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Sania Mirza Enters Us Open Semis

Darpan News Desk IANS, 07 Sep, 2017 12:07 PM
     Indian star Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Shuai Peng entered the women's doubles semi-finals of the US Open tennis tournament with a straight sets win over Timea Babos of Hungary and Andrea Hlavackova of Czech Republic here on Thursday.
     
    The fourth seeded Sino-Indian pair needed an hour and 56 minutes to carve out a 7-6, 6-4 victory over their fifth seeded opponents in the quarter-finals.
     
    They will meet the winner of the quarter-final clash between H.A Chan of Taipei and S. Zhang of China and the Taipei-Swiss pair of Y. Chan and Martina Hingis for a place in the final.
     
    The seventh seeded Czech pair of L. Hradecka and K. Siniakova will take on third seeded compatriots L. Safarova and B. Strycova in the other semi-final.

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    Randy Bennett, Longtime Canadian Coach Who Worked With Olympic Swimmers, Dies At 51

    Randy Bennett, Longtime Canadian Coach Who Worked With Olympic Swimmers, Dies At 51
    Swimming Canada, the sport's domestic governing body, says he died Monday night. Bennett recently was diagnosed with skin cancer.

    Randy Bennett, Longtime Canadian Coach Who Worked With Olympic Swimmers, Dies At 51

    Hudson's Bay Co. To Debut Canadian Team Uniforms For Pan Am And ParaPan Games

    Hudson's Bay Co. To Debut Canadian Team Uniforms For Pan Am And ParaPan Games
    TORONTO — Canadians will get a glimpse today of what the country's athletes will wear on home soil at this summer's Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.

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    Canucks Reflect After Playoff Exit, Expect More Youth In The Lineup Next Season

    Canucks Reflect After Playoff Exit, Expect More Youth In The Lineup Next Season
    VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks got an up-close look at what a roster infused with talented youngsters can accomplish during their first-round playoff series with the Calgary Flames.

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    Canadian Midfielder Diana Matheson Battles Clock And Body Ahead Of World Cup

    Canadian Midfielder Diana Matheson Battles Clock And Body Ahead Of World Cup
    VANCOUVER — An injured anterior cruciate ligament last October. And a broken fifth metatarsal in the foot in March during her comeback.

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    Jim Dixon Replacing Mike Chu As Rugby Canada GM Of Operations And Performance

    Jim Dixon Replacing Mike Chu As Rugby Canada GM Of Operations And Performance
    LANGFORD, B.C. — Rugby Canada announced on Monday that Jim Dixon will be taking over as the new general manager of rugby operations and performance.

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