Sharapova backs Moscow bid
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova becomes an ambassador for Moscow's 2012 Olympic bid.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova reached the semifinals of the Korea Open on Friday with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win over Australian Samantha Stosur.
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Maria Sharapova is in the Middle East working on her own peace process hoping it will pave the way to Olympic gold in Beijing in August.
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Maria Sharapova is set to make her Fed Cup debut for Russia next month in Israel, while Venus and Serena Williams will skip the U.S. match against Germany.
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U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova has   joined Justine Henin-Hardenne and Amelie Mauresmo in qualifying   for the season-ending WTA championships in Madrid, tennis   officials said on Monday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova will play in October&#39;s Japan Open tennis tournament, organizers said Thursday. The 17-year-old Russian, who beat two-time defending champion Serena Williams to win Wimbledon
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Russian President Vladimir Putin backed India&#39;s bid for a UN Security Council slot yesterday while New Delhi championed Moscow&#39;s early entry into the WTO as the former Cold War friends sought to breath new life into trade and military ties.
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French Open champion Anastasia Myskina will quit Russia's Fed Cup team if Maria Sharapova joins the squad next year.
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Maria Sharapova hopes to end her Grand Slam drought in Saturday's US Open final against Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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A CENTRAL Asian economic group today formally approved Russia&#39;s membership bid, giving Moscow a chance to restore its influence in this strategic, energy-rich region.
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ZURICH, Oct. 23. - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova set up an all-Russian semi-final clash with third seed Elena Dementieva after defeating Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 at the 1.3 million-dollar WTA event in Zurich.
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Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American Serena Williams and Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova of Russia both posted second-round wins Wednesday and moved into the quarterfinals at the inaugural $585,000 China Open.
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Teenager Maria Sharapova defeated an injured Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships on Monday, moving the worldâs first Russian champ to a career-high number four and winnings of $1 million.
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Maria Sharapova is to join the Russia squad as a practice partner for next week's Fed Cup final against Italy in Moscow, the 20-year-old said on her Web site on Thursday.
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The Russian leader strongly defended the purchase by a state-controlled company of the winner of Sunday's auction for the largest subsidiary of the oil giant Yukos.
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Defending Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia has advanced to the semifinals of the China Open women&#39;s tennis tournament in Beijing.
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Russian fourth seed Maria Sharapova put her injury worries behind her as she booked her place in the French Open third round with a 6-4, 6-1 win over the Czech Republic&#039;s Iveta Benesova.