Sharapova beats Dementieva in Stanford quarters

STANFORD, California: Maria Sharapova outlasted fellow Russian Elena Dementieva, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, in a match that lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic.

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Serena through to Wimbledon quarterfinals

WIMBLEDON, England: Top-seeded Serena Williams has reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating former champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets in a rematch of the 2004 final.

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Sharapova through to Birmingham final

BIRMINGHAM, England: Maria Sharapova advances to the final of the grass-court Aegon Classic after beating Alison Riske 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

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World stocks hit by US weak retail sales data

LONDON: World stocks were hit Friday by news of an unexpected drop in U.

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Gunmen kill 19 in Mexican rehab center

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: Officials say a gang of gunmen has raided a drug rehabilitation center in a Mexican border state capital and killed 19 people.

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Sharapova back into Birmingham semifinals

BIRMINGHAM, England: Maria Sharapova dispatched Kazakh qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Aegon Classic semifinals again on Friday.

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5 NATO soldiers, 4 police killed in Afghanistan

KABUL: Five NATO soldiers were killed Sunday in war-torn Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement, in a day of violence which left another six dead and 26 wounded.

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Sharapova says she can win Wimbledon again

BIRMINGHAM, England: Maria Sharapova believes she can win Wimbledon again.

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S Africa beat Windies in fourth one dayer

DOMINICA: Hashim Amla continued in his rich vein of form, and struck his third One-day International hundred to help South Africa shake off ”dead-rubber syndrome”, and win the fourth ODI against West Indies by seven wickets.

Amla collected nine fours and two sixes in another sublime innings of 129 from 115 balls, as the South Africans, chasing 304 for victory from their allocation of 50 overs, reached their target from the very last ball in a thrilling finish at Windsor Park.

When Amla was dismissed, South Africa needed 80 from 76 balls, and J.P. Duminy joined deVilliers to carry them the rest of the way in an unbroken stand of 80 for the fourth wicket.

In a dramatic finish however, the South Africans needed one run from the last delivery, following a sensational final over from Dwayne Bravo in which he conceded a single to deVilliers off the first ball, a leg bye to Duminy from the next, and then bowled three dot-balls.

DeVilliers however, formalised the result, when he swung the final delivery through mid-wicket, where Darren Sammy fumbled it, and then missed a throw at the bowler”s end, as the batsman scrambled to make his ground.

The victory handed the Proteas a 4-0 lead in the five-match series, after they won the rain-marred opening match by 66 runs, under the Duckworth-Lewis Method, two Saturdays ago at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua, where they also won the second ODI by 17 runs last Monday, and the third ODI by 67 runs last Friday at this venue.

The series concludes this coming Thursday at the Queen”s Park Oval in Trinidad Tobago, where the visitors will be chasing a second successive ODI series sweep in the Caribbean.

Federer advances; Williams and Murray lose at French Open

PARIS: Defending champion Roger Federer moved into the quarterfinals of French Open by beating Stanislas Wawrinka, while second-seeded Venus Williams and No. 4 Andy Murray lost.

Federer beat fellow Swiss Wawrinka 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 on a windy and cold Court Philippe Chatrier.

Czech Tomas Berdych knocked Britain’s Murray out of the fourth round, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in a rain delayed match.

Venus Williams’ quest for a first French Open title ended in the fourth round against Nadia Petrova of Russia, 6-4, 6-3. Four-time champion Justine Henin won.

Robin Soderling beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Henin beat former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a match delayed by darkness last night.

Olympic gold medalist and fifth seed Elena Dementieva of Russia beat South Africa’s Chanelle Scheepers 6-1, 6-3. No. 17 Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 6-4. The Russian had ousted defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the previous round.

U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark needed three hours to overcome Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-2. The world No. 3 moves to her first quarterfinal at Roland Garros, where she’ll meet Schiavone.

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