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Sania retains 40th place in WTA ratings

New Delhi, Apr 24: Lack of activity on the WTA Tour due to Fed Cup world group matches last week ensured Sania Mirza stays at the 40th spot in the latest singles rankings released today.

Her indifferent form in the singles this year, where she failed to cross the first hurdle in umpteen tourneys, saw Sania dropping down the 40th rank last Monday.

Frenchwomen Amelie Mauresmo stays at the top of the heap with Belgian Kim Clijsters and Russian sensation Maria Sharapova at the second and third place.

Among other Indians, US-based Shikha Uberoi maintained her 183rd spot while Ankita Bhambhri gained two places to 336th position, according to information received here.

Meanwhile, veteran Rushmi Chakravarthi suffered a free fall in the rankings dropping a whopping 92 rungs down the ladder to 459th spot.

Isha Lakhani (368) and Sanaa Bhambri (462), both climbing down four spots, were other Indians in the top 500.



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Japan, US agree on funding for troop realignment

TOKYO, Apr 24 (Reuters) Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on the touchy issue of funding the relocation of US Marines to Guam, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said today. The agreement paves the way for wrapping up a plan to realign the approximately 50,000 US military personnel in Japan, part of Washington's global strategy to make its forces more flexible to meet modern threats. The two governments had sought to.....

Thai Election Commission ponders new poll rerun

Bangkok, Apr 24 : Thailand's Election Commission will decide today whether to hold a third round of voting for 13 empty seats which are preventing parliament from meeting and prolonging a constitutional crisis.By-elections held yesterday aimed to fill 40 seats left empty after the April 2 snap general election which was boycotted by the opposition and forced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to announce he would step aside.But 13 seats remained unfilled, mainly in southern opposition strongholds where ruling party candidates running unopposed.....

Geelani, Shabir still under house arrest in Kashmir

Srinagar, Apr 24: Chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chief Shabir Ahmed Shah continued to be under house arrest today.While Mr Geelani was put under house arrest on Saturday, Mr Shah is under house arrest from Friday morning. The step was taken to prevent them from addressing anti-election rallies in the three Assembly constituencies of Pattan, Sangrama and Rafiabad in north Kashmir's Baramulla district where bypolls are.....
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