Monday, 20 May 2013 00:52
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ROME: Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday.In what was his 30th meeting with Roger Federer, clay court king Nadal outclassed the Swiss 6-1, 6-3 as he continued his stunning comeback following a seven-month injury absence.Williams, who will head to Paris next week hoping to avenge her stunning first round defeat to Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano last year, was in equally imperious form as she swept aside Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3.Nadal's triumph means he now leads Federer 20-10 in their series, with 13 of his wins coming on clay. He also now has 24 Masters titles in a career total of 56.Ahead of his bid to extend his record run of seven victories in Paris, Nadal admitted he had never dreamed of such success -- he now has 36 wins in 38 matches since his return to the tour in ...
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ROME: Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday.In what was his 30th meeting with Roger Federer, clay court king Nadal outclassed the Swiss 6-1, 6-3 as he continued his stunning comeback following a seven-month injury absence.Williams, who will head to Paris next week hoping to avenge her stunning first round defeat to Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano last year, was in equally imperious form as she swept aside Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3.Nadal's triumph means he now leads Federer 20-10 in their series, with 13 of his wins coming on clay. He also now has 24 Masters titles in a career total of 56.Ahead of his bid to extend his record run of seven victories in Paris, Nadal admitted he had never dreamed of such success -- he now has 36 wins in 38 matches since his return to the tour in ...
INDIANAPOLIS: Britain's Katherine Legge and Pippa Mann and Brazilian Ana Beatriz joined the tentative Indianapolis 500 starting grid on Sunday to match a race record for women starters.Together with Swiss racer Simona de Silvestro, who qualified Saturday, the foursome would equal the mark for women starters when the 33-car field competes in the 97th Indy 500 next Sunday over the famed 2 1/2-mile (4km) oval course.The times must stand over Sunday's final hours of qualifying, ...
LONDON: Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson's extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.Arsene Wenger's side needed three points to guarantee a spot in next season's Champions League qualification rounds ahead of north London rivals Tottenham and Laurent Koscielny's second-half strike ensured they achieved that aim.Koscielny's goal meant more heartache for ...
SAN FRANCISCO: Tejay van Garderen, fifth in last year's Tour de France, captured the eighth Tour of California cycling race on Sunday, sealing his first career stage-race triumph in the final stage.Slovakia's Peter Sagan won the eighth and final stage, his second stage win of the week after capturing the third leg, while Van Garderen won the overall title in a total time of 29 hours and 43 minutes.Australia's Michael Rogers was second overall, 1:47 ...
WEST BROMWICH: English football witnessed the end of an era on Sunday as Alex Ferguson signed off as Manchester United manager with an extraordinary 5-5 draw at West Bromwich Albion in his 1,500th and final game.On a sun-kissed afternoon at The Hawthorns, the ground with the highest altitude in the Football League, the 71-year-old Scot who propelled United to the summit of English football on 13 occasions bowed out with a hectic game full of ...
ROME: Spain's Rafael Nadal dominated his 30th meeting with Swiss rival Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters on Sunday.Nadal's 6-1, 6-3 triumph means he now leads Federer 20-10 in their series, with 13 of his wins coming on clay.Nadal started the event seeded only fifth after losing many of his ATP ranking points during a seven-month absence from the sport.However the Spaniard, winning his sixth title from ...
SYDNEY: Coach Robbie Deans has challenged playmaker Quade Cooper to assert himself in his tour game against the British and Irish Lions if he wants to play for the Wallabies in next month's three-Test series.The maverick fly-half, who clashed with Deans over his coaching style last year, was left out of a 25-man initial Wallaby squad on Sunday for the Lions series, but Deans said a further six players were to be added to the ...
