Uneasy Sits the Crown for the King of Clay
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It feels almost unsporting to characterize the best rivalry in men's tennis as anticlimactic. But that's what the showdowns between world No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Rafael Nadal had approached over the past two years, with Federer holding sway on grass and hard courts, and Nadal peerless on clay.
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Russia's Dmitry Tursunov could pass for an American, and not only because he tends to struggle on clay.
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Zhao Ziyang's death poses a delicate challenge for President Hu Jintao, who must decide whether to hold a state funeral.
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He is a mass of contradictions. In the jeweled circle of &quot;celebrity&quot; trainers of thoroughbred horses, he is the face at the edge of the crowd because that&#39;s as close as he wants to get to it.
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The online specialist endures a rocky shareholder meeting.
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Robbed of his legal powers by parliament, a despised king now faces being stripped of his vast riches.
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The odds are against this trio.
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This American icon seems destined to lag for the forseeable future.
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BAGHDAD A bitter political struggle has erupted over control of the special Iraqi tribunal set up to try Saddam Hussein and his associates, with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and his rivals maneuvering for influence over the appointment of judges
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Brian Barwick is said to relish a challenge. Quite whether he&#39;s capable of handling arguably the toughest one in British sports administration remains to be seen, but at least he will take up
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Variety - The barefoot Dillane, dressed in gray suit and maroon shirt, appears against a white wall, and the dirt-covered stage is a huge sandbox for a traumatized child to play in. As his devouring desire to be king is revealed after learning that King Duncan's sons are slated for that position, Dillane complements the Shakespearean text with tortured body language. At various times, inventive director Travis Preston physicalizes his star's portrait by encouraging him to crawl, squirm, slam his chest, tear at his shirt and stick his head in the sand like an animal hiding. Dillane does everything he can to unite with the character and Macbeth's despair is palpable.
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A name in a clay tablet appears to buttress the historical accuracy of the Biblical text
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SEVILLE - Andy Roddick is known for his power. He&#39;ll need patience, too, in the Davis Cup final against Spain. Playing on red clay in front of an expected record crowd, Roddick might need to tone down his
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IT seems that the harder Matthew Hayden tries, the more difficult life becomes for him at the moment. For the third time in two weeks he lost the battle against his great adversary Shoaib Akhtar, dismissed
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The sacrificial firing of the Metsâ hitting coach has exposed tensions that until now have been held below the surface.
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ATHENS -- On a day when Rulon Gardner escaped any surprises on the mat, there was one waiting for him in the stands.
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It was not exactly a welcome mat that greeted Kevin Gover, the new director of the Smithsonianâs National Museum of the American Indian.