the reassure up of is marching on in her quest to become the fourth different russian to win the cincinatti master since two thousand and six this siberian native taking care of that. in straight sets last year's runner up starting off the match strong knowing she has a history of morrison and converse with fellow russian to this side ever proved to be different i shopped i took the first set six two because the feeling to improvise in second either so six two six three was the final score some of their stories are up next in the quarterfinals of the russian sphere as of only real true and they're also through they're both vying for their second titles in cincinnati. and the points are tougher facing samantha stosur next who you know isn't playing great tennis and have someone have a good record against but it's always in the match. always gotta go out there and compete and try to win. another one in the men's side of action world number two rafael nadal was forced to dig deeper against his compatriot fernando verdasco to progress into the quarter finals in ohio big hitter school one of the

roger federer's hope of three straight cincinatti titles is over and the truth lies in the nine twenty ten winner halted in the quarterfinals burdick the czech taking the opening set six two before also finding a way to silence the swiss maestro in the second six to seven six how it ended up burdock has not beaten federer in three of their costs four meetings were number one no five talks which up next. ok let's they were tennis were defending us open champion comply with drawn from this year's event due to a stomach muscle injury that world number three suffering this point for during a tournament in toronto earlier this month the belgian stating she would have enough time to recover by the time the final straw move the season rolls around in august twenty ninth question she won the australian open this year also missed wimbledon ju tonight her neck. tommy gagne is making massive streisand the last event ahead of p.g.a. golf postseason the american improving his overnight lead to three strokes on the halfway stage of the wind championship first let's take a look at the play of the day

cincinatti show darren maria sharapova qualifies to meet the leading yankee pitcher in the western and southern open decider. on food for thought favorites for the fast approaching ribbon world cup new zealand gets schooled by south africa in the tri nations. football. in the russian premier league the army men had been in danger of losing their leading spot following three games without a win but the pathak writes on solving the evening leonid charges retaining their two point advantage at the summit following victory over a seat from brilliant finish by sea to do getting things started five minutes after the break hold it then doubled the homesteaders lead with what's fast becoming the japan international signature a pinpoint free take the icing on the cake was only by dimia the league's top scorer netting number twelve of the season three meals the final. second seeded to need to are staying hot on the heels of the leaders though they simply just bird side rushing pretty tough in samarra a game effectively gone by half time with a new channel spell lefty spent finding the net four t

on roger federer's hope of claiming a third straight cincinatti title is over the world number three halted in the quarterfinals by thomas burdick the czech taking the opening set six two before also finding a way to silence the swiss maestro in the second six to seven six how it ended burdick. beaten federer in three of their possible meetings world number one novak djokovic up next in the last i the russian rugby team could be in for a timely boost ahead of next month's world cup in new zealand melbourne rebels luck on them burns offering his services to the squad and the australians grandparents on his mother's side heal from russia a search of import for the scarred. on burns could have been looking forward to a nice holiday after the end of summer have to see is grueling super fifteen competition however the twenty nine year old who's called in sydney has decided to help russia to the upcoming world cup generally this year i saw an article in a magazine called up on players who have a say that could qualify for usher and i knew that was may so don't touch with the coach of the t

forced to dig deep against his compacted fernando verdasco to progress into the quarterfinals of the cincinatti open the spot having a huge collection of silverware the spaniard is going for a first ever title in ohio big hitter he is one of the few players on the world tour able to much in the dolls' power would offer scrambling to the opening set seven six before his opponents responded to the next one by the same school line the dull forced to run all over the court for almost four hours throughout the match and rarely i believe was sharper when it mattered taking the third set also seven six a surging mardy fish reached the final in the past three tournaments. i the world number seven himself being richard gask a seventy five. seven five to reach the quarter finals i. world number for andy murray avenge his miami beach. six three seven five how it ended up next for the. company at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the when tom championship jeff quiney on tommy gagne each carding a superb sixty three to share a one shot lead in north carolina both americans with great ope

open gets under way in good form after winning in cincinatti last week. both of them but it is all your sport weather is next see short. twenty years ago the largest country. disintegrates of. what had been more. each began a journey. where did it take them. if . russia would be soon which brightened if you knew no bounds soon from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. don't comb. wealthy british style. expert on. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to conjure reports . as heavy fighting continues in the vs bloody civil war there is concern the country's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands . france struggles to balance the books as stagnating growth and surging down bring about government cuts with fierce public outrage could soon spill out onto the streets. and the caucus is republic of a posse is electing a new leader in a vote triggered by the death of its president. and it's the final countdown to the federal. d

opponent rebounded on to the next one by the same scoreline adult who's aiming for a first title in cincinatti forced to run all over the court for almost four hours . whereas the twenty five year old was sharper when it mattered taking a third set seven six as well surging mardy fish reach the final in the past three tournaments. the majors. i. were number seven self giving richard gaskins seven five seven five to reach the quarter and. world number four andy murray avenged his miami defeat to alex. sixty seven five how then did you seem on off next. golf untruths company at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the when tom championship jeff quit me on tommy gagne each karting as a perp sixty three to share a one shot lead in north carolina both americans with opening acts five birdies on an eagle for gagne and nothing for a score of seven on during the day well quinn he could boast almost half a runs with a birdie eights enough to tie the leads jim furyk meanwhile is in a group of ten goal first two shots behind with the american karting embrace this on the eve of the two. o

the latest sports news now with union and you know moorish up of his great run on the cincinatti hard court shows no signs of abating yet she's a tough in contrast. but she has been doing all tournaments long she came back she recovered and she wants she's now in the final in ohio more than that coming up. thanks for joining us this is sports it's a wake up plenty to cover this sunday afternoon here something must include. staying sask in moscow remain the team to caption the russian premier league following a comprehensive three zero win or siberian outfit f.c. charm. since not be sure darren maria sharapova qualifies to meet the leading gunk of h. in the western and southern open decider. on food for thought favorites for the fast approaching rigby world cup new zealand gets schooled by south africa in the tri nations. football second moscow have been stuck in the russian premier league the army men have been in danger of losing their leading spot following three games without a win but the thought right on saturday evening leonid charges retaining their two point five inch at the s

his tenth singles title of the year that twenty four year old progressing into the final of the cincinatti open after opponent thomas burdick retired with shoulder problems serb joke of it though was leading when the czech steelman fared up fighting back from three five done in the first two tickets seven five is when perfect. enough the twenty five year old saying his service crippled by injury and so there was no point continuing. once in fifty eight matches this season with another piece of silver. or in the bag if he keeps a streak going for one more in country. and the murray also in the prime position to add his second ohio title since awaits the surging scott fourteen mardy fish in the semi's murray taking the first set six three with the american feeling the pressure of winning almost twice as many unforced errors as his opponent six three seven six how would end the twenty four year old be chocolates for the title here in two thousand and eight but lost to the three time grand slam champion in the final of the extremely open this year i'm the semifinals of the rome musters. let's

doing pretty well her quest for a second masters crowd as she certainly is she's looking good in cincinattiwhich is extra good because the last of the season the u.s. open is on hard courts as well and it's coming up in a couple of weeks so we'll have a look at our latest much in just a second. thanks for joining us this is sports today plenty ahead over the next ten minutes leading all this off the mark a mixed night for the russian sides in continental action last night with a win loss and draw recorded luck on the t.v. moscow of the timor victory in their europa league first leg qualifying clash. russian rally maria sharapova seems all compacted so comical it's so good to progress into the quarter finals of the cincinnati open. on international relations side goodwill basketball march in beijing between other american female the chinese squad turns into anything but. when the story in a moment but three would play only one would win. so russians love the taste victory in first leg europa league third run qualifying matches on thursday were among cos red check up a seat for the real women

it was still the spark when wired brilliance of the one hundred years it can become reconstruct cincinatti fifty six its abysmal circuit design was replaced with cards of adult based and most recently i mean hell if you program a system for the water that's was added to the promise or lost it is one of the most glamorous and expensive in russia and the exclusivity of its main fountain can match now if only the stock in one grimace were true it would be a popular fountain. so what other move to display stands out in capital the u.s. is not people's friendship council also known as the french nations trounce him as one of the most my people in my symbols of serbia muskerry stunning proud in the heart of the russian exhibition center of its impressive gilded structure was created in the mighty fifties if you choose sixteen different statues of maidens each for presenting a republic of the soviet union one nine hundred fifty six. well enjoying the views of central moscow you'll definitely not miss a monstrous or on the most of a river not far from the kremlin the bronze monument which is almos

the start tennis for maria sharapova has shown her pedigree to make the cincinatti masters decider the russian sing off compact real world number two euro zone or e over in the semifinals last year up in ohio gunned in the first set. dictating the play to secure the rest. of this approach thomas homestead seemed to refigure it truck about however afterwards brilliant shot choice from the siberian native leaving it on a real for running over the course before it dropped effort finished this point for the same in the third set such as ferocious to her is just too powerful for her opponents allowing stratify to wrap up the sky two six six three sixty s d. it's up next for the fourth seed to serve taking care of germany from great petrovich and suffered all their semifinal former world number one yankovic's needing the help of a typewriter and the first four let's sing for you just one opponent in the seven six six one was. in the men's side of action world number one novak djokovic remains well in the hunt for his tenth singles title of the year the twenty four year old progressing into t

day it was still responding why in brilliance of the one hundred years it can become reconstruct cincinatti fifty six it's a business cycle exile was replaced with a very adult based a more recently i mean scholarship program a system for the water that was added to the promise or lost it is one of the most glamorous and expensive in russia and the exclusivity of its main fountain can only match now if only the spoken mindless we create not to drink coffee the fancy. so what other movie display stands out in capital to us saw people sprint you can see also known as the french nation's fountain is one of the most widely become our symbols of soviet moscow sterling proud in the heart of the russian exhibition center stage of its impressive gilded structure is trying to convince the fifties if he she is sixteen different statues of macy's each representing a republic of the soviet union one nine hundred fifty six. but enjoying the views of central moscow you'll definitely not miss a long structure on the muscular river not far from the kremlin the bronze monument this is almost one hundred met

restored and are on display in a traveling exhibit now at the cincinatti museum center.g, absolutely in her footsteps. >> reporter: cleopatra would have stood before these statues to greet her subjects. any idea how much one of these pieces might weigh? >> this one weighs 8.5 tons. >> reporter: the excavation has turned up pieces that show the sophistication and craft of ancient alexandrian artists, a statue of cleopatra's father portrayed as a stings. a huge bust of her son with julius caesar. >> i am egypt's queen. >> reporter: it was after caesar's assassination that cleopatra and his general mark anthony began the romance that inspired one of our greatest theatrical tragedies. anthony and cleopatra. seen here in the this royal shakespeare company production. >> never more admired than by the negligent. >> reporter: how hot was their attraction? juror to the better part of 11 years they are together on and. he's married twice i should say during this time to other women. they have three children together. we have a... they have a jolly time together. that's very clear