Stuttgart: Second-ranked Maria Sharapova cruised past top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of the year. Sharapova lost the finals of the Australian Open and Indian Wells this year to Azarenka, and the Russian had never beaten her rival from Belarus in four previous encounters in a final. "I am really pleased to win such a tough tournament, against such...
08:15 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Stuttgart: Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the top ranked players in the world, will contest the final of the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday. No. 1 Azarenka of Belarus cruised past Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 in the first of Saturday's semifinals. Second-ranked Sharapova then outlasted No. 3 Petra Kvitova, the Wimbledon champion, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Azarenka is seeking a tour-high fifth tournament title of the year. She went...
09:04 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Stuttgart: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka needed nearly 3 hours to overcome big-serving Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5 on Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semi-finals that feature the top four players in the world rankings. Azarenka will face fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 winner over Li Na. Second-ranked Maria Sharapova rallied to outlast Sam Stosur of Australia 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 in a match...
08:46 AM, Apr 28, 2012
Stuttgart: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the Porsche Grand Prix quarter-finals when Andrea Petkovic was forced to retire after picking up another in a long list of serious injuries on Thursday. Azarenka was leading 6-2, 4-4 when the German stepped awkwardly and twisted her right ankle on the indoor red clay court and had to give up. Petkovic didn't even try to continue playing and had to be...
08:39 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Stuttgart: Second-ranked Maria Sharapova began her clay court season on Wednesday by reaching the quarter-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix when her opponent Alize Cornet of France retired with a shoulder injury. The Russian was leading with 6-3, 1-0 when qualifier Cornet quit because of the right shoulder injury. Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced to the second-round when Jelena Jankovic of Serbia also retired with an identical score of 6-3,...
10:40 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Frankfurt: He designed Porsche's classic 911 sports car, the sleek model that evokes power, wealth and envy among aficionados, cementing his grandfather's name into the modern psyche. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche died on Thursday in Salzburg, Austria at age 76, Porsche AG said. No cause was provided. Porsche, known as FA to his colleagues, was head of the Porsche design studio in the early 1960s when the company developed the 911...
10:50 AM, Apr 06, 2012
It might not demand the sacrifice of the proverbial right limb, it might not even find itself on the list of ten most beautiful cars in the world but without doubt the 911 is the most iconic and instantly recognisable shape in automotive history. Through nearly four decades since its debut in 1963, during which time the automotive world has whizzed past in a flurry of innovation, the 911 has...
07:24 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Porsche India opened their 6th show room in India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This state of the art facility not only gets a display floor (4200 square feet) but also an attached after sales unit (30,000 square feet). On the occasion of inauguration of the facility, Porsche's Managing Director of Middle East and Africa, George Wills said that "We are excited about the inauguration of Porsche Centre Ahmedabad, our second showroom...
10:15 AM, Nov 09, 2011
Stuttgart: Julia Goerges upset top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday. The 22-year-old German won in Bad Gastein, Austria, last year but had never captured a title in one of WTA's premier events. "I only know I won, but I don't know how," Goerges said. "Playing against Caroline is like climbing a high hill." Goerges becomes the first German to win...
09:47 AM, Apr 25, 2011
A teenager was killed and three people were injured after a speeding car flipped over the divider. ...
09:15 PM, Apr 19, 2011
Mumbai: On Tuesday, Mumbai woke up to news of yet another deadly road accident at the city's Peddar Road area, where a speeding Honda City flipped over the divider. A 16-year-old girl, one of the car's four occupants, was killed. The speeding car went on to crash into three other parked vehicles. The victim Shifa Sheikh was out for an ice cream with her family, her 20-year-old sister Sania is...
08:36 PM, Apr 19, 2011
Mumbai: A teenager was killed and three people were injured after their speeding Honda City flipped over the divider while overtaking another car. Crashing into three cars parked on the other side, the accident occurred near Peddar road. One of the victims 16-year-old Shifa died from her injuries on Tuesday. Shifa and her siblings had gone out and were on their way back home when the accident occured. A case...
08:00 AM, Apr 19, 2011
This is Henin's first title since coming out of retirement in January. ...
12:12 PM, May 03, 2010
Henin rallied to win Friday's match 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 and bring her personal record against the Serb to 10-0. ...
09:15 AM, May 01, 2010
Porsche has wracked up debt of about €10 bn. ...
04:07 PM, Jul 23, 2009
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