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LONDON: Serena Williams clinched her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam crown with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory over sister Venus, the defending champion, here on Saturday.

The victory added to her 2002 and 2003 wins at the All England Club and shattered Venus’’s hopes of a hat-trick of titles and sixth overall which would have taken her level with Billie Jean King.

Saturday’’s final was the fourth all-Williams title match-up at Wimbledon and eighth in all Grand Slams with the win giving Serena the edge in head-to-head meetings at 11-10.

Of the eight major finals the sisters have faced each other in, Serena has won six.

“It feels so amazing. I”m so blessed. I feel like I shouldn”t really be holding the trophy, Venus should be holding it, she always wins,” said Serena who currently holds three of the four Grand Slam titles.

“I can”t believe I have won 11 majors. It’’s a real honour.”

Venus, 29, admitted Serena had been the better player of the two.

“She was just too good today. She had an answer for everything and played the best tennis,” said Venus after a final fittingly staged on US Independence Day.

“I don”t think the loss has set in yet, that’’s why I”m still smiling. But I have had some great times here and I”m looking forward to coming back next year.”

Serve dominated the first set with 27-year-old Serena fighting off the only two break points in the eighth game and it was the younger of the two sisters who seized control of the tiebreak.

Serena went to three set points by forcing Venus to scramble from side to side before putting away a powerful crosscourt forehand.

Venus saved the first set point but was powerless when a pinpoint lob from her sister left her stranded at the net.

It was the first set Venus had dropped at Wimbledon since the third round in 2007, a run of 34 consecutive winning sets.

Serena, who had saved match point in her marathon semi-final win over Elena Dementieva, carved out her first set point when Venus double-faulted to hand her a 4-2 lead and revenge for last year’’s final defeat to her sister looked likely.

Second seed Serena held to love, backed-up by her 12th ace of the match, to lead 5-2.

She then wasted three match points in the eighth game but clinched the title when Venus netted with a forehand.

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Anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan have asked France’s defence minister to open up classified government files, a source said Saturday.

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Islamabad

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Karachi

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said that Pakistan attaches high value to its friendship and brotherly relations with UAE and urged for further enhancing the socio-economic and trade ties between the two countries.

The President was talking to Foreign Minister of UAE, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zeyed Al-Nahyan, who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr today.

The President appreciated the support and assistance of the UAE Government for the relief and rehabilitation of the displaced people and contribution to the UN Trust Fund for Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Inquiry Commission.

The President also brought to the attention of the UAE Foreign Minister the media reports in Pakistan about the difficulties faced by the expatriate Pakistanis in obtaining and extending their visas and said that the matter needed to be looked into if the media reports are correct.

The UAE Foreign Minister hailed the way the Pakistan is fighting the militants and extremists and assured support of his government in the efforts for the relief and rehabilitation of the displaced people.

Those who attended the meeting included Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Secretary General to the President M. Salman Faruqui, and Advisor to the PM on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain. UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani was also present.

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has conferred the award of Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam for US Congressman Chris Van Hollen in recognition of the strong support extended by him to Pakistan in the House of Representatives.

Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, was born in Karachi in 1959 where his father was serving as a US Diplomat. Congressman Hollen has always supported democracy and rule of law in Pakistan and opposed the imposition of emergency in Novermber 2007.

He also supported the Bill on Reconstruction of Opportunity Zones (ROZs) which entails creation of specialized zones in the border areas including FATA for duty free export of selected products to the United States.

Pakistan?s Ambassador in Washington had recommended conferment of award on Congressman Hollen.

Under the rules the civil awards are announced once a year on August 14 for investiture on the next Pakistan Day on March 23. However on the advice of the Prime Minister the President has relaxed the rules to enable conferment and investiture of awards at any time.

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Pakistan Amy has already cleared major parts of Swat from the militants and the military operation is likely to be completed in the n

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ISLAMABAD: Only PPP?s incompetent ministers may face the axe in the cabinet reshuffle, while nominees of the coalition partners shall not be touched.

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Teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer led Pakistan’s spirited new-look attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 292 on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Saturday.

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