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Kuznetsova, Sania and Sharapova advance 2008-03-17 02:15:48 Big-serving Andy Roddick crashed out of the Pacific Life Open while second-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced after a battling 6-1 4-6 6-3 win over Slovakia`s Dominika Cibulkova.
American Roddick, the sixth seed, was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Germany`s Tommy Haas in a second-round match after Kuznetsova came back from an error-prone second set to seal victory [...] Read more:Sania
, Sharapova
Federer starts winning at Indian Wells 2008-03-17 02:13:54 Swiss world number one Roger Federer, back in action after recovering from a recent viral problem, smiled broadly after easing through his opening match at the Pacific Life Open.
The top seed crushed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-2 in a second-round encounter at the Indian Wells
Tennis Garden where he was champion for three years in [...] Read more:Indian Wells
White water rafting competition kicks off in Uttarakhand 2008-03-17 02:10:15 Enthusiasts from across the country converged at Shivpuri in Uttarakhand to participate in the three-day white water
rafting and kayaking competition
.
This the third All India Open White
Water Rafting and Kayaking Competition which started at Shivpuri on Saturday.
Participants from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi are taking part in [...]
Woods relishes the drama of yet another triumph 2008-03-17 02:08:55 Tiger Woods
went into Sunday’s final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational tied for the lead with four other players. As he strode out to the first tee he didn’t look like a man who was worried about the outcome.
With hundreds of his fans packed around his route to the tee, Woods stood tall as [...] Read more:drama
, triumph
JPMorgan buys Bear Stearns, Fed cuts discount rate 2008-03-17 02:04:50 JPMorgan Chase & Co bought stricken rival Bear Stearns
for a rock-bottom price while the US Federal Reserve set an emergency interest rate cut and opened direct lending to Wall Street.
The shock news, the biggest sign yet of how devastating the credit crisis is for Wall Street, slammed the US dollar to a new record [...] Read more:JPMorgan
, Bear Stearns
Air France-KLM to buy Alitalia 2008-03-17 02:00:07 Alitalia has agreed to be bought by Air France
-KLM, the world’s biggest airline by revenues, in a deal valuing the near-bankrupt airline’s equity at just e138 million — far less than expected. The sale of the loss-making airline is a hot issue ahead of Italy’s general election on April 13-14 and Air France-KLM has stipulated [...]
World Bank sees US recession risk 2008-03-17 01:55:05 The US may well be heading into a recession and Europe faces further financial market turmoil too but developing countries are showing little signs of being hurt, World
Bank president Robert Zoellick said. He said the US is “facing a serious economic slowdown and there may very well be a recession.”
“You are facing a serious [...] Read more:World Bank
Halle Berry gets $ 60,000 nursery for daughter 2008-03-19 05:17:20 New mum HalleBerry
has made some grand preparations to welcome her baby girl. The Oscar winning actress, who gave birth to boyfriend Gabriel Aubry”s child on March 16, has spent close to 60,000 dollars furnishing nurseries in the three homes she shares with Aubry.
According to a source, Halle went for “all whites and neutrals” [...] Read more:Halle Berry
Beauty tips from stars 2008-03-19 05:04:13 Most of today’s TV and movie stars
no longer have their sparkling good looks diminished by blemishes, wrinkles or sun damage, thanks to the latest techniques developed by dermatologists. Two of the most popular procedures and treatments being used by Tinseltown to smooth out imperfections and fine-tune facial skin include the prescription remedy Retin-A Micro [...] Read more:Beauty
CA welcomes Hair’s reinstatement 2008-03-19 04:34:20 Cricket Australia on Wednesday welcomed Darrell Hair’s reinstatement as a Test Umpire, saying the controversial official should be able to oversee matches in any Test nation, including Pakistan.
The Australian was barred from standing in top-level cricket matches following an abandoned Test between England and Pakistan in 2006, which ended with Pakistan conceding the first Test [...]
Stage set for Fleming swansong 2008-03-19 04:33:30 New Zealand batsman Stephen Fleming is aiming to end his illustrious 111-Test career with a big score against England in the third and deciding Test starting on Saturday.
The former New Zealand skipper, who made his debut in 1984, knows he can lift his career Test batting average to 40 if he hits 113 runs in [...] Read more:Stage
Emotional Langeveldt withdraws from India tour 2008-03-19 04:32:42 Fast bowler Charl Langeveldt on Tuesday withdrew from South Africa’s tour of India
in the aftermath over the controversy of his selection ahead of fellow paceman Andre Nel.
His shock withdrawal came just three days before the Proteas are due to depart for a three-Test tour, which will decide second place on the International Cricket Council [...] Read more:Emotional
T20 hero Joginder raring to go in IPL 2008-03-19 04:31:35 He’ll always be remembered as the man who bowled that final over when India won the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup final.
But it seems he’s a forgotten man as far as national team selection goes these days. Luckily for him, he was worth nearly a crore in the IPL auctions and was bought by the Chennai [...]
Marathon champ call Olympics ’suicidal’ 2008-03-19 04:24:49 World record holder Haile Gebreselassie has confirmed in an interview with a Spanish newspaper that he will not run in the Beijing Olympics
marathon due to the climatic conditions in the Chinese capital.
“I have no intention of committing suicide in Beijing,” the Ethiopian, who suffers from asthma, told El Pais. “I know that several other [...] Read more:Marathon
, champ
Amber Chess: Anand jumps to sole lead 2008-03-19 04:23:21 World champion Viswanathan Anand
jumped to the sole lead after playing a couple of draws with former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third round of the Amber
blindfold and rapid chess tournament.
Anand took his combined tally to four points and is now half point ahead of nearest rivals Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, [...] Read more:jumps
I’m worried, says injured Sania 2008-03-19 04:20:55 Sania Mirza is worried over her recurrent wrist injury as it could either result in a surgery or require her to change her grip and action, an idea she is not keen on at this stage of her career.
Sania, who played in pain before losing out to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the Pacific Life [...] Read more:injured
, Sania
Hantuchova beats Sania in straight sets 2008-03-19 04:19:53 Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia defeated Indian tennis star Sania
Mirza by 6-1, 7-6 on Tuesday night in the Pacific Life Open WTA championships.
The formidable forehand of Sania was on display during the match but the winning touch was once again, missing.
The Slovakian would have known that Sania Mirza, ranked 32 in the world, [...]
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