 | Shamlan, Kuwari on podium TEAM Qatar´s Khalid Saleh al
Shamlan and Khalid bin
Abdullah al Kuwari finished the
first ever F1 H20 Nations Cup
Singapore Grand Prix in second
and third positions, but missed
out on the inaugural F1 H20
Nations Cup title by the narrowest
of margins on Sunday.
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| | Federer tames Tsonga in opener |  ROGER Federer started his
bid for a record sixth title at
the ATP World Tour Finals
with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory
over France´s Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga on Sunday.
Federer´s triumph here at
London´s 02 Arena 12
months ago moved him level
with Pete Sampras and Ivan
Lendl on five titles in the end
of season finale and he is
determined to successfully
defend his crown after a frustrating
campaign.
The 30-year-old, down to
fourth in the world rankings,
will finish the year without a
Grand Slam title for the first
time since 2002, but he
arrived for 2011´s concluding
tournament in good form
after back to back titles in
Basel and Paris.
Although he gave a slightly
erratic... |
| | Binladin, Scott share first round races |  SAUDI Arabian Abdul Aziz
Binladin and British Scott
Smart shared the two races of
the opening round at the 2011
Qatar International Road
Racing Championship at the
Losail International Circuit
on Saturday.
Riding BMW bike, Binladin
started from the pole position
in the first race and fought
hard with Smart but the latter
had some mechanical problems
and couldn´t follow the
rhythm. From the 10th lap
onwards, Binladin rode
unchallenged and easily
crossed the finish line ahead
of Youssef al Malki, also
onboard BMW.
Nasser al Malki and Sultan
al Kuwari were involved in a
tight battle for the third place
and it was Nasser who bagged
the last spot on the... |
| | Real wins in Valencia, stays
three points ahead of Barca |
 REAL MADRID maintained
its three-point lead at the top
of the Spanish Liga on
Saturday with an important 3-
2 win at third-placed Valencia.
Karim Benzema, Sergio
Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo
scored for Real. Roberto
Soldado pulled two goals back
for Valencia, but Jose
Mourinho´s leaders just managed
to hold out for its eighth
straight league win.Real now
have 31 points from 12 games.
They are three points ahead of
European champions
Barcelona, who earlier on
Saturday enjoyed a 4-0 slaughter
of lowly Zaragoza.
Valencia, for its part, stay
third with 24 points.
Their defeat confirms the
distance between Real and
Barca and the rest of La Liga... |
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