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A man has been injured after a shooting incident at a building outside Longford town in the early hours of this morning.
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A week after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lost in the Madrid quarterfinals on an experimental blue court, both showed they remain a force on red clay Friday by reaching the Italian Open semifinals.
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Down to No. 3 in the rankings this week, Rafael Nadal showed he's still a major threat on clay with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Tomas Berdych on Friday to reach the Italian Open semifinals.
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Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal moved a step closer to another possible final showdown after recording straight-set wins in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters today.
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Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals at the Italian Open on Friday after Flavia Pennetta retired with a right wrist problem.
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ROME (AP) -- Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals at the Italian Open on Friday after Flavia Pennetta retired with a right wrist problem while trailing 4-0 in the first set.
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ROME (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racket to beat 14th-seeded Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 to open the defense of his Italian Open title on Tuesday night.
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Top seed Novak Djokovic and No.2 Rafael Nadal were untroubled in winning their quarter-finals at the ATP Tour's Rome Masters.
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Roger Federer beat former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2 5-7 6-1.
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Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals at the Italian Open on Friday after Flavia Pennetta retired with a right wrist problem while trailing 4-0 in the first set.
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Defending champion Roger Federer pulled out of his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Qatar Open because of a back injury on Friday.
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Defending Italian Open champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the tournament's semifinals on Friday, beating Venus Williams 6-4, 6-3.
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Serena Williams reached the semifinals of the Italian Open after Flavia Pennetta retired with a right wrist problem while trailing 4-0 in the first set.
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Ivan Ljubicic sent a Twitter message suggesting that American players were skipping European tournaments. The Americans responded quickly--and angrily.
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Serena Williams marked her first European appearance of the season with victory on the Madrid Open's striking blue clay courts on Monday, but her sister Venus crashed out in the second round.
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It's an effective marketing trick, but also a darn shame, writes Jon Wertheim. Talk about Ion Tiriac and controversial blue clay stole the spotlight from what really matters: the action.
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Little TV coverage, dwindling attendance and intriguing matchups lacking compelling results marred the WTA side of Madrid. Serena Williams to the rescue, writes Bruce Jenkins.
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Britain's Andy Murray is beaten 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-2 by 16th seed Richard Gasquet of France in the Italian Open third round.
17 May bbc.co.uk
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Andy Murray came off second-best against a determined Richard Gasquet in the Rome Masters today.
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ANDY Murray suffered a setback in his French Open preparations as he was ousted 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 by Richard Gasquet in the third round of the Rome Masters yesterday.
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ANDY Murray came off second-best against a determined Richard Gasquet in the Rome Masters today.
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Wimbledon's all-white dress code won't be in place for the Olympics. And the traditional dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too.
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Wimbledon's all-white dress code won't be in place for the Olympics. And the dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too.
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Andy Murray admits that he should not swear so much on court but believes that as an English speaker he is punished more than many other players...
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Three-times quarter-finalist Lleyton Hewitt and Wimbledon junior champion Ashleigh Barty have received wildcards into the French Open.
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Marina Erakovic's preparations for next week's French Open are back on track after defeating world number 13 Sabine Lisicki in the first round of the Rome Masters.
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Marina Erakovic and her doubles partner Monica Niculescu have lost their opening round doubles match at the Rome Masters.
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Seeded duo Ana Ivanovic and Angelique Kerber both won their first-round matches on day one of the Italian Open.
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Coming off a win against Rafael Nadal in Madrid last week, Fernando Verdasco eased into the second round in Rome on Monday.
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In a matchup of former French Open champions, 13th-seeded Ana Ivanovic beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 on Monday in a windy first-round match at the Italian Open.
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Ana Ivanovic beats Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 in a windy first-round match at the Italian Open.
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Serena Williams beat 46th-ranked Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-3 for her 14th consecutive victory, following titles in Charleston, S.C., and Madrid -- and two wins in Fed Cup.
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Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame eight double faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.
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Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and defending champion Maria Sharapova won in straight set Tuesday to reach the third round of the Italian Open.
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The women's tennis tour is opening the bidding process to find a host city for its season-ending WTA Championships starting in 2014.
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The womens tennis tour is opening the bidding process to find a host city for its season-ending WTA Championships starting in 2014.
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Andy Murray will go into the French Open beginning in nine days' time hoping that a back injury will not harm his chances at the year's second Grand Slam tournament...
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ROME -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday night to open his Italian Open title defense.
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ROME -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday night to open his Italian Open title defense.
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Fourth-ranked Andy Murray downed David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 after taking last week off with a bad back to move into the third round of the Italian Open on Tuesday.
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Sania Mirza and her partner Anastasia Rodionova crashed out of the Estoril Open after losing to the Kazakh pair of Yaroslava Shvedova and Galina Voskobo 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the women's doubles semi-finals...
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They played "Happy Birthday" for Andy Murray at the end of his opening match in the Rome Masters here last night, but only after David Nalbandian had come close to spoiling the world No 4's day...
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Andy Murray edged in to the third round at the Rome Masters after beating David Nalbandian in three sets...
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They played "Happy Birthday"for Andy Murray at the end of his opening match in the Rome Masters here last night, but only after David Nalbandian had come close to spoiling the world No 4's day...
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ANDY Murray was pushed to the limit by former Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian before booking his place in the third round of the Rome Masters with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win.
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ANDY Murray suffered a setback in his French Open preparations as he was ousted 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 by Richard Gasquet in the third round of the Rome Masters yesterday.
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ANDY Murray came off second-best against a determined Richard Gasquet in the Rome Masters today.
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For the second consecutive year, a highly regarded Andy Murray of Scotland was sent packing in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament.
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Venus Williams thinks it's a fashion statement. A Canadian player describes it as 'Smurf clay.' Rafael Nadal calls it a mistake.
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Venus Williams thinks its a fashion statement. A Canadian player describes it as Smurf clay. Rafael Nadal calls it a mistake.
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Roger Federer has suggested his younger and more excitable rivals need to calm down to fight off his surge back towards the top of the rankings.
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Fresh off a title in Madrid and back up to No...
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ROME (AP) -- Fresh off a title in Madrid and ranked No. 2, Roger Federer defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday.
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Fresh off a title in Madrid and back up to No...
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It's an effective marketing trick, but also a darn shame, writes Jon Wertheim. Talk about Ion Tiriac and controversial blue clay stole the spotlight from what really matters: the action.
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Coming off a win over Rafael Nadal in Madrid last week, Fernando Verdasco eased into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday when Alexandr Dolgopolov retired with a stomach ache.
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Venus Williams, the tennis champion who has her own clothing line, EleVen, takes fashion seriously.
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Venus Williams, the tennis champion who has her own clothing line, EleVen, takes fashion seriously.
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Bernard no match for world No.1, Goss hangs onto green and Irving named NBA's best rookie - get your Wednesday Sports Fix!
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ROME (AP) - Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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Men's No.1 Novak Djokovic smashed his racquet before advancing to the quarter-finals of the ATP's Italian Open with a win over 14th seed Juan Monaco.
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Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
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Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
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New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic has claimed a big scalp in the first round of the Rome Masters.
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It took Marina Erakovic almost three hours but New Zealand tennis No.1 outlasted the highly rated Sabine Lisicki to advance to the second round of the Rome Masters.
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Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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ROME (AP) - Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany beat Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-6 (8), 6-3 Sunday to win the BMW Open for the second time.
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Bernie through to second round, Goss crashes in sprint finish and Barton set for four-match ban. VIDEO: Open-top bus + trophy = fail.
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ROME (AP) - Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska was upset by 28th-ranked Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in her opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday.
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ROME -- Serena Williams rallied past Nadia Petrova of Russia 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to extend her winning streak to 15 matches in second-round action at the Italian Open on Wednesday.
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ROME (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racket to beat 14th-seeded Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.
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An aching Roger Federer made up for lost time on Wednesday as he saw off Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the Rome Masters.
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Serena Williams defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-1 to extend her winning streak to 16 matches and move into the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Thursday.
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Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka on Friday blamed the organizers of the womens tour for the ranking rules that may have jeopardized her health ahead of the French Open.
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Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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Organizers say Mardy Fish is set to play at the Queen's Club tournament next month as a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon and the London Olympics.
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Andy Murray has been forced to pull out of next week's Madrid Masters with a back injury.
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