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Sania Mirza fought to Venus thunder with Courage

January 20, 2008


Sania Mirza put up a spirited fight against eighth-seeded American Venus Williams before crashing out in the third round of the women’s singles event of the Australian Open on Saturday.

Sania gave the former Wimbledon champion a run for her money before losing 7-6 (0) 6-4 in an intense battle which lasted over one-and-a-half hours.
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Sania Mirza Hot Shot at Australian Open

January 19, 2008

Sania Mirza of India and her partner Alicia Molik of Australia takes a point during their women’s double’s second round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, 18 January 2008. Mirza and Molik were tied with Nadia Petrova and Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3, 5-7, 1-1 as rain postponed play in their match




Dark end to troubled tournament

April 30, 2007

Australia’s bowlers and Sri Lanka’s batsmen go through the motions of wrapping up the World Cup final as darkness shrouds Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. The farcical finish gave Australia a hat-trick of tournament wins.
Photo: AP