WTA Tour's tallest woman stretches to second round

PARIS: She's 1.90 meters (6-foot-3), so the coach of Uzbekistan's national basketball team keeps trying to recruit her. Akgul Amanmuradova is sticking with tennis instead, and the tallest woman on the WTA Tour is in the French Open's second round.

Beijing taekwondo competition wide open

SEOUL: Skilled fighters are emerging from so many countries that the taekwondo tournament at next year's Beijing Olympics could be the most open ever, the head of the sport's world governing body said.

Woods juggles own event with birth of first child

WASHINGTON: Tiger Woods, a master of time management, accepts he may have to sacrifice playing in his own tournament because of the impending arrival of his first child.

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Asafa Powell clocks under 10 seconds in 2007 debut

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South American nations angry at FIFA's lofty ban

LA PAZ: Andean countries vowed on Monday to fight a ban by FIFA on high-altitude soccer matches, with Bolivian President Evo Morales saying the measure discriminated against mountainous nations.

UEFA president calls for elitist G-14 to disband

ZURICH: UEFA President Michel Platini on Monday called for the G-14 to disband and drop its lawsuits claiming compensation for players injured on international duty.

McClaren struggles, but fellow deputy Low has Germany on a high

BERLIN: While England's Steve McClaren and Germany's Joachim Low had a similar journey to become national coach of their countries, they have trod different paths of success on the road to Euro 2008.

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Federer shines as sun returns at Open

PARIS: Roger Federer's latest bid to add the French Open to his glittering collection of 10 Grand Slam titles got off to a winning start at Roland Garros yesterday.

Girl power not enough at soaking Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS: Maybe this is the surest sign that women racers are no different than their male rivals: Danica Patrick, Sarah Fisher and Milka Duno were all ticked off after the Indianapolis 500.

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