King says women's game is clean

LONDON: Tennis great Billie Jean King said she would be surprised if women's tennis became embroiled in the match-fixing allegations that have overshadowed the men's game in 2007.

Colombia, Venezuela snatch dramatic wins

RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina lost its unbeaten record in 2010 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday as Colombia took advantage of a first-half red card for Argentina's Carlos Tevez to win their match 2-1, while Venezuela hit back three times to beat Bolivia 5-3.

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Magic curse Celtics with their first loss

NEW YORK: The Orlando Magic became the first team to defeat the Celtics this season, bringing an end to Boston's eight-game winning streak with a 104-102 home victory on Sunday.

Brady and Moss lead Pats to perfect 10

NEW YORK: Tom Brady passed for five touchdowns, throwing four to Randy Moss in the first half, to guide the unbeaten New England Patriots to a 56-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills and their 10th successive win on Sunday.

Glavine returns to Braves

ATLANTA: Tom Glavine returned to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, agreeing to an $8 million, one-year contract.

Brazil held in Peru

RIO DE JANEIRO: Kaka produced another superb strike to help Brazil draw 1-1 away to Peru in Sunday's World Cup qualifiers, while Marcelo Salas scored his first international goals in more than two years in Chile's 2-2 away draw to Uruguay.

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Nadal beats Djokovic to advance

SHANGHAI: David Ferrer of Spain got his third straight win here yesterday at the Shanghai Masters Cup to qualify for the semifinals, but it was a dazzling battle between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, two of the most entertaining players on the tour, that stole the spotlight.

Umpires: Hawk-Eye use good for tennis

SHANGHAI: Line umpires are supposed to focus on where tennis balls drop - inside or outside the line. It sounds like a simple job, but all that assumed simplicity evaporates as soon as a player gets riled up over a questionable call.

Williams sisters to team up in Australian Open doubles

SYDNEY: Venus and Serena Williams are planning to join forces in the Australian Open women's doubles competition for the first time in five years.