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Tennis: ‘Roof essential’ as French Open suffers first washout in 16 years
PARIS (AFP) – The French Open suffered its first rain washout in 16 years Monday, leaving tournament chiefs venting their frustration at Roland Garross isolation as the only Grand Slam without a covered stadium.There could be more problems on Tuesday with further heavy rain forecast throughout the day in Paris before conditions brighten on...
Tennis: Weather leaves Djokovic facing hectic Paris schedule
PARIS (AFP) – Novak Djokovic will look to conquer both the weather and last-16 opponent Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday with more bleak conditions forecast at Roland Garros.The French Open suffered its first washout since 2000 on Monday when all scheduled matches were cancelled due to heavy rain, and there could be more problems on Tuesday...
French Open suffers first washout in 16 years
The French Open suffered its first complete washout since 2000 on Monday when all scheduled matches were cancelled due to heavy rain. “Due to weather, there will be no matches played at #RG16 today,” said the Roland Garros Twitter feed. There could be more problems on Tuesday with further rain forecast throughout the day before conditions...
Djokovic poised to become first man to hit $100 million jackpot
World number one Novak Djokovic is poised to become the first man to win $100 million in prize money on Monday when he targets a place in the French Open quarter-finals for the 10th time. Djokovic, chasing a first Roland Garros title to complete a career Grand Slam, tackles Spain’s 14th seed Roberto Bautista Agut. The top seeded Serb has a...
Tennis: Djokovic on verge of $100 million breakthrough
PARIS (AFP) – World number one Novak Djokovic is poised to become the first man to win $100 million in prize money on Monday when he targets a place in the French Open quarter-finals for the 10th time.Djokovic, chasing a first Roland Garros title to complete a career Grand Slam, tackles Spains 14th seed Roberto Bautista Agut.The top seeded...
Football: Slovakia stun green Germany in storm-hit friendly
BERLIN (AFP) – An inexperienced Germany team suffered a self-confidence sapping 3-1 defeat to Slovakia in Sundays storm-affected friendly ahead of Euro 2016 as the world champions looked out of sorts. Slovakia, who will make their European championships debut in Group B alongside Wales, England and Russia next month, deserved their win in...
17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly
Seventeen people died when an unlicenced home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, a fresh tragedy to shake the conflict-riven country. The fire tore through the two-storey building for the elderly in the village of Litochky, located some 50 kilometres north of Kiev. “The bodies of 17...
17 die in glow during Ukraine home for elderly
Rescuers check a waste of a residential residence after a glow pennyless out, in a encampment of Litochky, northeast of Kiev, Ukraine, May 29, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS KIEV: Seventeen people died when a proxy home for aged people outward a Ukrainian collateral Kiev held glow in a early hours of Sunday, a latest tragedy to shake a conflict-riven...
?Problems with EU can be solved?
ATHENS: Russia and the European Union need to build a ‘an equal and fair dialogue’ as partners to overcome their differences, President Vladimir Putin said in an article published in a Greek newspaper on Thursday on an eve of a visit to the country. Western financial sanctions were imposed on Moscow in 2014 over its role in the Ukraine...
Putin pardons Ukrainian pilot, sends her home in prisoner swap
MOSCOW/KIEV: Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko arrived home to scenes of jubilation on Wednesday after her release by Russia in a prisoner swap and she promptly offered to fight again for Kiev in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists. Savchenko’s handover, in return for two Russian prisoners – had been demanded by the West...
