Sharapova says she’ll return to singles action next week in Warsaw

October 9th, 2009 WARSAW - Two Polish soldiers were killed and four injured Friday in an attack in Afghanistan. A bomb exploded under their vehicle in Wardak Province, in the country's central-east region, according to the Polish news agency PAP, which quoted a military spokesman in Warsaw.

July 29th, 2009 Earnings Preview: Shell to report fall in 2Q pftAMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC is scheduled to report second-quarter financial results Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

July 28th, 2009 WARSAW - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday visited the Warsaw Uprising museum and praised Poles' love of freedom in their fight against the Nazi German occupation during World War II. In a visit coming just ahead of the 65th anniversary of the start of the uprising on Aug 1, 1944, the Dalai Lama said the museum exhibition showed how bitter the fighting had been.

July 21st, 2009 Scuffles at Warsaw market over eviction planWARSAW, Poland — Traders at a Warsaw market clashed Tuesday with police and other officials trying to evict them from the hall where their stalls are located, leaving 12 officers injured. Stall owners barricaded themselves inside the downtown hall and sprayed fire extinguishers at bailiffs and security guards in an effort to prevent them entering, trader representative Damian Grabinski said.

June 27th, 2009 Russia's Putin invites role for Shell in SakhalinMOSCOW — Russia's RIA news agency says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has invited Royal Dutch Shell PLS to participate in developing two oil fields on Sakhalin island. The news agency quotes Putin as telling Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer that his company's participation in the Sakhalin 3 and Sakhalin 4 projects is "highly possible." In 2007, Shell was forced to sell its controlling stake in Sakhalin 2 to state-controlled Gazprom for $7.5 billion as the Kremlin stepped up pressure on foreign energy companies in an effort to consolidate control over Russia's largest hydrocarbon deposits.

June 19th, 2009 Shell says it has discovered gas field near NorwayAMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has discovered a new gas field off the coast of Norway. Spokesman Shaun Wiggins says the company cannot confirm any details about the size of the find, but plans to release additional information later Friday.

June 10th, 2009 Shell station sells gas blended with wheat biofuelAMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has begun selling gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol derived from wheat straw at a Shell station in Ottawa, Canada. Though there are now thousands of gas stations worldwide that sell gasoline blends containing some ethanol fermented from corn or sugar cane, the Ottawa station is believed to be the first to sell ethanol derived from straw, Shell said.

June 6th, 2009 Poland honors John Paul II with monument in WarsawWARSAW, Poland — Poland on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's first pilgrimage to his homeland, unveiling a giant cross monument in central Warsaw in honor of the late Polish-born pontiff. The 30-foot (nine-meter) tall white granite cross stands on the site where John Paul II delivered a Mass in 1979 in then-communist Poland.

May 5th, 2009 Zhang wins gold at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Olympic champion Zhang Yining of China defeated defending champion and compatriot Guo Yue in six sets Tuesday to win women's singles title at the table tennis world championships. The top-seeded Zhang recovered from a two-set deficit for a 10-12, 3-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 win over the second-seeded Guo at Yokohama Arena.

May 5th, 2009 China sweeps singles gold at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Wang Hao of China defeated compatriot Wang Liqin in straight sets Tuesday to win the men's singles title at the table tennis world championships. The top-seeded Wang took control from the first set on his way to an 11-9, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9 win over the fifth-seeded Wang.

April 29th, 2009 Table tennis wants revised schedule for 2012 GamesYOKOHAMA, Japan — The International Table Tennis Federation wants to alter the schedule for the 2012 London Olympics so that singles matches are played ahead of the team events. Team events were played before the singles competition at the Beijing Games, but the ITTF will propose to the International Olympic Committee that singles matches be staged first in London.

January 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - World No.1 Rafael Nadal, as expected, is the top seed in the Australian Open men's singles tennis championship. But it may well prove to be a dubious honour as only few top seeds in the past have gone on to win the championship.

January 10th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Defending champion Maria Sharapova Sunday withdrew from the Australian Open due to a slow return from the chronic shoulder problems which have kept her off court since last summer. The Russian's management dropped the bombshell to tournament organisers, saying she is still not ready to compete after autumn arthroscopic surgery and rehabilitation.

January 7th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The Australian Open tennis tournament has lost injured world No.5 five Nikolay Davydenko as the Russian withdrew due to a nagging heel injury. The opening Grand Slam of the season suffered its first high-profile defection through the pullout.

January 6th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian Open tennis tournament director Craig Tiley is confident that defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will play this year. Tiley said Sharapova would be at Melbourne Park, despite having played just one match since July because of shoulder surgery.