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/ 25 December 2007

Help for immigrants divides US congregations

He doesn’t speak Spanish and has no idea what America should do about illegal immigration, but Reverend Larry Kreps knows he’s now on a list somewhere of people willing to help illegal immigrants in a time of crisis. Months ago, a member of Kreps’ suburban Ohio congregation was looking for a place where local Hispanics could meet.

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/ 16 August 2005

Federer struggles to victory

Roger Federer, playing his first match since lifting the Wimbledon title in early July, struggled to a ragged 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 victory over James Blake at the Cincinnati Masters on Monday. The Swiss world number one’s last match was the final over Andy Roddick that clinched a third consecutive Wimbledon title.

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/ 16 August 2005

Andy Roddick regains his rhythm

A relieved Andy Roddick re-established his hardcourt game with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Austrian Jurgen Melzer on Monday, finally getting in the win column in the summer Masters Series. The fifth seed, who lost in his opening match a week ago in Montreal to eventual semifinalist Paul-Henri Mathieu, returned to form in the familiar surrounds of an event he won in 2003.