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Serena Williams continues to top women's tennis rankings

Serena Williams continues to top women's tennis rankingsHamburg - American Serena Williams remains top of an unchanged women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the WTA ruling body.

Williams leads the rankings with 9,982 points followed by Russia's Dinara Safina on 9,021.

Sister Venus Williams, who won the WTA tournament in Acapulo on the weekend, beating Italy's Flavia Pennetta 6-1, 6-2 in the final, remains fifth.

WTA top 10 as of March 2 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

Nadal heads virtually unchanged Top 10

Nadal heads virtually unchanged Top 10Hamburg - Spain's Rafael Nadal continues to head a virtually unchanged ATP men's tennis rankings Top 10 issued by the ruling body on Monday, followed by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

The only change saw Frenchman Gael Monfils rise to his best-ever ranking of 9th, swapping places with Spain's Fernando Verdasco.

At the top, Nadal has 14,360 points, while Federer stands on 11,000.

ATP top 10 as of March 2 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

Test: Data recovery programs deemed reliable

Test: Data recovery programs deemed reliable Hamburg  - Computer users can generally rely on their data recovery software, the Hamburg-based magazine Computerbild concluded in a recent test of five programs. The editors recreated various files from a hard drive as well as removable media such as storage cards and sticks.

When files are deleted from the computer's recycling bin, the operating system releases the storage space for overwriting. Hence the rule of thumb - the sooner the user starts the recovery process, the greater the chances of recovering the data intact.

Runes of Magic provides no-cost ticket to fantasy realm

Hamburg  - At least 11.5 million people try to take over the world regularly albeit they're trying to conquer a virtual one. Their numbers reflect how many players pay monthly subscription fees for the online role playing game (RPG) World of Warcraft. Yet after more than four years in the Warcraft's realm of Azeroth, some players may be asking themselves whether online RPGs are anything other than cold, hard commercialism, designed only to lure subscribers to pay real money for months on end.

ROUNDUP: Hertha Berlin back to the top - at least for a day

Hertha Berlin back to the top - at least for a dayHamburg  - Hertha Berlin on Saturday moved back to the top of the German Bundesliga after beating last-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1.

The club from the capital benefited from Hoffenheim's goalless draw at Borussia Dortmund, that left the surprise team in the league, who are playing in their first season in the top flight on 41 points - two behind Hertha.

Hertha Berlin back to the top

Hertha Berlin back to the topHamburg  - Hertha Berlin on Saturday moved back to the top of the German Bundesliga after beating last-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1.

The club from the capital benefited from Hoffenheim's goalless draw at Borussia Dortmund, that left the surprise team in the league, who are playing in their first season in the top flight on 41 points - two behind Hertha.

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