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Murray defuses Karlovic serve for Cincinnati finals place

Murray defuses Karlovic serve for Cincinnati finals place Cincinnati, Ohio  - Andy Murray strangled the serve of Ivo Karlovic, holding the tallest man in tennis to a mere six on the way to a 6-4, 6-4 win in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters on Saturday.

The Scot will lift to his best career ATP ranking when he moves to sixth on Monday only days before the start of the Beijing Olympic event.  Read more »

Murray rallies for comeback to reach semis in steamy Cincinnati

Murray rallies for comeback to reach semis in steamy Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio  - Andy Murray reversed his form in dramatic fashion to reach a second straight elite semi-final as he defeated former champion Carlos Moya 2-6, 6-3,
6-1 at the Cincinnati Masters on Friday.  Read more »

Nadal on brink of number one as Federer goes out

Nadal on brink of number one as Federer goes out Cincinnati, Ohio  - Roger Federer's grip loosened on his long-time number-one ranking as the Swiss lost to Croatian Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 7-6 (5-7) on Thursday at the Cincinnati Masters.

If Paris and Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal can lift the title on Sunday, he will take over Monday as the top man in the game for the first time.  Read more »

Djokovic to face long-time tennis companion Gulbis in Cincinnati

Djokovic to face long-time tennis companion Gulbis in Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio  - Third-seeded Novak Djokovic takes a welcome dose of confidence into Friday's quarter-final with an old foe, after defeating Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 at the Cincinnati Masters.  Read more »

Nadal charges summer hardcourt hell driving ATP injury surge

Nadal charges summer hardcourt hell driving ATP injury surge Cincinnati, Ohio  - Rafael Nadal has blasted executive suite at the ATP for an inhuman hardcourt summer which is extracting an injury toll on the fittest of players.  Read more »

Haas has it easy in quick win over queasy opponent

Haas has it easy in quick win over queasy opponent Cincinnati, Ohio  - German Tommy Haas secured near-effortless passage into the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday as France's Gael Monfils retired trailing 5-1 with a bad stomach.

The French Open semi-finalist began calling for a doctor on court at the end of the third game, only able to tough it out for less than half an hour before throwing in the towel.  Read more »

Rafa refuses to consider his top-ranking possibilities

Rafa refuses to consider his top-ranking possibilities Cincinnati, Ohio  - Rafael Nadal is much more interested in improving his lifetime Cincinnati Masters record rather than wondering what it might take to put him into the world number 1 position.

"I'm thinking about playing a good tournament here," the Spaniard said on Tuesday 48 hours after lifting his seventh title of the season by winning Toronto.  Read more »

Federer out to repair season, finds Ginepri waiting

Federer out to repair season, finds Ginepri waitingCincinnati, Ohio  - Roger Federer will begin resuscitating his summer after last week's Canadian crash out, as the opening day of the Cincinnati Masters was hit by a pair of late injury defections on Monday.  Read more »

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Arsenal ready to go to war with Barcelona over Fabregas

Arsenal ready to go to war with Barcelona over FabregasLondon, Feb 9 : Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and the board at Ashburton Grove are reportedly ready to go to war with Spanish giants Barcelona to ensure that skipper Cesc Fabregas does not leave.  Read more »

Premier League title is in Manchester United’s hands: Neville

Premier League title is in Manchester United’s hands: NevilleLondon, Feb 9 : Manchester United defender Gary Neville claims the Premier League title is back in their hands following Chelsea’s slip-up against Hull City on Saturday.  Read more »

Karthik, Raina and Sreesanth in squad for Kolkata Test

Karthik, Raina and Sreesanth in squad for Kolkata TestNagpur, Feb 9 : Shell-shocked by the massive loss to South Africa in the first cricket Test, the Indian selectors dropped two young seamers and brought in Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina to  Read more »

ECB may oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire

ECB may oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire  London, Feb 9 : England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire.

The Guardian reported that, as per the tie-up, both the  Read more »

Button’s worrying over lagging behind Hamilton may lead to “downward spiral”: Coulthard

Jenson ­ButtonLondon, Feb 6 : Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button has been advised by his friend David Coulthard that he should not panic if he has to spend half of the season behind teammate Lewis Hamilton.  Read more »

Schumacher having fun, “sleeping like a baby” preparing for F1 return

Schumacher having fun, “sleeping like a baby” preparing for F1 returnLondon, Feb 6 : Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has said that he is having fun and “sleeping like a baby”, as he prepares for his F1 return.  Read more »