MELBOURNE: Built like a prizefighter, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pummeled world No 2 Rafael Nadal into submission to reach the Australian Open final on a spectacular yesterday night at Melbourne Park.
MELBOURNE: Roger Federer was at his dominant best Wednesday to book a place in the Australian Open semifinals as Ana Ivanovic brought Venus Williams' tournament to a halt.
NEW YORK: Steve Nash helped the Phoenix Suns overturn a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and post a 114-105 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur reached the League Cup final after ending a nine-year winless streak against Arsenal on Tuesday, an emphatic 5-1 victory earning a 6-2 aggregate triumph over its weakened north London neighbors.
SALVO, North Carolina: Suspended Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin has appealed his four-year doping ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), his attorney said on Tuesday.
LONDON: Tennis is the most popular sport with punters after horse racing and soccer, the general counsel for the internet betting exchange Betfair said on Monday.
NYON, Switzerland: FIFA and UEFA have agreed to pay around $252 million over the next six years to compensate clubs whose players take part in World Cups and European championships.
HOUSTON: Yao Ming scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Tracy McGrady provided a boost off the bench Monday to lead the Houston Rockets over Seattle 96-89 in an NBA game.
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