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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
TORONTO, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Justin Henin and Jelena Jankovic, the tournament's top two seeds, advanced to the semifinals Friday at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, however, saw her bid to claim her first championship of the year come to an end.
Henin had a difficult time before finally eliminating sixth-seeded Nadia Petrova, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. Jankovic was a 7-5, 6-2, winner over Virginie Razzano.
Tatiana Golovin was a surprise victor over Kuznetsova, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Yan Zi claimed the other semifinal spot when Marion Bartoli retired in the second set. Bartoli was trailing at the time, 6-2, 3-0.
Golovin will take on Jankovic in the semifinals.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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UPI horoscopes for Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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