SHEFFIELD, England: Scotland's John Higgins held off a brave fightback from English qualifier Mark Selby to clinch his second world title with an 18-13 victory in a marathon final.
BUENOS AIRES: A clean-shaven, suit-wearing Diego Maradona vowed to get fit and stay healthy on Monday night, in his first public appearance since he was hospitalized for alcohol-induced hepatitis.
DETROIT, Michigan: The Detroit Pistons jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on Monday, defeating the Chicago Bulls 108-87 to stretch their lead in their NBA playoff series.
SAN JOSE: The Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 2-0 with two early goals by Mikael Samuelsson to advance to the Western Conference finals on Monday.
MYTISHCHI, Russia: Russia edged defending champions Sweden 4-2 and Canada tamed the United States 6-3 on Monday to send two of ice hockey's great rivals into the quarterfinals of the world championship undefeated.
NEW YORK: The Buffalo Sabres erupted for four goals in the second period to overcome a 1-0 deficit and beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday to clinch their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Tiger Woods stumbled on the back nine but still hung on to win the $6.4 million Wachovia Championship by two strokes on Sunday.
SHANGHAI: World champion Nicky Hayden cut a forlorn figure after finishing 12th in the China Grand Prix on Sunday and watching Casey Stoner steer his super-quick Ducati to his third MotoGP victory of the season.
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