WIMBLEDON / Play abandoned after seven rain breaks
Vaidisova packs off Mauresmo The Frenchwoman suffered meltdown against 18-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova, ending her 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 defeat with two woefully sliced backhands that suggested she was past caring.
TENNIS / Tough road ahead
Sania-Peer in third round The Indo-Israeli pair, who were a set up against Agnes Szavay of Hungary and Vladimira Uhlirova of Czech Republic when play was suspended by rain on Monday, came through 6-4, 6-3.
TENNIS / Indian legend gears up for another swing
Peerless Vijay dons many roles with elan There aren't that many Indians who can claim to have acted in a Bond film, playing themselves, either. There's one who has done both though he's called Vijay Amritraj.
Rain plays spoilsport The ground staff worked in right earnest to prepare the ground, but the fury of elements was far beyond their control and that they did not have sufficient equipment for such an eventuality did not help their cause either.
FOOTBALL / Riquelme sparkles
Argentina sail past Colombia The results were also good news for host Venezuela, which advanced to the last eight for the first time ever as, at worst, one of the two best third-place finishers.
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