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Fognini Monte Carlo Masters
Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini followed up his shock victory over Rafael Nadal with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Serbian Dusan Lajovic to claim his maiden Masters title in Monte Carlo Sunday. The 31-year-old triumphed despite suffering from an apparent (...)

21 - 04 - 2019
Fognini knocks out Nadal
Rafa Nadal suffered a shock 6-4, 6-2 semifinal defeat against flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini at the Monte Carlo Masters Saturday, showing rare signs of weakness five weeks before the French Open. The 11-time champion's loss ended a series of 25 (...)

21 - 04 - 2019
Herbert stuns Nishikori in Monte Carlo
Japan's Kei Nishikori lost his opening match of the clay season Wednesday, with Asia's top player crashing to a 7-5, 6-4 defeat to Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the Monte Carlo Masters. Fifth seed Nishikori reached the final here last year but will lose (...)

17 - 04 - 2019
Pella knocks Cilic out
Argentine Guido Pella dealt a second-round blow to seventh seed Marin Cilic, beating the Croatian 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 Tuesday at the Monte Carlo Masters. Defeat in just over two hours left 2014 US Open winner Cilic with just one win from six matches since (...)

16 - 04 - 2019
Ogier and Neuville in keen duel
Six-time world champion Sebastien Ogier and Belgian rival Thierry Neuville were separated by just 4.3 seconds after the penultimate leg of the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally Saturday. Ogier, returning to Citroen after winning his titles with (...)

26 - 01 - 2019
Nadal claims record 10th Monte Carlo title
Rafael Nadal claimed a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Masters title as he geared up for his beloved French Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos Sunday. The fourth seed, who is also targeting a 10th Roland Garros trophy (...)

24 - 04 - 2017
Murray, Wawrinka crash out of Monte Carlo
Andy Murray surrendered a 4-0 lead in the decisive third set on his way to defeat at the Monte Carlo Masters Thursday as the world number one's 2017 season hit another setback. Murray suffered a shock third-round loss to Spain's 15th seed Albert (...)

21 - 04 - 2017
Tomic slump continues in Monte Carlo
Bernard Tomic's slump in form continued on Monday at the Monte Carlo Open as the Australian lost a sixth straight match to exit the first major event of the clay season. Tomic, ranked 43 as his freefall continues, went down to Argentine Diego (...)

18 - 04 - 2017
Ricciardo secures his maiden pole
A beaming Daniel Ricciardo secured his maiden career pole position and a clear tactical advantage when he produced a stunning fastest lap for Red Bull in Saturday's incident-packed qualifying session for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. 
The 26-year-old (...)

29 - 05 - 2016
Nadal sinks Murray, faces Monfils in Monte Carlo final
Rafa Nadal continued his resurgence with a thrilling 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over world No. 2 Andy Murray Saturday to set up a Monte Carlo Masters final against Gael Monfils. Eight-time champion Nadal has struggled since losing the 2013 final to Novak (...)

17 - 04 - 2016
Tsonga knocks out Federer in Monte Carlo
Roger Federer was knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters when he slumped to a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 defeat by local favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals Friday. The Swiss third seed, back in action this week after a 10-week layoff, started (...)

16 - 04 - 2016
Federer flawless, Murray struggles at Monte Carlo
Roger Federer made a flawless comeback after two-and-a-half months away, as the Swiss advanced over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4 Tuesday to power into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters. The Swiss third seed showed no signs of a layoff (...)

13 - 04 - 2016
Nadal, Federer opponents slotted in at Monte Carlo
Eight-time winner Rafael Nadal and four-time finalist Roger Federer will line up against a pair of underpowered hopefuls in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal, who is working to return to his previous best on his longtime favorite (...)

12 - 04 - 2016
Coe steps down from Nike role; Russia accepts full IAAF suspension
Sebastian Coe said Thursday he will step down as ambassador for sports goods makers Nike because it harms the ruling athletics body IAAF he presides over since August. Coe told a news conference after an IAAF council meeting that "I have stepped (...)

26 - 11 - 2015
Sliding events at 2018 Olympics could be held outside SKorea
Organizers of the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang have been approached by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the sliding events outside the country for financial reasons, dpa has learnt, dpa reported. Sources said that the IOC has (...)

07 - 12 - 2014
Holders Real Madrid meet Liverpool in Champions' League group stage
AlQa'dah 2, 1435, Aug 28, 2014, SPA -- Holders Real Madrid were on Thursday drawn to face Liverpool in the group stage of the Champions League while there are three clashes between German and English clubs. The draw in Monte Carlo, conducted by a (...)

28 - 08 - 2014
Holders Bayern meet City again in four English-German CL duels
Holders Bayern Munich were on Thursday draw to meet Manchester City again, in the group stage of the European Champions League which will feature four English-German ties, according to dpa. There is also a familiar Barcelona v AC Milan duel and (...)

29 - 08 - 2013
Iniesta wins UEFA Best Player in Europe award
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for the 2011-2012 season on Thursday. Iniesta earned 19 votes in the poll of journalists from across Europe, two more than Barcelona teammate and last year's winner, Lionel (...)

30 - 08 - 2012
Nadal bags 8th Monte Carlo title
Rafael Nadal won an unprecedented eighth straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1. The victory also marked the end of a seven-match losing streak in finals to the Serb world No. 1, whose last victory over (...)

23 - 04 - 2012
Djokovic, Nadal to meet in final
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will try to deal Rafael Nadal another blow when the world's two top players clash in Sunday's Monte Carlo Masters tennis final, where the Spaniard is chasing an eighth consecutive crown. Nadal recorded his 41st win in a (...)

22 - 04 - 2012
Berdych upsets Murray to seal Djokovic semi
Czech Tomas Berdych overpowered world No. 4 Andy Murray in their Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinal Friday to set up a clash with top seed Novak Djokovic. The sixth seed relied on his powerful forehand to prevail 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 over the Briton in the (...)

21 - 04 - 2012
Djokovic, Nadal storm into third round
Rafa Nadal gave his troublesome knees a quick outing Wednesday as the Spaniard launched his bid for a record eighth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen. The 10-time grand slam champion was joined (...)

19 - 04 - 2012
Murray makes confident start on clay
World No. 4 Andy Murray enjoyed a confident start to his claycourt season when he thrashed Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-0, 6-3 Tuesday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters third round. The Scot, who made the semi-finals here last year, broke serve in the (...)

18 - 04 - 2012
Bolt and Richards IAAF World Athletes of Year
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who became one of the world's most recognized athletes, and American women's 400 meters world champion Sanya Richards were named IAAF World Athletes of the Year Sunday. Bolt, who won the award for the second year in a (...)

23 - 11 - 2009
No decision on Semenya
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is still seeking a resolution to South African runner Caster Semenya's gender case, spokesman Nick Davies said Friday. Semenya, 18, underwent gender verification tests in South Africa (...)

22 - 11 - 2009
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