UEFA have promised a “full and thorough investigation” into the violence that forced Italy’s Euro 2012 qualifying match with Serbia to be abandoned on Tuesday night. Disturbances around the ground in Genoa meant kick-off had to be put back 35 minutes and once the match started Serbian supporters threw flares onto the pitch and let [...]
Glamorous tennis star Ana Ivanovic has reached the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies Linz tournament — despite being penalized a game for taking too long in the toilet.
The UEFA EURO 2012 Group C qualifying match between Italy and Serbia in Genoa was abandoned after six minutes following crowd disturbances at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Vučinić downs Swiss as Montenegro march on The competition debutants secured their third straight 1-0 win thanks to Mirko Vučinić’s 68th-minute goal. Mirko Vučinić struck to keep up Montenegro’s superb debut UEFA European Championship campaign with a third straight Group G win.
Estonia stun Serbia in Belgrade Tarmo Kink, Konstantin Vassiljev and an Aleksandar Luković own goal helped the Baltic team to a shock Group C victory. Estonia recovered from a goal down to register a shock victory against Serbia and leapfrog their hosts into second place in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group C.
Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic easily booked his place in the semi-finals of the China Open but his three main rivals, including world number four Andy Murray, were sent home. On the women’s side of the draw at the 6.6 million-dollar joint WTA/ATP event, newly crowned world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, [...]
New world number one Caroline Wozniacki overcame a knee injury to reach the semi-finals of the China Open with a 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 win over Ana Ivanovic.
Rafael Nadal support his eternal rival, Roger Federer, to rise from adversity. Maestro Spain reminded the critics, the owner of 16 Grand Slam titles is not a figure that could be stripped away from the competition. Federer’s achievements this season is rapidly declining. After embracing a Grand Slam title of the 16th Australian Open 2010, [...]
Ana Ivanovic delivered one of her best results of the season to set up a quarterfinal against new No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki at the China Open.
– Liverpool’s Spain striker Fernando Torres may miss the struggling English Premier League club’s derby clash with city rivals Everton later this month after suffering another injury setback. Torres was forced off the pitch inside the first 10 minutes of Sunday’s defeat by Blackpool with a groin injury, and the 26-year-old could now face two [...]
Maria Sharapova crashed out of the China Open on Tuesday, with the former world No. 1 suffering her second consecutive early exit. The 12th seed, beaten in her opening game in Japan last week, lost to fellow Russian Elena Vesnina in the second round to follow defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and last year’s runner-up Agnieszka [...]
Ana reached the second round of the China Open in Beijing as she moved past 11th seed Marion Bartoli 6-2, 6-3 in 67 minutes. It was a quick-fire dose of revenge, after Bartoli had similarly outclassed Ana in Tokyo just six days ago.
