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Serena Williams had to withdraw in Rome. Tennis Serena withdraws from quarterfinal match: Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match against Alize Cornet at the Italian Open in Rome on Friday because of a back problem, and older sister Venus Williams was defeated by defending champion...
His Olympic dream suddenly revived, Oscar Pistorius can get back to what he loves most -- running.Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, was cleared Friday to compete in his bid to qualify for the Beijing Games.The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a ruling by the...
DOUBLE AMPUTEE WINS APPEAL FOR OLYMPIC BID Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, was cleared yesterday to compete in his bid to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He is the first to acknowledge it will be a challenge to make it to the Aug. 8-24 Beijing Games. He...
Defending champion Roger Federer cruised into the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters by defeating Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. Novak Djokovic also made the final four, downing Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3. Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal, who defeated Carlos Moya, 6-1, 6-3. "I played a very...
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS • May 16, 2008 Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic. Byrd, seeking his fourth PGA Tour victory, shared the lead with Kenny...
JEFF BROOKE From Saturday's Globe and Mail 1. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY Did we really need two weeks of games to tell us that Canada, Sweden, Finland and Russia are the four best hockey nations in the world? Nevertheless, the meaningless rounds at the world hockey championship are over and...
Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised yesterday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. “My mistake,” Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. “I'm not broke,...
Rafael Nadal had no birthday gift for Andy Murray, winning in straight sets Thursday to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters. Nadal won 6-3, 6-2 against Murray, who turned 21. Defending champion Roger Federer breezed past Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-2. The...
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -Rafael Nadal had no birthday gift for Andy Murray, winning in straight sets Thursday to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters. Nadal won 6-3, 6-2 against Murray, who turned 21. Defending champion Roger Federer breezed past Robin...
Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis as a result of Justine Henin's retirement. Henin, who announced her retirement on Wednesday at the age of 25, has asked to be removed from the rankings, the WTA Tour said yesterday. That means Sharapova will automatically become No....
