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Nadal dispatches Federer for 7th Italian Masters title

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:23:16 +0000

Fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain racked up his seventh Italian Masters title Sunday, dispatching Roger Federer in straight sets in the Rome final.

Nadal reeled off nine straight games against the second-seeded Swiss superstar to seize control, and then closed out the dominating match with a love service game to notch his sixth title of 2013.

Ancelotti asks PSG to leave for Madrid

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:53:46 +0000

Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has confirmed rumours that head coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to move to Real Madrid, although he has said that the Ligue 1 champions wish him to stay.

Saudi woman tops Everest

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:08 +0000

Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal’s Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women’s sports are severely restricted, tourism officials said on Sunday.

The 25-year-old reached the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) summit early Saturday morning with a party of foreign mountaineers and Nepalese guides.

Wenger proud of Arsenal after Champions League qualification

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:10:16 +0000

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the character shown by his players to qualify for the Champions League after a 1-0 away win at Newcastle secured fourth place ahead of Tottenham on the final day of the Premier League season

Online video appears to show Egyptian hostages: call on Morsi to help

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:26:05 +0000

A video appeared online on Sunday purporting to show seven Egyptian security officers kidnapped last week in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and listing their captors' demands.In the video, the seven men – wearing blindfolds – identify themselves by name, age and military rank.

"Mr. President, please release political prisoners detained in Sinai, especially Salafist-jihadist Sheikh Hamada Abu Sheita as soon as possible... we cannot tolerate more torture," says a man claiming to be kidnapped officer Mataouh Sobhi.

Mourinho set for Chelsea return without taking Ronaldo along

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:21 +0000

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly been told by the club's top officials that forward Cristiano Ronaldo will not be going with him if he seals a deal for a return to Chelsea.

Boeing delivers first-of-its-kind plane to Saudia airlines

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:15:32 +0000

Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER extended range plane to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), marking the latest milestone in its longstanding relationship with the airline and the kingdom.

The airplane, the first-of-its-type to be fitted with a three-class cabin configuration, was delivered to the airline at a ceremony in Washington.

The airline currently has a backlog of 21 Boeing airplanes on order, including 13 777s and eight 787 Dreamliners.

Chelsea set to sell Torres this summer?

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:01:13 +0000

Chelsea is reportedly looking to sell their record 50 million-pound buy Fernando Torres this summer, despite this season being the best of his career at Stamford Bridge with 22 goals.

GCC is 13th largest world economy - Bahraini Minister

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:41:41 +0000

Gulf hydrocarbon producers emerged as the 13th most powerful economy in the world in 2011 while strong oil prices allowed them to become the fifth largest exporter with the highest trade surplus, according to a Bahraini minister.

Hassan Fakhru, minister of trade and industry, estimated the combined GDP of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council /GCC/ at around US$4ر1 trillion in 2011, the 13th largest in the world. He put the global GDP at around US$70 trillion in 2011, according to a local newspaper.

Tunisian police ‘fire tear gas’ to disperse Ansar al-Sharia rally

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:56:24 +0000

Tunisian police fired tear gas and shots into the air in Tunis on Sunday to disperse some 500 supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia who were protesting and throwing stones at police after their rally was banned, according to Reuters news agency.