PARIS: Roland Garros seeds David Nalbandian and James Blake were sent crashing out of the French Open at the second-round stage yesterday.
PARIS: China's Zheng Jie gave her hopes of playing in the singles tournament at the Olympic Games a major boost on Wednesday when she became the only Chinese player left in the French Open by reaching the second round.
NEW YORK: China's world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang said on Wednesday that he feels added pressure to win at the Beijing Games but expects to share the limelight with basketball star Yao Ming.
BOSTON: Kevin Garnett scored 33 points and Ray Allen chipped in 29 as the Boston Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons 106-102 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the National Basketball Association semifinals.
PARIS: Maria Sharapova narrowly avoided becoming the first women's top seed in French Open history to lose in the opening round yestrday.
PARIS: Yannick Noah, who is marking the 25th anniversary of his French Open title, sprang to the defense of his son Joakim on Tuesday after the basketball star was arrested for possession of marijuana.
SAN ANTONIO: The Los Angeles Lakers handed the defending champion San Antonio Spurs their first home defeat of the playoffs Tuesday to take a stranglehold on their NBA semifinal series.
SAN FRANCISCO: A jury began its deliberations on Tuesday in the case of Trevor Graham, the controversial athletics coach whose anonymous tip helped spark the largest doping scandal in sports.
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