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A monstrous tornado at least 800 meters wide roared through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds of up to 320 kph. At least 91 ...
If you work in an office, you probably spend a fair part of your time sitting at a desk, which, of course, isn’t very healthy. To combat that the Pomodoro technique recommends that you work in intervals with regular breaks — for example, 25 ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
"Outsider art" is relatively new in Japan and, as a genre, works made by self-taught Japanese artists are still not very well known on the category-delineating, label-loving international art scene.
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just ...
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just too good today,” Federer said. It ...
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were set to renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday — exactly a ...
Novak Djokovic can’t seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days ...
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too. Elsewhere at the Foro Italico, Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by ...
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance. Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 and second-seeded Federer routed Italian ...
Venus Williams lost to Laura Robson 6-3, 6-2 in the wind at the Italian Open on Monday, ending prospects for a sister showdown in the second round. Serena Williams, who won the Madrid Open on Sunday, watched the match from the stands. Robson had ...
Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title, while Rafael Nadal saw off Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, ...
Rafael Nadal reached his seventh consecutive final since returning from a knee injury, brushing aside wild-card entry Pablo Andujar 6-0, 6-4 at the Madrid Open on Saturday. Nadal had little trouble extending his winning streak in clay-court semifinals to 46 matches, quickly finishing his ...
Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from a knee injury. In a meeting of Spain’s top ranked players, Ferrer’s baseline ...
Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 loss Thursday in the third round of the Madrid Open. Following the loss by the second-ranked Swiss, Rafael Nadal is now the clear favorite for the title — or the next big ...
Rafael Nadal made a comfortable start to his quest for a third Madrid Open title on Wednesday, but Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka slumped to a shock exit. Nadal eased past Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-4 and will next face either compatriot Nicolas Almagro ...
Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (8-10), 6-3 for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before taking the ...
Maria Sharapova survived a sticky start to move into the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania. The Russian, who won the French Open on clay last year, brought a 16-match winning streak ...
Maria Sharapova is keeping her feet on the ground over the possibility of wresting back the world No. 1 spot from Serena Williams at the Madrid Masters. Williams is also competing in the Spanish capital but the Russian, currently ranked second in the world, ...
Japan ace Kei Nishikori cruised past Spaniard Guillermo Olaso on Tuesday in the second round of the Barcelona Open. Nishikori, the sixth seed, enjoyed a first-round bye before taking apart his 309th-ranked opponent 6-1, 6-3. Nishikori fired three aces and won all four of ...