Nadal makes it 32 in a row; Mirza advances to quarter-finals Associated Press Stuttgart, July 22:Top-seeded Rafael Nadal ran his clay-court winning streak to 32 matches by topping the Czech Tomas Zib 6-2, 6-1 to move into the semi-finals of the Mercedes Cup. The French Open champion, chasing his sixth straight... 22 Jul, 2005
TIME OUT Lysenko sets recordMOSCOW: Tatyana Lysenko of Russia has set a world record for the women’s hammer throw. Competing at the Vladimir Kuts Memorial meet in Moscow on Friday, Lysenko threw 77.06 metres on her sixth attempt. The result beat the old mark... 16 Jul, 2005
Russia beat US, take on France in final Associated Press Moscow, July 10:Anastasia Myskina helped Russia return to the Fed Cup final by beating Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-4, giving the defending champions an insurmountable 3-1 lead over United States. Earlier, VenusWilliams downed Elena Dementieva... 11 Jul, 2005
Ferrero, Nadal win Associated PressBastad, July 8:Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and Juan Carlos Ferrero won in straight sets at the Swedish Open and set up a quarter-final between the French Open champions. Nadal, gunning for his seventh title on clay this year, ousted Alberto... 08 Jul, 2005
Sharapova advances, Venus beats Pierce Associated PressWimbledon, June 28:With a little luck at the end, defending champion Maria Sharapova returned to the Wimbledon semi-finals by beating fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-3 on Tuesday. Also advancing was Amelie Mauresmo, who reached the... 28 Jun, 2005
Nadal, Henman eliminated; Sharapova, Venus advance Associated PressWimbledon, June 23:Green on grass, Rafael Nadal stumbled at Wimbledon. The French Open champion converted only one of 13 break-point chances and lost in the second round to unseeded Gilles Muller 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Spaniard was... 23 Jun, 2005
Federer, Davenport advance Associated PressWimbledon, June 20:Roger Federer successfully began his bid for a third consecutive Wimbledon title, extending his grass-court winning streak to 30 matches by beating Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.Federer, ranked No 1, hit four aces... 20 Jun, 2005
TIME OUT NOC VolleyballKATHMANDU: National Open College is organising the Valley wide Inter-school Volleyball Tournament from Saturday to mark the 59th birthday of King Gyanendra. In all, 30 team — 20 in boys’ and 10 in girls’ section — are expected to... 06 Jun, 2005
Teen prodigy Nadal wins French Open Associated PressParis, June 5:Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal lost a tiebreaker filled with marvelous exchanges, faced three set points in the fourth set and still beat unseeded Argentine Mariano Puerta 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to win the French Open on Sunday... 06 Jun, 2005
Henin pierces through Pierce in final Associated PressParis, June 4:Justine Henin-Hardenne beat a visibly nervous Mary Pierce 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday to win the French Open, capping a remarkable comeback from a blood virus with her fourth Grand Slam title and her second at Roland Garros. It... 04 Jun, 2005
Unseeded Puerta advances to final AgenciesParis, June 3:Unseeded Argentine Mariano Puerta wore down Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the French Open final at Roland Garros on Friday. Both players were playing in their first grand slam semi-final and it turned... 03 Jun, 2005
Henin, Pierce eliminate Russians to enter final AgenciesParis, June 2:Justine Henin-Hardenne made Nadia Petrova her third straight Russian victim at Roland Garroson Thursday. A day after her 23rd birthday, Henin-Hardenne celebrated with a 6-2, 6-3 victoryover Petrova in the French Open semi-finals... 02 Jun, 2005
