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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:01 GMT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Roddick destroys Murray's dream]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/04/roddick-destroys-murray-dream.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[American Andy Roddick ended Andy Murray's dream of becoming the first British man to play in a Wimbledon final since 1938 by winning their semi-final 6-4, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 on Friday]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Paes-Black cruise into final at Wimbledon]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Top seeds Leander Paes and Cara Black stormed into the final of Wimbledon's mixed doubles event with a straight-set victory over Stephen Huss and Virginia Ruano Pascual on Friday. The Indo-Zimbabwe pair beat their 12th seeded opponents 6-4, 6-4 in a little over 70 minutes.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[National champ Bhat ousted by qualifier]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/tata-badminton-national-champion-bhat-ousted-by-tanishaq.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[National men's singles champion Arvind Bhat of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board was knocked out by beaten 19-21, 16-21 by unheralded Andhra Pradesh shuttler K Tanishaq in 40 minutes in the opening round of the second Tata Open All India Badminton Tournament at the CCI in Mumbai on Friday.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Federer storms to seventh straight Wimbledon final]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Roger Federer is one match away from a record 15th Grand Slam title after easily beating Germany's Tommy Haas in the semi-finals.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Venus set on path to success by Serena]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A display of raw desire over a decade ago from sister Serena inspired Venus Williams to ascend the summit of the women's game but there will be no room for sentiment when the siblings meet for the fourth time in a Wimbledon final on Saturday.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Chelsea reject ambitious Man City bid for Terry]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/chelsea-reject-ambitious-man-city-bid-for-terry.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Manchester City, owned by Abu Dhabi billionaire Sheikh Mansour bin Zayad al Nahyan, also had an approach for Terry, who has 53 England caps, rejected last season.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Sports to stay in State list]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/sports-to-stay-in-state-list.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Bowing to the pressure from various states, the Union government on Thursday withdrew the bill to put sports in the Concurrent list.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Owen could be on brink of Man Utd move]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/owen-could-be-on-brink-of-man-utd-move.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Former European Footballer of the Year Michael Owen may be on the verge of joining Manchester United from relegated Newcastle United, according to several media reports Friday. The England international could move to the Premier League champions if he passes a stringent medical examination, said the reports.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Swimsuits row refuses to sink ahead of worlds]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/swimsuits-row-refuses-to-sink-ahead-of-worlds.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Top male swimmers are so frustrated by the controversy that they are even threatening to whip out their old trunks and trail in last if it means they keep their credibility. ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Different semis, same old results for Williamses]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/wimbledon-different-semis-same-old-results-for-williamses.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Sport's most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on US. Independence Day after Venus Williams exacted brutal revenge and Serena Williams displayed raw desire to inflict a double defeat on Russia at Wimbledon. ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Gloves off as Murray prepares for Roddick bout ]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/gloves-off-as-murray-takes-on-roddick.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Murray faces Andy Roddick in his first Wimbledon semi-final on Friday with the British press devoting endless column inches to his chances of becoming the first men's home champion since Fred Perry in 1936. ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Paes-Black romp into semi-finals]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/02/paes-black-romp-into-wimbledon-semi-finals.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Leander Paes and Clara Black romped into the semi-final of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon after an easy 6-3, 6-3 victory over Brazil's Andre San and Japan's Ai Sugiyama on Thursday.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Venus crushes top seed Safina]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Venus Williams will play her sister Serena in Saturday's Wimbledon final after a crushing 6-1, 6-0 victory over top seed Dinara Safina of Russia in the semi-finals on Thursday.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Doubles gives India edge against SA, says Somdev]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/02/tennis-davis-cup-somdev-devvarman.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Somdev Devvarman, India's best bet in singles, says his team has a fifty-fifty chance against South Africa in the upcoming away Davis Cup tie, the winner of which will advance to the World Group. India advanced to the play-offs, scheduled for September 18-20, after getting a walkover from Australia in the Asia-Oceania Group I.]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Serena rallies from the brink to reach final]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/02/serena-beats-dementieva-to-enter-final.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Second seed Serena Williams recovered from match point down to beat Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva 6-7, 7-5, 8-6 in a nailbiting semi-final at Wimbledon on Thursday.]]></description> 
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