Olajuwon, Ewing, Riley elected to Hall of Fame

SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Two of basketball's most dominant former centers, 7-footers Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing, were among the seven new Hall of Fame inductees named on Monday.

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Jones demands justice for Cardiff

LONDON: Cardiff manager Dave Jones has pleaded with football's governing bodies not to ruin his side's FA Cup fairy tale after the Welsh club beat Barnsley 1-0 to book a place in the final.

Barcelona frustrated as Real stumbles toward title

MADRID: Barcelona once again failed to capitalize on the latest Real Madrid slip with a 0-0 draw against Getafe on Sunday keeping it seven points behind the league leader.

Ferdinand injury adds to United's woes

MIDDLESBROUGH, England: Manchester United faced a defensive injury crisis after Rio Ferdinand became the latest addition to its growing casualty list.

Inter back on track with win at Atalanta

ROME: Inter Milan, which had seen its once seemingly invincible 11-point Serie A lead whittled down to just one, stopped the rot on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Atalanta to go four points clear with six games left.

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Nadal outguns Blake in 3 sets in quarterfinal

MIAMI: World No 2 Rafael Nadal powered to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over James Blake on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open.

Carmakers put pressure on disgraced Mosley

MANAMA, Bahrain: Leading Formula One car manufacturers put pressure on Max Mosley to resign as president of the sport's governing body yesterday after a sex scandal involving the Briton.

Knicks pick Walsh to turn struggling team around

NEW YORK: Donnie Walsh was named president of the New York Knicks on Wednesday and immediately pledged to take the struggling franchise back into the NBA's elite.

Arenas comes back, but Wizards still lose to Bucks

WASHINGTON: Gilbert Arenas made a surprise return on Wednesday night after 66 games away, but Ramon Sessions provided the Arenas-like dramatics with a 19-foot jumper at the buzzer to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 110-109 victory over the Wizards.