Swedes Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg, are to square off against each other in a new Ryder Cup-style competition. Called the...                    

Badminton: Hafiz sets up final date with elder brother Roslin in Penang

thestar.com.my     41 mins ago   2 related          

By RONNIE OH and LOGANATH VELLOO GEORGE TOWN: Tonight’s men’s singles final in the Proton Penang Open badminton championships will be an all-Hashim family affair between brothers Hafiz and Roslin. The brothers checked in...                    

National League roundup

iht.com     9 hrs ago   20 related          

Aramis Ramirez's grand slam capped a five-run eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a dramatic 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and their sixth straight win in the National League on Thursday. Behind a...                    

Japan's No.1 is looking for a successor

iht.com     9 hrs ago          

Out behind the main commercial row of the U.S. Open courtyard, where workers in light pastels sought to moisten passers-by with spring water while a lone crier sang the praises of Oreo Fudgies, a crowd of mostly Japanese...                    

Rationalizing Ivanovic

cnn.com     5 hrs ago          

Posted: Friday August 29, 2008 4:33PM; Updated: Friday August 29, 2008 4:33PM Instead of meeting the moment, Ana Ivanovic let it kick her in the backside The Europeans prefer to play in the day when it's prime time at...                    

India’s top junior Ambedkar’s kin

asianage.com     7 hrs ago          

By C. Santhosh Kumar Chennai Aug. 29: Rashmi Teltumbde never gives up on the tennis court, giving her all until the final point is scored. Maybe she draws strength from her great grandfather whose fighting spirit was a...                    

US Open: Jankovic surges

indiatimes.com     5 hrs ago   2 related          

NEW YORK: Second seed Jelena Jankovic came through another bruising battle at the US Open on Friday, edging past Zheng Jie 7-5, 7-5 to reach the fourth round. The Serbian, chasing her first grand slam title, scrambled...                    

De Voest through to next round

news24.com     5 hrs ago          

New York - South Africa's Rik de Voest and his Australian partner Ashley Fisher defeated the 12th seeds, Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna of Peru in the second round of their doubles encounter in the US Open being...                    

Not quite cricket

mumbaimirror.com     3 hrs ago          

Those who despair of watching four-ball overs on Indian television, it is worse here. It’s not just in our country that advertisements gobble up deliveries. If you are watching the cricket on Sri Lankan television you will...                    

               

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