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Sania expresses desire to play in Pakistan!

Karachi, Aug 13: India's tennis ace Sania Mirza has expressed her desire to play exhibition matches in Pakistan if such an opportunity comes her way in future. Sania, who pulled out of her women's singles first round match...

Olympic tennis results

Following are the results from the Beijing Olympic tennis event on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): Men's singles second round: 10-Gilles Simon, France, bt Guillermo Canas, Argentina, 7-5, 6-1 17-Tomas Berdych, Czech...

Olympic roundup: Stars come out

Williams sisters, Federer, Nadal win; Wade leads basketball •Archery Native Georgian Khatuna Lorig, now competing for the United States, reached the quarterfinals of the women's individual competition yesterday by winning...

Rogers, Dalhausser Win Again on the Sand; Williamses Cruise

From News Services Wednesday, August 13, 2008; Page E13 Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have advanced to the Olympic beach volleyball medal round with a straight-sets victory yesterday over Argentina. The reigning world...

U.S..softball teameam rocVenezuelae11-01-0 in opener

Picking up where it left off in the Athens Games, the U.S. Olympic softball team started its bid for a fourth straight gold medal with an 11-0 rout of Venezuela on Tuesday that set an Olympic record for runs scored in a game.

Vaidisova Commits To Pilot Pen

By PAUL DOYLE | The Hartford Courant Nicole Vaidisova, ranked seventh in the world last year, will make her Pilot Pen Tennis debut next week in New Haven. Vaidisova, currently No. 20, committed to the tournament Tuesday after...

China women take gold

BEIJING — The biggest, fiercest rivalry between the U.S. and Chinese Olympic teams involves the tiniest athletes on both teams, the pony-tailed pixies with rock-hard muscles and nerves of steel. Women's gymnastics is one sport...

Eller's Sharp Shooting Yields Gold Medal

The Associated Press Published: August 13, 2008 BEIJING - On behalf of his country - and the U.S. Army - he was an Olympic champion. Eller won the gold in double trap Tuesday, the first for the U.S. in shooting at the Beijing...

Records continue to fall as Phelps scores two more golds

BEIJING - As Mark Spitz's record of seven golds in one Games came closer to falling, world records continued to tumble. Michael Phelps of the United States is the center of attention after swimming to gold and a world record in...

Williams Sisters Triple Threat Olympic Wins

Serena and Venus Williams Win Singles Matches, Team Up for Doubles Win at Beijing Olympics By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer BEIJING August 12, 2008 (AP) Serena Williams, of the United States, hits a return to Olga Govortsova, of...