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Tennis: Federer cruises as US Open quit list hits record nine
NEW YORK (AFP) – Five-time champion Roger Federer breezed through sweltering conditions at the US Open on Tuesday as the crushing heat and humidity took the number of first-round retirements to a record nine.Second-seeded Federer had little trouble in seeing off Argentinas world number 34 Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in just 77 minutes on...
Tennis: Halep through to US Open second round, Tennis, Sports
NEW YORK (AFP) – Second seed Simona Halep reached the US Open second round on Tuesday when New Zealand opponent Marina Erakovic retired with a knee injury.Halep was leading 6-2, 3-0 when her 99th-ranked rival called it quits, having received a medical timeout for treatment on her right knee at the end of the first set.Romanian 23-year-old...
Tennis: Safarova joins US Open seeds casualty list
NEW YORK (AFP) – Lucie Safarova joined the US Open seeds casualty list on Tuesday when the Czech left-hander became the fourth top-10 player to lose in the first round.Sixth-seeded Safarova slipped to a 6-4, 6-1 defeat to Ukraines Lesia Tsurenko, the woman she defeated in the semi-finals in New Haven just last week.I talked with my coach...
Ukraine on edge after clashes as third policeman dies
KIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko defended on Tuesday controversial legislation giving more autonomy to pro-Russian rebels that sparked deadly street battles in Kiev.The unrest — the worst in the Ukrainian capital since a bloody uprising in early 2014 — has further exacerbated divisions in Poroshenkos ruling...
Ukraine reels from clashes as third policeman dies
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine was in shock Tuesday after fierce clashes outside parliament killed three policemen and wounded 140 people as tensions flared over controversial legislation giving more autonomy to pro-Russian rebels.It was the worst unrest in Kiev since a bloody uprising ousted a Moscow-backed president in early 2014, unleashing a...
Ukraine points finger at ultra-nationalists after Kiev clash
KIEV (AFP) – A member of Ukraines National Guard was killed and scores of people were injured Monday in clashes between police and nationalist protesters in Kiev as lawmakers gave initial backing to a contested bill to grant more autonomy to breakaway regions.The Ukrainian government blasted ultra-nationalists for the bloodshed, as the...
Two US Predator drones deployed to Latvia
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military has deployed two MQ-1 Predator surveillance drones and 70 airmen to Latvia for a two-week training mission aimed at reassuring European allies wary of Russia.The mission, which began Friday and is due to end on September 15, comes as the United States increases military exercises and training in Eastern...
Ukraine president vows severe punishment for instigators of clashes
KIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday said those behind deadly Kiev clashes that erupted after a vote on autonomy for separatist eastern regions deserved severe punishment, calling the violence a stab in the back.It was an anti-Ukrainian act for which all of its organisers without exception — all representatives...
Deadly clashes in Kiev over rebel legislation
KIEV (AFP) – A policeman was killed and dozens injured Monday in street battles with protesters in Kiev as Ukrainian lawmakers gave their initial backing to controversial legislation granting more autonomy to pro-Kremlin rebels.It was the worst unrest in the capital since a bloody popular uprising ousted Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovych...
Hollande, Merkel, Putin call for fresh summit on Ukraine
PARIS (AFP) – The leaders of France, Germany and Russia discussed the Ukraine crisis over the phone on Saturday and agreed to hold a new summit in the coming weeks, said the French presidency.Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin once again reaffirmed their support for the Minsk II peace measures agreed in February.They...
