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can stomach her sister's name emblazoned on the singles trophy, she even accepted the smaller room in their rented house, but she put her foot down to snatch back the Wimbledon [ Images ] title on Saturday. Her emphatic 7-6, 6-2 victory over 29-year-old Venus to capture an 11th Grand Slam singles title on Independence Day will not make any classic Wimbledon compilation DVDs, but it was razor-sharp, ruthless and just too hot for her elder sibling. Venus strode out on a sunlit Centre Court having not dropped a set at the grasscourt Grand Slam since the third round in 2007 and relinquished 19 games to reach the final this year. She seemed poised to complete a hat-trick of women's singles titles last achieved by Steffi Graf [ Images ] in 1993 but in the end she was forced to play second fiddle in the 21st career meeting of the... [read full story]
DENHAM SPRINGS — Springfield senior Kevin Henderson hit two free throws with 31 seconds remaining as Springfield rallied for a 52-51 victory over Southern Lab in the tightest game at the Grady Hornsby Classic on Monday. Tara...
The logo and visual identity of the 2012 UEFA European Championship will be unveiled, along with the slogan of the competition, in a special ceremony in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv on 14 December. Unveiling UEFA President Michel...
Hamburg- Bayern Munich's fate in the Champions League is out of their hands as they take on Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday. The fate of coach Louis van Gaal meanwhile hangs in the balance. Exit from a competition Bayern won in 2001...
David Beckham said it will be a challenge for him to make the team at AC Milan when he begins his loan spell in Italy but he is confident he will be able to break into the Serie A side. Beckham was on the losing side in the MLS...
