Philippoussis ousted in Shanghai
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Defending Heineken Open champion Mark Philippoussis came up flat in the first round in Shanghai yesterday (Tuesday), China Radio International reported Wednesday.
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Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Defending champion Mark Philippoussis was a first-round upset victim Tuesday at the $380,000 Heineken Open Shanghai.
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A powerful typhoon targeted China's booming eastern province of Zhejiang and financial hub Shanghai on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people as ships and boats were called back to port.
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BEIJING  - Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era Sunday with the departure of former president Jiang Zemin from his top military post - giving a new generation a freer hand to run the world's most populous nation.
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The Marseilles president, Christophe Bouchet, resigned yesterday while former Japan manager Philippe Troussier was in &quot;advanced talks&quot; to replace Jose Anigo as the French club&#39;s coach.
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Typhoon Wipha flooded streets and prompted mass evacuations as it swept through eastern China on Wednesday, but the storm eventually weakened and caused little damage in the financial center of Shanghai. One man was electrocuted.
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Argentine Guillermo Canas crushed a shaky Jiri Novak 6-1 6-2 in the semi-final of the Shanghai Open on Saturday. Canas will meet Lars Burgsmuller in Sunday&#39;s final after the German
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BEIJING -- In a major political tremor within China's ruling Communist Party, Shanghai's top party boss has been sacked on corruption charges stemming from a pension fund scandal.
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Citigroup, the global banking company, yesterday ousted three of its most senior executives in an attempt to restore its battered reputation in Japan.
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China&#39;s former President Jiang Zemin resigned as head of the country&#39;s military, leaving President Hu Jintao as undisputed leader of the world&#39;s most populous nation.
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Shanghai's Communist Party boss is sacked for graft in the highest-profile downfall in a decade, state media reports.
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Mark Philippoussis reacts after missing a shot against Tomas Zib of Czech during first round match of the Japan Open. Photo: AP. Last year&#39;s Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis hit 11 aces against Tomas Zib
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All trace of Shanghai's disgraced Communist Party boss Chen Liangyu disappeared from the city government's official Web site on Monday moments after state media announced he had been fired for corruption.
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Mark Philippoussis beat eighth-seeded Justin Gimelstob 6-3, 7-5 to win the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Sunday.
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LLEYTON HEWITT&#39;s rebirth as one of the world&#39;s elite players was evident yesterday while for Mark Philippoussis, the year&#39;s last Grand Slam provided only another mountain of salt with which to further sting a year of wounds.
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Mark Philippoussis has been forced out of Australia&#39;s Davis Cup World Group playoff with Morocco next week because of a hip injury.
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Shanghai's top Communist Party leader has been sacked over a major corruption scandal, China's state press said, although analysts suggested it could be part of a power play by President Hu Jintao.