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Federer survives a scare
Roger Federer's run at the Miami Open was one point from ending. Down 6-4 in a third-set tiebreaker to Tomas Berdych, the situation was officially dire. Yet even in that moment, Federer still felt some hope. "I had belief I could turn it around, (...)

01 - 04 - 2017
Mattek-Sands upsets Svitolina
Bethanie Mattek-Sands picked up her first top-10 victory since 2015, upsetting ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-4 Thursday to reach the Miami Open's third round. Mattek-Sands, who turned 32 Thursday, is ranked only 158th in singles and needed a (...)

25 - 03 - 2017
Q2 expands Audi SUV lineup
Benz, and even Lexus have flooded the market with every conceivable size and shape of crossover SUV over the past decade or so. Yet the four-ringed brand from Ingolstadt has plugged along with just three such models: the Q3, Q5, and Q7. All three (...)

06 - 08 - 2016
Azarenka bags Miami Open
Victoria Azarenka believes she's the best player in women's tennis, and recent results support her case. Seeded 13th, Azarenka completed a rare Indian Wells-Key Biscayne double Saturday by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 to win the Miami (...)

04 - 04 - 2016
Djokovic seeks 6th Miami Open title
Basking in cheers following his latest victory, a weary but happy Novak Djokovic kissed his hand and patted the stadium court concrete, celebrating his return to the Miami Open final. In sweltering semifinal sunshine Friday, Djokovic won a thrilling (...)

03 - 04 - 2016
Azarenka to meet Kuznetsova
When Serena Williams made an early exit at the Miami Open, the next generation of women's tennis wasn't quite ready to fill the void. Instead it will be former champions Svetlana Kuznetsova and Victoria Azarenka in the final Saturday. Eight-time (...)

02 - 04 - 2016
Riyadh Declaration Welcomes Dialogue, Cooperation between the Arab, South American Regions 11 Riyadh
Approving to strengthening political and technological dialogue and cooperation and joint actions whenever possible, between ASPA States to combat the world drug problem through an integrated approach to abide by the principles of common and shared (...)

12 - 11 - 2015
Blue Jays bats come to life
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays blasted their way back into the American League championship Series with an 11-8 win over the Kansas City Royals Monday, the home side delivering a landslide victory on election day in Canada. Trailing 2-0 after (...)

21 - 10 - 2015
U.S. Factory Orders Fall for Fifth Month
defense capital goods excluding aircraft dropped 0.1 percent. Manufacturing is slowing, constrained by weak global demand, the stronger U.S. dollar, and falling crude-oil prices, which have caused some companies in the energy sector to either delay (...)

03 - 02 - 2015
Leaders and Heads of Delegations of Arab Countries Begin 3rd Arab Economic and Social Development Summit 8 Riyadh
Araby, Secretary General of the Arab League, and Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for its (...)

21 - 01 - 2013
Djokovic looks ahead after bagging crown
Novak Djokovic may not be able to match last year's sensational 41-match winning streak but the world No. 1 believes he is in just as good form heading into the claycourt season. The Serb successfully defended his Sony Ericsson Open title with a (...)

03 - 04 - 2012
Djokovic bags 3rd Sony Ericsson title
ranked Novak Djokovic won his third Sony Ericsson Open title Sunday, holding every service game to beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (5). Djokovic also won in 2007 and last year. Only six-time champion Pete Sampras won more men's titles. The lone break (...)

02 - 04 - 2012
Djokovic sets up Murray final
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6 Friday to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he will meet Andy Murray. Fourth-ranked Murray's semifinal against Rafa Nadal was earlier ruled a walkover after the Spaniard (...)

01 - 04 - 2012
Djokovic vs. Monaco in last 4
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic moved into the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open after holding off a brave second set effort from Spain's David Ferrer to win 6-2, 7-6 Thursday. Djokovic will face Argentine Juan Monaco for a place in the final after (...)

31 - 03 - 2012
Nadal in quarters; Sharapova in semis
Rafael Nadal swept five consecutive games midway through the match, propelling him to a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kei Nishikori to reach the quarterfinals at the Sony Ericsson Open Tuesday. The No. 2-seeded Nadal, a three-time runner-up at Key Biscayne, is (...)

28 - 03 - 2012
Sharapova in Key Biscayne quarters
Maria Sharapova overcame 11 double faults Monday to beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 7-6 (3) and become the first quarterfinalist at the Sony Ericsson Open. Sharapova, seeded No. 2, played for more than two hours in 85-degree sunshine. She won despite (...)

27 - 03 - 2012
Murray advances as Raonic pulls out
seeded Andy Murray advanced in a walkover Sunday at the Sony Ericsson Open when Milos Raonic withdrew because of a sprained right ankle. Raonic said he doesn't believe the injury is serious. Murray, the 2009 champion, moved into the fourth (...)

26 - 03 - 2012
Serena and Roddick advance
Serena Williams moved into the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open by beating Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-2, 6-1 Saturday. Serena started early and finished fast. Walking onto the stadium court at 11 A.M., she dominated with her serve, played (...)

25 - 03 - 2012
Venus wins in first match back
Venus Williams won her first singles match since August, dispatching Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-0, 6-3 at the Sony Ericsson Open Wednesday. She smiled, raised her arms in victory, then skipped to the net to shake the 41-year-old (...)

23 - 03 - 2012
Kleybanova prevails
Alisa Kleybanova has won her first match on return to tennis from treatment for cancer. The 248th-ranked Kleybanova, who received a wild card entry into the tournament, dropped the first set to Johanna Larsson of Sweden before rebounding to secure (...)

22 - 03 - 2012
2 whales stranded off Florida Keys set for release
Two pilot whales found stranded in the Florida Keys will be released, according to AP. Twenty pilot whales beached themselves Thursday in shallow water off Cudjoe Key. Seven survived and were confined in a makeshift pen to be treated for (...)

07 - 05 - 2011
Federer sails smoothly; US qualifier knocks out Murray
time champion Roger Federer needed barely an hour Saturday to win his opening match at the Sony Ericsson Open, defeating Stepanek, 6-3, 6-3. The victory was Federer's 762nd, which ties him with Pete Sampras for seventh place in the Open era. No. (...)

27 - 03 - 2011
Wozniacki off to a flier in Florida
ranked Caroline Wozniacki won her opening match at the Sony Ericsson Open by beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-2, 7-5 Thursday. Wozniacki, coming off her 14th career title last week at Indian Wells, erased eight of the 10 break points she faced. She (...)

26 - 03 - 2011
Study explores how dolphins 'see' with blindfolds
A new study reports a blindfolded dolphin can detect and imitate the fin splashes, swimming movements and other behavior of fellow dolphins even when it can't see them, according to AP. Dr. Kelly Jaakkola at the nonprofit Dolphin Research Center in (...)

20 - 01 - 2011
FAO urged growth in agricultural investments
term food security lies in boosting investment in agriculture, particularly in low-income food-deficit countries, according to FAO director general Jacques Diouf in Abu Dhabi recently. The rapid increase in hunger and malnourishment since the food (...)

11 - 12 - 2010
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