MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova took a little bit o f time to warm up, but continued her progress through the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens on Sunday. Sharapova had been the most dominant player in the women's draw so far, recording successive 6-0 6-0 victories in the first two rounds before she dispatched seven times grand slam winner Venus Williams with contemptuous ease in the third round. … Tennis-Sharapova continues march through Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova took a little bit of time to warm up, but continued her progress through the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens on Sunday. Sharapova had been the most dominant player in the women’s draw so far, recording successive 6-0 6-0 victories in the first two rounds before she dispatched seven times grand slam winner Venus Williams with contemptuous ease in the third round. …
India's old leaders get hip to the young and the restless ahead of elections
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) – Scalded by spontaneous anti-rape and corruption protests near the seat of government in New Delhi, India's ageing leaders are s crambling to win over an angry and influential young urban population ahead of elections due to be held by early next year. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 80, and Sonia Gandhi, the 66-year-old leader of the ruling Congress party, grappled with terms like "flash mob" and "Twitter" at a brainstorming meeting this weekend that focused on the new generation and growing social media. About two thirds of India's 1. … Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between Tokyo and Beijing that raises concerns that a dispute over hotly contested islands could spin out of control.
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