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.
MELBOURNE: Maria Sharapova was ready to play three or four hours but didn't need to. Serena Williams did and ended up with two losses to show for it.
NEW YORK: The New England Patriots will face one more challenge in their bid for a perfect season: a Super Bowl meeting with the surprising New York Giants.
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic wore down the tenacious but battle-weary Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets to power into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday.
LONDON: England's Mark Selby joined snooker luminaries John Spencer, Doug Mountjoy, Terry Griffiths and Stephen Hendry on Sunday by winning the British Masters on his first attempt.
PHOENIX, Arizona: Amare Stoudemire scored 28 points to earn the Phoenix Suns a 116-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday, their fifth successive home win.
MELBOURNE: Roger Federer stepped up his unrelenting charge toward a third successive Australian Open title with an emphatic win yesterday, but Venus Williams had to dig deep to reach the third round.
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