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BHUBANESWAR 16 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012 Sports Serena subdues Petra power London, July 3: Four-time on once more and, after 51 min- LONDON: THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS... Wimbledon winner Serena utes off court again, returned with Williams reached the semifi- all guns blazing, holding to love nals at the All England Club and breaking 16th seed Cilic to Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-5 de- take the second set. feat of defending champion Murray, who sprang from his Petra Kvitova. chair at changeovers before The US sixth seed brought all the umpire had called time, her experience to bear as she pun- raced to 4-1 in the third set be- ished the Czech title-holder for fore Cilic saved four break- missing a chance to take the points to hold. The Scot second set. The 30-year-old dropped only one more point came through her quarter-final in the match, finishing off in an hour and 24 minutes with a love game to book a last- under the Centre Court roof. eight place against David Ferrer “She’s been playing so well of Spain. Ferrer also had an easy on grass, hasn’t lost since last straight-set victory over Juan year, so that was tough match Martin Del Potro. The Spaniard to win,” Williams said of won 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. In another Kvitova. “I had absolutely fourth round match Florian nothing to lose so it's really fun. Mayer of Germany upset I’m having the time of my Richard Gasquet of France life out here and enjoying winning 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. every moment. It’s exciting,” He will now meet top seed she added. Novak Djokovic for a place However, Serena knows she in the semis. The Indian Hockey team which won the gold medal at the Berlin Olympics will have to step up another gear Meanwhile Djokovic’s bid in the semis. “I will have to im- to retain his Wimbledon title prove if I want to win the title. is swiftly turning into a cam- Owens invades Nazi domain There’s a lot of people vying for paign to win the first ever in- it still,” Serena confessed. door version of the grass court he Games of the XIth was abruptly replaced by The British had an enjoy- Grand Slam. With grizzly grey Olympiad at Berlin Werner von Gilsa, commander able day as Andy Murray skies encircling the All England T(August 1-16, 1936) of the Berlin Guard-Regiment. dodged rain showers to rush to Club, the Serb brushed aside will no doubt be remembered The official reason given by the complete a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 win compatriot Viktor Troicki 6-3, for the legendary feats of Jesse Nazis was because Fürstner had over Croatian Marin Cilic and 6-1, 6-3 in his third consecu- Serena enjoys her quarterfinal victory over Kvitova at Wimbledon Tuesday PTI PHOTO Owens. But more than that, the not acted ‘with the necessary reach the Wimbledon quar- tive match under the cover of Berlin Olympics became a energy’ after 370,000 visitors terfinals Tuesday. The fourth- the Centre Court roof late block out the weather and en- Obviously when you’re play- It was more than simple show of Nazi strength and was had passed through the village seeded Briton had been lead- Monday night. sure timely finishes for late- ing on grass against a big familiarity with the condi- a forecast about the holocaust - between May 1 to June 15 ing by one set and 3-1, 40-0 in Since its introduction in evening matches. server like Viktor, under these tions that divided Djokovic about to happen in the form - causing significant damage the second set rain forced a 2009, the structure has been “I have kind of got used to conditions you can neutralise from his countryman in what of World War II. The Germans to the site. However this rea- stop Monday. used sparingly until this year it,” Djokovic told reporters the serve and get more into the turned into a ruthless exhi- who had been banned from son was just a pretext to dis- He got to 4-2 in the six min- when it has been hauled across Monday. “I find it a bit eas- rallies, so that was good for bition of shot-making and the 1920 and 1924 Olympics paraging the half-Jewish of- utes of play before the covers went come rain or shine both to ier to return the serve. me,” he added. tennis artistry. AGENCIES because of World War I, wanted ficer and expediting his to show the world their su- removal. Fürstner commit- MISSILE PROTECTION will practice for four to five days and then take a break,” national premacy in organising a sports ted suicide shortly after the NEWS AT A GLANCE coach Sunny Thomas informed here Tuesday. The other shoot- event. There was a chance how- conclusion of the Berlin London, July 3: Amidst intelligence reports about likelihood of terror attacks by Al-Qaeda, Britain Tuesday announced ers are planning to arrive at the village July 21, six days ever, of Berlin losing out on its Olympics because he learned ONE CHANGE prior to the opening ceremony July 27, according to New Delhi, July 3: Delhi’s Unmukt Chand was Tuesday that surface-to-air missiles will be deployed at six locations opportunity to host the Games. the Nuremberg Laws classi- sure that the two German in and around London as part of a comprehensive, multi- Thomas. Bindra along with Gagan Narang will be represent- To promote Nazi racial su- fied him as a Jew. weightlifters Rudolf Ismayr selected as captain of the 15-member Indian team, which ing India in the 10-metre event, and both are seen as poten- would compete in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in layered air security plan for the forthcoming Olympics. premacy, Adolf Hitler initially Forty nine countries took and Adolf Wagner could eas- Some residents in areas where the Rapier and High Velocity tial medal prospects. Thomas also said that some of India’s Australia next month. There was only one change in the top shooters, including Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee announced that ‘Blacks’ and part in the Berlin Olympics ily beat the competition in the squad which recently finished joint winners with Pakistan Missile systems are to be sited to ensure the security dur- ‘Jews’ will not be allowed to par- among which were middleweight category. ing the July 27-August 12 mega sporting event have Narang, will be leaving for Germany Friday for their final in the Junior Asia Cup, Prashant Chopra coming in place of phase of preparations for the upcoming Games. Besides ticipate in the Games. However, Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, However, Touni not only beat wicket-keeper Sanju Samson Vishwanath. The Squad: launched petitions to oppose the move. British Government’s Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said Narang, those travelling to Germany are Heena Sidhu, Rahi when threatened with a boy- Costa Rica, Liechtenstein and them but lifted more than 35 Unmukt Chand, Akashdeep Nath, Manan Vohra, Akhil Sarnobat, Annu Raj Singh and Vijay Kumar. cott by other nations, Hitler re- Peru making their maiden ap- kgs than the Germans. His Herwadkar, Vijay Zol, Sandipan Das, B. Aparajith, Prashant Tuesday: “Whilst there is no reported threat to the London Olympics, the public expects that we put in place a range of lented and accordingly opened pearances. The hosts Germany, total lift of 387.5 kgs stood as Chopra, Sandeep Sharma, Kamal Passi, Rush Kalaria, VILLAS-BOAS JOINS SPURS Mohsin Sayyed, Smit Patel (wicket-keeper), Harmeet Singh measures aimed at ensuring the safety and security of this London, July 3: Andre Villas-Boas has been named manager the doors for all. topped the medal tally with a world record for 13 years. So once-in-a-generation event. So the Ground-based Air Hitler, however, made it 89 medals, 33 of which were impressed was Hitler by Touni’s and Vikas Mishra. of Tottenham Hotspur, the Premier League club informed Defence (GBAD) systems will form just one part of a com- Tuesday. The Portuguese replaced Harry Redknapp, who clear that he would not greet gold. USA came second (24, performance that he named a MIXED FORTUNES prehensive, multi-layered air security plan.” Official was dismissed in June after nearly four years in charge at any non-Aryan athlete to win 20, 12) followed by Hungary street after the weightlifter in Bangkok, July 3: India’s Pankaj Advani suffered a 2-5 loss sources confirmed that as part of the Ministry of Defence’s White Hart Lane. Tottenham finished fourth in the league gold. In fact after Owens won (10, 1, 5). But it was Owens Berlin. The Indians won their to Andrew Higginson of England but still remained in (MOD’s) wide-ranging support to the police-led Olympics last season under Redknapp. Villas-Boas, 34, spent only his 100m gold, Hitler did who dominated the show in third successive hockey gold. contention for a berth in the knock-out stage in the security effort, the Defence Secretary had announced last nine months in charge of Chelsea before being sacked by not shake hands with him. the newly-built 100,000 ca- Berlin was the first of the SangSom 6-Red World Snooker Championship here year that an air security plan had been drawn up which Russian owner Roman Abramovich in March following a The Nazis also did not in- pacity Olympic Styadium.