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Sania falls to 77 in WTA rankings

Sania Mirza New Delhi, Feb 15 : India's Sania Mirza fell 18 places to be 77th in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings released Monday.

Sania has earned just one win in her five singles outings this season. She reached the second round in Auckland but lost in the first round in Hobart, Australian Open, and last week's Pattaya Open. On Monday, she suffered a first round loss at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

The 23-year-old Hyderabadi also slipped three places in the doubles rankings for a 36th place.

In the men's singles, Somdev Devvarman remained at last week's ranking of 141 while US-based Indian Prakash Amritraj lost three places to be at 226th.

In the doubles, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were unchanged at the seventh and eighth positions. (IANS)


Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Hulk determined to win over Brazil fansFortaleza (Brazil), June 19 - Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown

UEFA-U-21Jerusalem, June 19 : Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.

Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half  Read more »

Smith to lead Australia A in Africa

Steve-SmithMelbourne, June 19 : Cricket Australia's (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) Wednesday named a 15-man squad for Australia A's tour to Africa in July and August.  Read more »

Australian cricketers to train on Thames

clarke-watsonLondon, June 19 : Australian cricketers will participate in a unique training session on the Thames river here for a promotional event.

The cricket pitch will be positioned on a barge in front of the iconic Tower Bridge.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »