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2008-09-06 03:07:00

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams each had one eye on brewing thunderstorms as they booked their places in the U.S. Open women's final with efficient victories in blustery conditions on Friday. With a heavy rain expected to hit Flus

2008-09-06 02:40:00

NEW YORK (AFP) - World No. 2 Jelena Jankovic advanced to her first Grand Slam final by defeating Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open on Saturday, setting up a showdown with two-time winner Serena Williams. "I have tears in my eyes," said an emotional

2008-09-06 02:33:00

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open could be forced into a Monday finish for the first time since 1987 because of poor weather, tournament organisers said on Friday. Rain is forecast for the New York area for much of Saturday, putting at risk the two men's

2008-09-06 02:33:00

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian Dinara Safina said she let herself down by acting like a "spoilt girl" during her semi-final defeat by Serena Williams at the U.S. Open on Friday. The sixth seed was beaten 6-3 6-2 by the twice former champion on a blustery da

2008-09-06 02:33:00

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Road to Saturday's U.S. Open women's final between Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams (prefix number denotes seeding) 2-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia)First round: beat CoCo Vandeweghe (U.S.) 6-3 6-1Second round: beat Sofia Arvidsson (Swede

2008-09-06 02:33:00

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva blamed a combination of fatigue and a gusting wind that swirled around Arthur Ashe Stadium for her downfall in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Friday. Before meeting Jelena Jankovic at Flushing Me

2008-09-06 02:33:00

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Smiling from ear to ear after reaching her first grand slam final at the U.S. Open, Jelena Jankovic said overcoming a series of injuries had helped her through to Saturday's title showdown. The Serbian second seed advanced from the la

2008-09-05 22:45:00

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt won the 100m at the Golden League meet here on Friday, beating compatriot Asafa Powell in a time of 9.77sec to bring the curtain down on his record-shattering season. The Jamaican flyer's winning time wa

2008-09-05 20:54:00

NEW YORK (AFP) - American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won their seventh Grand Slam men's doubles crown Friday, defeating India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (12/10) to take the US Open title. The Bryans, who ran through the tourname

2008-09-05 19:41:00

BARCELONA (AFP) - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of England's opening World Cup 2010 qualifier against Andorra here on Saturday after failing to recover from a back injury. Coach Fabio Capello said he thought Ferdinand would p