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MOSCOW - World number three Vera Zvonareva put Russia into the Fed Cup final by beating Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-2 here on Sunday. That gave the Russians an unassailable 3-0 lead over the defending champions having won both the opening singles on Saturday.
"I took account of my mistakes in the first set and improved on them," Zvonareva said. "I wanted so much to win today in front of our supporters to give our team the deciding point. "I'm happy to win and to put our team

MOSCOW - Vera Zvonareva powered Russia into their first Fed Cup final in three years when she beat Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-2 in the first reverse singles on Sunday to give the home team a 3-0 lead against defending champions Italy.
The world number three broke Vinci in the ninth game for a 5-4 lead before serving out the first set, then secured two more breaks in the second to seal a comfortable victory after 74 minutes.
On Saturday, Zvonareva brushed aside Sara Errani 6-0 6-2

PARIS - Defending champions Italy stood on the verge of elimination from the Fed Cup on Saturday after Russia, inspired by Svetlana Kuznetsova, moved into a comfortable 2-0 lead in their semi-final.
Two-time Grand Slam winner Kuznetsova saw off Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1 in just under two hours, overcoming a second set lapse to motor through the decider after securing two early service breaks. Earlier, world number three Vera Zvonareva blasted Sara Errani 6-0, 6-2 to give

ROME - Flavia Pennetta has been ruled out of Italy's Fed Cup semi-final in Russia on April 16 and 17 because of a shoulder problem, adding to the holders' woes after Francesca Schiavone also pulled out. The duo have been the mainstays of Italy's three Fed Cup triumphs in the last five years but Schiavone is skipping the tie to concentrate on preparing for her French Open title defence and world number 20 Pennetta says she is not fit.
An Italian tennis federation statement on

MOSCOW - World number three Vera Zvonareva spearheads Russia's squad to play Italy in the Fed Cup semi-final here on April 16-17, Russian captain Shamil Tarpishchev announced Wednesday.
Zvonareva, 26, a double Fed Cup winner, is playing for her country for the first time since appearing in the title-winning team of 2008.
Tarpishchev also named Svetlana Kuznetsova, who is currently 14th in the world, in his squad.
The 25-year-old Kuznetsova, who won three Fed Cups as

LAHORE - The increase in Federal Excise Duty (FED) by 150 percent to 2.5 percent on items already subjected to one percent duty would further surge automobile prices in Pakistan. The special excise duty has been levied to generate additional revenue in three months. This move will further burden buyers of locally manufactured automobiles as manufacturers will be forced to raise prices.
Indus Motor Company (IMC) has announced that, following the government move; price of Corolla

LAHORE - People are fed up of corrupt politicians who have only looted the national exchequer and pushed the country towards lawlessness and chaos, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday while addressing a public gathering at Malikwal.
He said that politicians have succeeded in only increasing poverty, lawlessness, unemployment and corruption and now people are desperate for a change. Imran said that corrupt people will get "clean bold" on his one

LAHORE - Pakistan have secured sixth place in Fed Cup rankings after the team's first appearance in nearly 12 years. India, with their poor showing, have been relegated to Group II while Indonesia have moved into Group I after they beat Hong Kong in the Group-II final match.
Oman and Kyrgyzstan follow Pakistan at seventh and eighth places. Pakistan, however, also lost their play-off tie of the Fed Cup to Turkmenistan. Pakistan went down 2-1. Ushna Suhail won her singles match but

PARIS - Maria Sharapova hopes her first Fed Cup outing in three years will help erase the misery of her latest Grand Slam blow-out. The three-time major winner, and former world number one who has struggled to rediscover her best form since a 2008 shoulder injury, suffered a tame fourth round defeat at the Australian Open.
Her straight sets defeat to Germany's Andrea Petkovic in the heat of Melbourne has now given way to the chilly streets of Moscow where Russia open their 2011

LAHORE - Indonesia halted Pakistan Fed Cup team's progress with a 3-0 win in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group-II tie at the outdoor hard courts of the National Tennis Centre, Nonthaburi, Thailand on Thursday. Pakistan will now face the Philippines in their last group tie today.
Pakistan, after winning the opening tie against Kyrgyzstan, were blanked by the Indonesian players. The tiredness of the opening day took its toll and the Pakistan players, particularly Ushna Suhail, failed to

CAIRO - Anger against routine police abuse and torture has been a driving force behind the massive popular protests sweeping across Egypt, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday.
"The Egyptian government's foul record on this issue is a huge part of what is still bringing crowds onto the streets today," Joe Stork, the US-based rights group's deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa said in an accompanying statement. The 95-page report, "Work on Him

LAHORE - After a break of more than a decade, the Pakistan women's tennis team has left for Bangkok to feature in the Fed Cup. The Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, and is considered the equivalent of the Davis Cup.
Just before their departure, K-21 Club, which assisted the team in their training, hosted a dinner reception in honour of Nousheen Ehtisham (non playing captain), Rashid Malik (coach), Ushna Sohail, Sara Mehboob, Sara Manzoor and Saba Aziz.

LAHORE - The training camp of the Pakistan's Fed Cup team concluded here on Wednesday with the country's top player Usnha Suhail winning all her trial-cum-fitness test matches under the supervision of former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik and non playing captain Nausheen Ehtisham.
Pakistan team comprising Ushna, Sara Mahboob, Saba Aziz and Sara Mansoor will feature in the Fed Cup in Bangkok from January 31 to February 5. Pakistan is participating the event after a gap of 12 years.

LAHORE - Pakistan's top female tennis player Ushna Sohail will undergo a fitness test for her selection for the Pakistan's Fed Cup team in the first week of February.
According to Rashid Malik, she will be evaluated in a full length practice match against the camp training players.
Currently six players - Sarah Mahboob, Sarah Mansoor, Saba Aziz, Anoosha Aslam and Iman Qureshi - are training at the Bagh-i-Jinnah Courts under the supervision of former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik

LAHORE - Pakistan's female tennis players will participate in the Federation Cup after almost a decade and the camp training of players started here at the Bagh-e-Jinnah courts under the supervision of former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik. Pakistan's top female tennis player Ushna Suhail, currently nursing an ankle injury, will undergo fitness test on January 21 and as long as she does not gain the required fitness level, she would be kept as a reserve.
"Sara Mahboob, Sara Mansoor