NEW YORK (Reuters) - Number 11 seed Elena Dementieva recovered from a first-set slump to continue her strong record against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova with 7-5 6-2 win Friday.
It was the 16th career meeting in a decade between the two and the Russian took her tally of wins against Hantuchova to ...
Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad received a six-game ban and a fine for his role in a clash with Morgan and others during the fracas, MLB said Friday in a release.
The league ruled that Volstad had intentionally thrown the ball at Morgan on two occasions and that he was involved in fighting after ...
The 28-year-old Roethlisberger, who won Super Bowls with Pittsburgh in 2006 and 2009, was suspended in April for the first six games of the upcoming regular season without pay although no charges were filed.
Roethlisberger was told to undergo a behavioral evaluation as part of his suspension and ...
ORIHUELA, Spain (Reuters) - Italian Alessandro Petacchi put his legal problems to one side to roar to a landmark 20th stage victory in the Tour of Spain on Friday.
The veteran Lampre rider accelerated away in a bunch sprint in Orihuela that decided the 187.1-km seventh stage.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Sam Stosur extended her best-ever run at the U.S. Open on Friday when she beat Italy's Sara Errani 6-2 6-3 to reach the fourth round.
The fifth seed cruised through the opening set but had to come from a break down to win the second and secure her place in the last ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There was an old-fashioned fight at the U.S. Open on Thursday but not the one tournament officials wanted to see.
Instead of happening on the court, the scuffle broke out in the upper deck, high above Arthur Ashe Stadium where Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner were locked ...
ROVERETO, Italy (Reuters) - A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in northern Italy.
Caster Semenya, the women's 800 meters world champion is alongside 2004 Olympic men's 100 gold medalist Justin ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rejuvenated by the familiar surroundings of the U.S. Open, New Yorker James Blake promised to deliver some inspired tennis if his broken-down body will allow him to compete at a higher level.
Blake, who defied a host of ailments to beat Canada's Peter Polansky 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-4 ...
Passion will also be running high when holders Spain take on Greece, also on Saturday, in a repeat of the 2006 final. Favorites the United States play Angola on Monday while Argentina and Brazil lock horns in a South American derby on Tuesday.
The Serbians have had more success than the Croats ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Former Olympic figure skating champion Yevgeny Plushenko is still determined to compete at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics despite the indefinite ban imposed on him last month.
The Russian was banned by the International Skating Union (ISU) for skipping the world championships ...
