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Troicki loses to Berdych
MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki ended his run at the Australian Open in Melbourne, after losing to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in a third-round match 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Friday morning (CET).
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Germany's Leipzig With 15,000 Anti-Islam Protesters
German anti-Islam movement LEGIDA took on the streets of Leipzig with around 15,000 protesters on Wednesday evening.
Tennis: Irina Begu qualifies for third round of Australian Open
Romanian tennis player Irina Begu qualified, as a first, in the third round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday, in Melbourne, after defeating Katerina Siniakova (the Czech Republic), by 7-5, 6-4.
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Mikhalkov, Tavernier, Konchalovsky, Cuaron at Kustendorf
BELGRADE - The 8th Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, which begins at Drvengrad in Mecavnik on Wednesday, now also has celebrated Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov on its guest list.
Confirmed guests include famous director Andrey Konchalovsky, Mexican-American director Alfonso Cuaron, as well as cult French director Bertrand Tavernier.
Troicki off to winning start in Melbourne
MELBOURNE - Serbia's tennis player Viktor Troicki made a winning start at the Australian Open, after defeating Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a first-round match on Monday.
After claiming the title in Sydney, Troicki continued with good matches, confirming he is in excellent shape.
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Ana Ivanovic suffers early exit in Melbourne
MELBOURNE - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic has faced an early exit at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne after losing to Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 2-1 early Monday.
The start of the match suggested a different outcome as Ivanovic won the first set 6-1 in a convincing manner.
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Federer, Sharapova cruise at Open as Ivanovic crashes
Big guns Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova successfully blasted their way into the Australian Open second round yesterday but the Grand Slam dream of Ana Ivanovic was shattered.
Nadal, Murray cruise at Open as Ivanovic crashes
Big guns Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray successfully blasted their way into the Australian Open second round Jan. 19 but the Grand Slam dream of Ana Ivanovic was shattered.
Third seed Nadal and sixth seed Murray both enjoyed straight sets wins, with rising stars Simona Halep and Grigor Dimitrov also progressing comfortably on a cool and windy Melbourne day.
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Red Star triumphs in Hungary
KAPOSVAR - Belgrade's Red Star volleyball club outplayed its Hungarian host Fino Kaposvar 3-1 (25-23, 27-25, 22-25, 28-26) in the first game of the Challenge Cup quarter final.
The rematch will be played at Belgrade sports hall Sumice on January 21.
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"Seven EU members support lifting of sanctions"
"Seven EU members support lifting of sanctions"
BRUSSELS, MOSCOW -- Seven EU countries support the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Russia, a diplomatic source in Brussels told Russia's TASS news agency on Thursday.
"The sanctions' lifting has been supported by Austria, Hungary, Italy, Cyprus, Slovakia, France and the Czech Republic," he said.
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