LOS ANGELES: Argentine teenager Juan Del Potro won his third straight ATP title by out muscling Andy Roddick 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) in the final of the Los Angeles Classic on Sunday. The 19-year-old who will climb into the ATP top 20 for the first time, has now claimed his last 14 matches. His streak includes wins on clay in July at Stuttgart and Kitzbuehel before making the successful change to cement.Roddick fell in a heap, never having a look at the Los Angeles title, the only American summer event that he has never won. “No question, he played lights-out,” said Roddick, who still pronounced his week a success. “I”m not sure I would have been able to handle him in any case today. “No doubt he has talent and he’’s been able to keep this up for five or six weeks.” The underdog Del Potro earned his second career win over a top 10 player. “I only want to keep playing at this level,” said the winner, three for three in career finals and all played over the past month. “This was the best win of my career. I beat Tommy Robredo last year, but this is the ultimate.” Roddick’’s grand plan to tune up for the US Open starting in a fortnight by skipping the Beijing Olympics stalled at the final hurdle as the top seed and former number one went down in 90 minutes.
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SWAT: Security forces have announced on Sunday that curfew has been eased in Swat from 8am in the morning till 8pm. People of Swat have appealed to government to immediately repair the bridge and schools damaged during the operation. People have been facing several problems including shortage of food commodities and other essentials because of curfew.They demanded that government should halt the operation before the holy month of Ramadan. Meanwhile, curfew has been eased from7am to 8pm, the ISPR says.
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PESHAWAR: A suspected suicide bomber and his other associate were killed in a suicide attack in front of private hospital located in Gulbahar colony of Peshawar here on Monday.The blast could be a suicide attack, the police said. Injured person was immediately shifted to the hospital. Police said damage or casualties remained low as blast took place early in the morning and there was not much rush around the hospital.
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RAWALPINDI: Ex-Servicemen Society (ESS) on Sunday demanded that no safe passage be given to President Pervez Musharraf.The ESS leaders, includ
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ISLAMABAD: Shahid Hasan Bugti, son-in-law of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, wants to be the first to vote against President Pervez Musharraf, when parliament
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Karachi The residents of North Karachi, North Nazimabad, New Karachi, Surjani Town, U P Mor, around Nagan roundabout and Sohrab Goth complaine
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KarachiThe current rise in bus fares would burn a huge hole in the pockets of the working class. On the face of it, a Rs2- to Rs4-increase in
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three men shot dead by unknown people in different parts of the city were laid to rest here on Saturday. Deceased were identified as
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QUETTA: The biggest ammunition store of the Crimes Branch, Quetta Police, was destroyed completely after catching fire here in the wee hours of Sunday
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is said to have played an important but behind the scenes in persuading Asif Ali Zardari for the impeachm
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