Liu wins 110m hurdles at Prefontaine meet

EUGENE, Oregon: Olympic champion and world record holder Liu Xiang of China won the 110m hurdles in 13.23 seconds after American record holder Dominique Arnold hit the sixth hurdle and ended seventh.

Dennis hails 'faultless' Hamilton's maiden victory

MONTREAL: Lewis Hamilton's maiden Formula One victory, in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, was hailed as "faultless" by McLaren team boss Ron Dennis while the driver's father said his son was capable of winning the world championship.

Parker puts Spurs in control of series

SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Overconfident after seizing a 29-point lead, the San Antonio Spurs squandered most of that edge Sunday before holding off Cleveland 103-92 in the National Basketball Association Finals.

Ferrari see red after Montreal disaster

MONTREAL: Ferrari licked their wounds on Sunday after a Canadian Grand Prix that turned out to be worse than they had feared.

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Ivanovic demolishes Sharapova to reach final

PARIS: Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic demolished the brittle and error-plagued challenge of Russian golden girl Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 yesterday to reach the French Open final.

Ducks celebrate Stanley Cup glory

ANAHEIM, California: Travis Moen scored on a deflection and was credited with another goal on an Ottawa defensive blunder as Anaheim beat the Senators 6-2 to capture the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history.

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Shaken but not stirred, Federer tames Robredo

PARIS: Roger Federer's 36-set record winning streak in grand slam tournaments was snapped by Tommy Robredo on Tuesday but that did not stop the Swiss from sweeping into the French Open semi-finals with a 7-5 1-6 6-1 6-2 victory.

Henin on track to match Seles' Paris best

PARIS: Justine Henin's absence from the season's opening grand slam in Australia appears to have increased her hunger to succeed in the French Open.

Ahead of 2010 World Cup, Africa struggles with image

JOHANNESBURG: Two soccer related disasters in Africa at the weekend have set back efforts to project a positive image of the 2010 World Cup finals.