PARIS: Maria Sharapova will face Angelique Kerber for a place in the WTA Paris Open semifinals, after the German ninth seed beat Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the last eight on Thursday.
Sharapova, the top seed, booked her place in the quarterfinals with a straightforward 6-3, 6-1 defeat of South Africa’s Chanelle Scheepers at the indoor tournament on Wednesday.
With Li Na and Jelena Jankovic having both withdrawn through injury, the Russian’s biggest challenge is likely to come from French second seed Marion Bartoli, who tackles Croatian Petra Martic later on Thursday.
A semifinalist at last year’s French Open, Bartoli is the last Frenchwoman left in the draw after Pauline Parmentier lost 6-3, 6-0 to 21-year-old German qualifier Mona Barthel on Thursday.
Should Bartoli overcome Martic, she will face Italian seventh seed Roberta Vinci, who overcame a second-set slump to defeat American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
Published : Sunday February 19, 2012 | Category : Special Report | Views : 911
[The following is the government’s official story about the recently concluded talks.]“The peace process with the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) has moved forward,” government chief negotiator Marvic Leonen said at the conclusion of the peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the MILF today in the... Read more
Published : Sunday February 19, 2012 | Category : Special Report | Views : 830
By : JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL Correspondent
Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels patrol the area prior to a press conference by the group's chairman, Murad Ebrahim, inside their base at Camp Darapan, Sultan Kudarat province, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on September 5, 2011. AFP PHOTO COTABATO CITY: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) displayed high... Read more
Published : Sunday February 19, 2012 | Category : Special Report | Views : 705
Joint Statement on the 25th GPH-MILF Formal Exploratory TalksThe 25th round of exploratory talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ended today with both sides expressing satisfaction on the progress of their discussions, and recognizing the many challenges that... Read more
Published : Sunday February 19, 2012 | Category : Special Report | Views : 364
Is our banner story—with the headline we have given it—alarming?It should not be. After all the government has in fact given autonomy to the Moro Filipinos in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). (Though some Muslim Filipinos are bitterly angry with President Aquino for dissolving the ARMM elections and... Read more
Published : Sunday February 19, 2012 | Category : Special Report | Views : 152
By : AL JACINTO CORRESPONDENT
President Benigno Aquino 3rd stresses that the government is not pursuing all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front but instead pursue an all-out justice against the lawless elements that killed 19 government troops in Al-Barka, Basilan on October 18, 2011. MALACANANG PHOTO ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine government has reportedly agreed... Read more
