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Sania Mirza and Cara Black storm into semi-finals

Darpan News Desk IANS, 12 Mar, 2014 09:14 PM
    India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black knocked out second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina toenter the semi-finals of the women's doubles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament here.
     
    Fifth-seeded Mirza and Black won 6-4, 6-1, Wednesday and will now play fourth seeds Czech Lucie Hradecka and China's Jie Zheng who defeated Kveta Peschke and Katerina Srebotnik in a hard-fought quarter-final super tie-break 7-5, 5-7, 10-3.

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    Saina struggles to enter All-England quarter-finals

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    India End Asia Cup Campaign with a Win

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    India ended their disappointing Asia Cup cricket campaign with a massive eight-wicket win over Afghanistan in their last league ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Wednesday.

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    Vancouver Canucks: The Luongo Trade Saga Ends

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    The Vancouver Canucks and Roberto Luongo saga ends after two to three years of trade rumours, as the organization announced the trade today of Goaltender Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers before Wednesday’s trade deadline.

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    Watch: Shahid Afridi powers Pakistan into Asia Cup final

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    Pakistan clinched a cliff-hanger by chasing down Bangladesh's total of 326/3 in their highest successful One-Day International (ODI) run-chase to qualify for the final of the Asia Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here Tuesday

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    Sri Lanka in Asia Cup final after big win over Afghanistan

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    Sri Lanka moved into the final of the Asia Cup cricket tournament with a massive 129-run win over debutants Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla-National Stadium here Monday

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