Technician denies Landis leak

MALIBU, California: A laboratory technician has denied leaking information to French newspaper L'Equipe about Tour de France champion Floyd Landis testing positive for doping.

Sabres slice into Sens lead with 3-2 road win

OTTAWA: The Buffalo Sabres struck early before grinding out a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, a win that staved off elimination in Game Four of their Eastern Conference finals series.

Federer and Nadal battle through

HAMBURG: Roger Federer scraped into the third round of the Hamburg Masters with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Juan Monaco on Wednesday, while Rafael Nadal stretched his claycourt winning streak to 78 matches.

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Jazz end Warriors' dream run

NEW YORK: The Utah Jazz eliminated the Golden State Warriors from the playoffs on Tuesday with a 100-87 victory in Game Five of the Western Conference semifinals.

Mourinho arrested in dog row

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been arrested in a row with police officers over his dog, a police source said yesterday.

Hasek, Holmstrom lead Red Wings rout

ANAHEIM, California: Tomas Holmstrom scored twice and had an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings took control early on the way to a 5-0 victory Tuesday night over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.

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Federer upbeat despite coaching troubles

HAMBURG, Germany: World No 1 Roger Federer confirmed on Monday that he would be bidding to complete his Grand Slam collection without a coach after blaming "lack of communication" for his surprise split with Tony Roche at the weekend.

Senators close to final as Alfredsson cuts down Sabres

OTTAWA: The Ottawa Senators took a huge step toward the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday when they beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 with a lucky goal to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.