Rafael Nadal, the world No 1, survived a major scare in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. The newly-crowned Australian Open champion was a set down to Italy's Simone Bolelli before fighting back to secure a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory. It was the pair's first meeting and the top seed struggled to counter Bolelli's hitting. Andy Murray battled his way into the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (7/4) 7-5 victory in an error-strewn meeting with Andreas Seppi. Mikhail Youzhny knocked out sixth-seeded David Ferrer to reach the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory. Defending champion Michaël Llodra beat Ivo Karlovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Gilles Simon overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 7-6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won two tie-breaks to see off Jess Huta Galung 7-6, 7-6.
Elsewhere, third-seeded James Blake opened his San Jose Open campaign in style, handing a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to fellow American Vince Spadea on Wednesday. Sam Querrey knocked off Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 5-7, 7-6. Juan Martin Del Potro, the second seed, outlasted Andrea Stoppini 7-6, 7-6. Radek Stepanek triumphed over Chris Guccione 6-2, 7-6, while Tommy Haas edged past Christophe Rochus 6-2, 7-5.
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Ain Issa camp:
- Established in 2016
- Houses 13,309 people, 2,092 families, 62 per cent children
- Of the adult population, 49 per cent men, 51 per cent women (not including foreigners annexe)
- Most from Deir Ezzor and Raqqa
- 950 foreigners linked to ISIS and their families
- NGO Blumont runs camp management for the UN
- One of the nine official (UN recognised) camps in the region
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MATCH INFO
What: 2006 World Cup quarter-final
When: July 1
Where: Gelsenkirchen Stadium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Result:
England 0 Portugal 0
(Portugal win 3-1 on penalties)
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Joker: Folie a Deux
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson
Director: Todd Phillips
Rating: 2/5
Sri Lanka-India Test series schedule
- 1st Test India won by 304 runs at Galle
- 2nd Test Thursday-Monday at Colombo
- 3rd Test August 12-16 at Pallekele
Nepotism is the name of the game
Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, is one of Bollywood’s most legendary screenwriters. Through his partnership with co-writer Javed Akhtar, Salim is credited with having paved the path for the Indian film industry’s blockbuster format in the 1970s. Something his son now rules the roost of. More importantly, the Salim-Javed duo also created the persona of the “angry young man” for Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1970s, reflecting the angst of the average Indian. In choosing to be the ordinary man’s “hero” as opposed to a thespian in new Bollywood, Salman Khan remains tightly linked to his father’s oeuvre. Thanks dad.
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Family: wife, four children, 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren
Reads: Newspapers, historical, religious books and biographies
Education: High school in Thatta, a city now in Pakistan
Regrets: Not completing college in Karachi when universities were shut down following protests by freedom fighters for the British to quit India
Happiness: Work on creative ideas, you will also need ideals to make people happy
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Dir: The Russo Brothers
Starring: Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Junior, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen
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How to protect yourself when air quality drops
Install an air filter in your home.
Close your windows and turn on the AC.
Shower or bath after being outside.
Wear a face mask.
Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.
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Artist: Coldplay
Label: Parlophone/Atlantic
Number of tracks: 10
Rating: 3/5
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