Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championship semi-finals round up – Tennis News Olympic gold medallist, Andy Murray, became casualty of the day while crowd favourite Kei Nishikori secured a spot in the final showdown at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championship 2012 on Saturday. The top seeded Murray bowed out to the Canadian number one, Milos […]
Oct 7 2012 | Posted in
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Day four round-up at the Rakuten Open 2012 – Tennis News Big names stole the limelight and powered into the quarter-finals at the Rakuten Open 2012, an ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour 500 Series event held in Tokyo, Japan. Juan Monaco from Argentina was the only seed that fell on the day. Seeded […]
Oct 5 2012 | Posted in
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Big seeds fall at the Toray Pan Pacific Open – Tennis News Second seed Maria Sharapova and the sixth seed, Sara Errani, bowed out to their respective opponents at the Toray Pan Pacific 2012 on Thursday. In addition to this, the top seed Victoria Azarenka pulled out form the competition. Agnieszka Radwanska, who is seeded […]
Sep 28 2012 | Posted in
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Victoria Azarenka pulls out from the Toray Pan Pacific Open – Tennis News Top seed Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw from the tournament prior to her quarter-final match against the fifth seed, Angelique Kerber, at the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012, a WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Premier Five event taking place in Tokyo, Japan. […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Toray Pan Pacific Open second round results – Tennis News Several top seeds showed brilliant skills at the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012 on Tuesday. However, Kaia Kanepi, Petra Kvitova and Ana Ivanovic became casualty of the day at this WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Premier Five event. Many big names stole the show at the […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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Takurou Fujii and Haruka Ueda win gold medals – Tatsumi International Pool Takurou Fujii and Haruka Ueda of Japan won gold medals in the events of Men’s 100m freestyle and Women’s 100m freestyle on fifth day of the Tatsumi International Pool in Tokyo. The championship is an eight-day swimming event, providing a chance to the […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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Takeshi Matsuda and Haruka Ueda dominate swimming events – Tatsumi International Pool Takeshi Matsuda and Haruka Ueda dominated the swimming events on third day of the Tatsumi International Pool in Tokyo, Japan. Matsuda remained dominant over his competitors in the Men’s 200m freestyle final, where he touched the wall in a time of 1 minute […]
Apr 6 2012 | Posted in
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United States and Japan commit to strengthen robust security alliance Washington DC: (Wednesday, February 08, 2012) in a joint statement on Defense posture, issued by USA and Japan, both the countries have expressed their resolve to strengthen their military ties to ensure the security of the Asia Pacific region. The joint statement, released in both […]
Feb 8 2012 | Posted in
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Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant close to expected ‘cold shutdown’ after progressive repairs The devastated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was allowed to visit by a selected group of reporters, after the plant was declared to be under stable conditions. The Japanese nuclear plant is sited about 240 kilometres northeast of Tokyo. It is […]
Nov 12 2011 | Posted in
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