Bopanna-Qureshi in semis, Bhupathi-Mirnyi ousted at Nice
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 15:06.
Nice (France), May 20 : Top seeds Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Max Mirnyi of Belarus were knocked out 3-6, 3-6 by Italians Andreas Seppi and Potito Starace in the doubles quarterfinals while India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi stormed into the doubles semifinals at Open de Nice.
Bopanna and Quereshi dispatched Britons Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski 6-3, 6-3 here Wednesday.
The India-Pakistan pair now play Czech Leos Friedl and Serbia's Dusan Vemic. (IANS)
Rio de Janeiro, May 22 : Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv. 
The Hague, May 22 : Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017.
Cambridge, May 22 : British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time. 
New Delhi, May 22 : Coach Stephen Fleming credited his Chennai Super Kings' success to correct team selection and the loyalty the franchise has shown to the players. 
Mumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine. 
Dijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.