Vizquel sets record for games at shortstop

MIAMI: San Francisco's Omar Vizquel set the Major League Baseball record for games played at shortstop Sunday when he played in both games of a doubleheader against the Florida Marlins.

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Tearful Kuerten bids fond farewell

PARIS: Gustavo Kuerten briefly rekindled his Parisian love affair on Sunday before bidding a tearful farewell to the French Open.

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Lakers stun Spurs with big comeback

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers mounted a dramatic second-half comeback to record an 89-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals opener on Wednesday.

Ferguson savors sweetest victory, but not for long

MOSCOW: Sir Alex Ferguson will savor a Champions League triumph over Chelsea that has cemented his standing as one of the greatest coaches in European football.

Shades of Zidane blight Drogba's Moscow night

MOSCOW: Didier Drogba could have been Chelsea's hero in the Champions League final on what may have been his last appearance for the club, but instead he ended it banished in disgrace.

Solid return for Colon

BOSTON: Bartolo Colon made a solid return to the majors after recovering from an elbow injury, posting his first win since last June as Boston beat Kansas City 6-3 on Wednesday.

Grant's wife says English media target her husband

JERUSALEM: Chelsea coach Avram Grant's wife Tsofit has accused the English media of being "hungry for the raw flesh" of her husband in an Israeli television interview aired on Wednesday minutes before the Champions League final.

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Celtics take it to Pistons in Game 1

BOSTON: Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and Paul Pierce added 22 to lift the Boston Celtics past Detroit 88-79 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their NBA semifinal playoff series.

Ref's lawyer: Scandal goes much deeper

NEW YORK: The attorney for disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy filed a letter in US District Court claiming the gambling scandal Donaghy aided went deeper among NBA employees.