Israel and Czech Republic both provided an upset of the form book in the opening rubbers of their World Group Play-off tie as both No. 2 players defeated their more-fancied opponents ... Israel and the Czech Republic each provided an upset of the form book in the opening...
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BEIJING: China's strength in depth enabled them to leave women's singles world champion and current world number three Zhu Lin out of the squad for next month's Beijing Olympics. Xie Xingfang and Lu Lan, the top two in the...
Eight-seeded Sara Errani eliminated No. 1 Maria Kirilenko 6-1, 7-5 on Friday, winning her eighth straight match to reach the semifinals at the Slovenia Open Errani, who won last week's WTA Tour event in Palermo, Italy, next...
BEIJING: Judged by talent and results, China should dominate the table tennis at the Beijing Olympics and anything less than a sweep of all four golds would rate as a major disappointment for the host nation. The three Chinese...
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week's Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament with a knee injury. Williams did not want to risk aggravating the tendinitis in her knee ahead of the Beijing Olympics,...