Tennis

Sania Mirza registers 500th pro win at Brussels Open

Sania Mirza recorded the 500th win of her professional career when she advanced to the doubles quarter-finals of the WTA Brussels Open here with American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

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Nadal dominates Djokovic to win Rome Masters

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Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic here on Monday, defeating the world number one 7-5, 6-3.

It was sweet revenge for a straight sets loss t

Maria Sharapova beats Li to win Rome title

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Maria Sharapova defeated China's French Open champion Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday to win the Rome International in a rain-hit final.

Russian second seed Sharapova defended the title she won l

Bhupathi-Bopanna lose in Rome Masters' semis

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India's Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi lost to Spanish duo Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez in the semifinals of the ATP Rome Masters tennis event here.

The seventh seeds went down 4-6, 1-6 on Sat

Djokovic, Nadal in Rome Masters final rematch

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World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic swept past Roger Federer on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters final rematch with five-time winner Rafael Nadal.

Top seed Djokovic ended Federer'

Nadal wears down Ferrer to reach Rome final

Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6, 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Rome Masters.

The second seed came from 3-1 down to win the first set and then ran

As a self-confessed hardliner, I must admit that being a part of the team engaged in Indo-Pak Track 2 dialogue has been very interesting.

In June 2012, world leaders along with thousands of participants from governments, NGOs and environmental groups as well as the private sector will come together in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for Rio+20