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Murray beats Youzhny to take Valencia title

Murray beats Youzhny to take Valencia title

AFP - 1 hour 58 mins ago

VALENCIA, Spain (AFP) - British top seed Andy Murray defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Valencia ATP title and capture his sixth trophy of the season. More »

  • Leaders defend Afghan mission as Britain remembers war dead

    Leaders defend Afghan mission as Britain remembers war dead

    AFP - 3 hours 11 mins ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Leaders sought to bolster public support for the war in Afghanistan on Sunday, as the deaths of two more soldiers brought a grim poignancy to Remembrance commemorations for the war dead. More »

  • Murray takes Valencia Open title

    Murray takes Valencia Open title

    AFP - 5 hours 34 mins ago

    VALENCIA (AFP) - British top seed Andy Murray defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Valencia ATP title. More »

  • Afghan mission defended as Britain remembers dead

    AFP - 7 hours 1 min ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Politicians and military chiefs defended the mission in Afghanistan on Sunday as Remembrance services for generations of war dead highlighted the human cost of the unpopular conflict. More »

  • Leaders defend Afghan mission

    Leaders defend Afghan mission

    AFP - 7 hours 8 mins ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Politicians and military chiefs defended the war in Afghanistan on Sunday as Remembrance services for generations of war dead highlighted the cost of the increasingly unpopular conflict. More »

  • PM leads plaudits for 'superb' Haye

    PM leads plaudits for 'superb' Haye

    AFP - 9 hours 48 mins ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown lead the plaudits on Sunday for David Haye's "superb" performance against Nikolai Valuev which made him Britain's first WBA heavyweight champion since 2003. More »

  • David Haye wins WBA heavyweight title

    David Haye wins WBA heavyweight title

    AFP - 11 hours 51 mins ago

    NUREMBERG, Germany (AFP) - David Haye landed the WBA heavyweight title with victory over Nikolai Valuev and then set his sights on the Klitschko brothers as part of his quest to dominate the division. More »

  • Bring on Klitschkos, demands new world champion Haye

    Bring on Klitschkos, demands new world champion Haye

    AFP - Today, 09:50 am

    NUREMBERG, Germany (AFP) - David Haye landed the WBA heavyweight title with victory over Nikolai Valuev and then set his sights on the Klitschko brothers as part of his quest to dominate the division. More »

  • Injured Casey pulls out of PGA Shanghai, Hong Kong

    Injured Casey pulls out of PGA Shanghai, Hong Kong

    AFP - Today, 06:38 am

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - World number four Paul Casey pulled out of the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday and will also miss next week's Hong Kong Open after a recurrence of a torn rib muscle. More »

  • War support flagging as nation remembers fallen

    War support flagging as nation remembers fallen

    AFP - Today, 06:11 am

    LONDON (AFP) - Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the country's top commander in Afghanistan on Sunday tried to revive support for the fight against the Taliban as thoughts on Remembrance Sunday turned to those killed. More »

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