LONDON: Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, on Sunday moved to dispel rumours the club could be sold to overseas investors.
STUTTGART, Germany: The United States women's team booked its Olympic berth in style on Sunday, upstaging 2008 Games hosts China to earn its ticket to Beijing during qualifying at the world gymnastics championships here.
NEW YORK: Martina Hingis considers herself a better tennis player today than in 1997 when she won three Grand Slam titles, even though the former teen star knows she is a longshot for another US Open title.
OSAKA, Japan: American Bernard Lagat upset defending champion Rashid Ramzi to scoop the world 1,500m title yesterday, while Britain pulled off a rare one-two in the women's 400m.
NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova opened the defense of her US Open crown in commanding style on Tuesday by overpowering Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-0, 6-1 in under an hour.
NEW YORK: World No 1s Roger Federer and Justine Henin breezed past qualifiers on Monday into the second round of the US Open while reigning Grand Slam champions Serena and Venus Williams also advanced comfortably.
NEW YORK: John Isner's remarkable summer continued on Monday when the tour rookie knocked out 26th seed Jarkko Nieminen in first-round action at the US Open.
OSAKA, Japan: Pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva won gold yesterday but failed in a world record attempt, as Kenyan runners held sway on the track at the World Athletics Championships.
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