RIO DE JANEIRO: A player was arrested after being sent off in a Brazilian championship match and riot police used pepper spray and truncheons in fights on his teammates on the pitch on Sunday.
BERLIN: Kenyan teenager Pamela Jelimo clocked the fastest women's 800m for nearly 11 years in only her fourth race over two laps at the Berlin Golden League meeting on Sunday.
MUGELLO, Italy: Yamaha's Valentino Rossi consolidated his MotoGP championship lead on Sunday by cruising to his seventh consecutive Italian Grand Prix win.
PARIS: Serbia hogged the French Open limelight on Sunday when first Ana Ivanovic raced and then Jelena Jankovic hobbled into the quarterfinals before Novak Djokovic hammered another nail in the coffin of home hopes.
PARIS: Torrential rain washed away top seed Maria Sharapova's much-anticipated French Open bow yesterday as Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova sailed into the second round.
PARIS: China's Yan Zi, whose dream of Olympic gold has kept her battling despite injury and tragedy at home, fell at the first hurdle at the French Open on Monday.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan: The Detroit Pistons shut down the Boston Celtics on Monday with a grinding 94-75 win to even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2.
DETROIT: The Detroit Red Wings produced another outstanding defensive effort to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday and tighten their grip on the Stanley Cup.
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