Topic: Paris (France)
London launched a major cycle hire scheme on Friday which aims to make transport in the city greener ahead of the 2012 Olympics, following in the tracks of cities like Paris and Shanghai. Mayor Boris Johnson, himself a keen cyclist, said the ...
The sprawling, congested city of London speeds towards a greener, nimbler future Friday with the launch of a new bike hire scheme aimed at kick-starting a cycling revolution ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Commuters and tourists infuriated by heavy traffic and often ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Back in March, Tomas Berdych had a feeling this would be a good year back -- with a French Open semi under his belt and a Wimbledon final still to play, the towering Czech was not wrong. Arriving on ...
Phelps qualifies for finals of 200-meter butterfly and 100-meter freestyle at Paris OpenMichael Phelps qualified for the finals of both his events on the first day of the Paris Open. Phelps posted the quickest time in the 200-meter butterfly heats, 1 minute, ...
The Spanish press on Monday hailed the return of Rafael Nadal, who regained the French Open crown to secure his fifth title on the Paris clay and reclaim his spot atop the men's world rankings. The Spaniard saw off Robin Soderling 6-4, ...
Samantha Stosur believes playing a first Grand Slam final outside her Australian hot house of expectations could work in her favour when she tackles Francesca Schiavone in Saturday's French Open final. The 26-year-old, looking to become the first Australian woman to win ...
Opportunity knocks again for Elena Dementieva at the French Open and she hopes that her familiarity with her favourite city Paris can provide her with the inspiration to at last grab her chance. The tall, blonde Russian defeated compatriot Nadia Petrova in ...
Justine Henin dropped her first French Open set since 2005 on Saturday as the four-time champion's duel with Maria Sharapova was suspended overnight, with the tie poised for a tense, last set shootout. Henin won the first set of the third round ...
Novak Djokovic reached the French Open quarter-finals on Monday, convinced that the confident way he swept past Robby Ginepri makes him a potent threat to favourites Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The third seeded Serbian saw off Ginepri 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, ...
Third-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic reached the French Open quarter-finals on Monday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over America's Robby Ginepri, reeling off 12 of the last 15 games. Djokovic will now tackle Jurgen Melzer, who ended Russian qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili's ...
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