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ROME: Defending champion Rafael Nadal endured a three-set thriller before overcoming big-hitting Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Rome Masters quarter-finals.Gulbis, ranked 46th, and a winner in Rome in 2010 over Roger Federer on his way to the semi-finals, saved two match points in the third set, but finally went down when he sent a forehand wide to the massive relief of a dancing, celebrating Nadal.The Spaniard now stands 6-0 against Gulbis as he bids for a seventh Rome title.He will next face compatriot David Ferrer, who advanced in a walkover against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber, who was suffering from vertigo."On Friday, I have a chance against against a very difficult player. I survived a tough match today. Now I have another chance to try and go farther," said Nadal."Being in the quarter-finals is fantastic. I'm more than pleased with what I've done since I ...
ROME: Results on the fifth day of the ATP Rome Masters/WTA Rome Open on Thursday (x denotes seeding).Men3rd rdNovak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-1, 6-4Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Kevin Anderson (RSA) 7-5, 6-2Women3rd rdSerena Williams (USA x1) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x14) 6-0, 6-1Carla Suarez (ESP) bt Lourdes Dominguez (ESP) 6-2, 6-3Simona Halep (ROM) bt Roberta Vinci (ITA x13) 6-4, 6-2Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bt Li Na (CHN x5) 7-6 (7/2), 7-5Victoria ...
LONDON: David Beckham is to retire from professional football at the end of the season, his representative announced on Thursday.The 38-year-old midfielder has played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy and AC Milan, as well as winning 115 caps for England, and recently won the French Ligue 1 championship with Paris Saint-Germain."I'm thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my ...
LONDON: New Zealand's Bruce Martin took one wicket and came close to another as England reached 56 for one at lunch on the first day of the first Test at Lord's on Thursday.Left-armer Martin, the only specialist spinner in the side after New Zealand left out Doug Bracewell from what would otherwise have been an all-seam attack, struck with his seventh ball to remove Nick Compton for 16.And 43 for one should have become 48 ...
ROME: World number one Novak Djokovic made short work of Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters on Thursday with a 6-1 6-4 win.Djokovic, back in his stride after his shock second-round defeat to Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in Madrid last week, had too much power and control for the 23rd-ranked Dolgopolov and brushed him aside in exactly an hour after the day's play had been briefly delayed by rain.The pony-tailed Dolgopolov, ...
AMSTERDAM: Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are proof that clubs do not have to spend beyond their means to achieve success, UEFA president Michel Platini believes.The head of European football's governing body said the German sides, who meet at London's Wembley stadium on May 25, were an example for other clubs to follow."You don't have to make losses and shortfalls to be in the Champions League final. It's the proof that you ...
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti said in an interview published on Thursday that he had not yet decided on his future at the French league champions, estimating his chances of staying at the club as "50/50"."It's 50/50 at the moment," he was quoted as saying in sports daily L'Equipe. "I've fitted in well here and I'm not someone who likes to change."I was disappointed when I left Chelsea (in 2011) and if I left ...More Articles...
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