 | Sharapova wins French
Open, regains top spot RUSSIA´S Maria Sharapova became the
10th woman in tennis history to win all
four Grand Slam titles on Saturday
when she defeated Sara Errani of Italy
6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final.
In what turned out to be largely onesided
contest, the second seed and new
world No.1...
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Danes punish
Dutch profligacy |  DENMARK claimed the first
upset of Euro 2012 by overcoming
a badly misfiring
Netherlands side 1-0 in its
opening Group B match at
Metalist Stadium on
Saturday.
Brondby forward Michael
Krohn-Dehli claimed the
game´s only goal mid-way
through the first half, as
Denmark avenged their
opening-game loss at the
2010 World Cup and recorded
a first win over the Dutch
since 1967.
Defeat already compromises
the Netherlands´
chances of progressing to
the knockout phase, with
games against Germany and
Portugal still to come in the
competition´s most unforgiving
group.
Beaten finalists at the
World Cup and top scorers
in qualifying, the Dutch
entered the tournament
among the favourites but
their hopes of success. | | | Vettel edges Alonso by six
thousandth of a second |  DEFENDING drivers´ champion
Sebastian Vettel topped
the times for Red Bull on
Saturday morning during the
final practice session ahead
of qualifying for Sunday´s
Canadian Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old clocked a
lap of the Gilles Villenauve
circuit in a time of one
minute 14.442 seconds, edging
out Spaniard Fernando
Alonso of Ferrari by six thousandths
of a second.
Drivers were able to make
the most out of the improved
weather conditions, as were
the Canadian crowd, who
were out in force despite student
protesters threatening
to block access to subway
lines leading to the circuit as
part of an ongoing fight
against a raise in tuition fees.
Alonso was the first driver
to break the one minute 15
seconds barrier midway
through the ... | | | England, France set for Group D opener |  ENGLAND and France launch
their respective quests for
major tournament redemption
on Monday in a high-stakes
Group D collision that neither
side can afford to lose. Two
years ago, England and France
departed the World Cup in
South Africa in disgrace after a
series of abysmal performances
that saw both teams making
painfully early exits from the
competition.
England were sent packing 4-1
by Germany in the last 16, while
France´s players triggered a
national inquiry after a firstround
elimination which followed
Les Bleus´ notorious
training ground mutiny. Since
the nadir of South Africa,
France has regrouped impressively,
finding a greater sense of
unity and cohesion under the
guidance of coach ... | |
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