Federer begins clay-court season in winning style

ESTORIL, Portugal: Roger Federer made a solid start to his clay-court season, relying on the counsel of provisional coach Jose Higueras to advance into the second round of the Estoril Open on Tuesday.

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Late Wigan goal dents Chelsea's title hopes

LONDON: Chelsea's hopes of winning the Premier League took a huge dent at Stamford Bridge on Monday when an injury-time goal from Emile Heskey gave the relegation-threatened visitor a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Controversial free throws give Cavs win

PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia 76ers were brought back from their locker room to watch Devin Brown sink two free throws with 0.2 seconds left for the Cleveland Cavaliers to win 91-90 in the NBA on Monday.

Harrison youngest to win main-draw match in 6 yrs

HOUSTON: Fifteen-year-old Ryan Harrison beat Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-4, 6-3 in the US Clay Court Championship on Monday to become the 10th player in the Open era to win a main-draw match before his 16th birthday.

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Immelman clinches maiden major

AUGUSTA, Georgia: Trevor Immelman survived a double bogey at the 16th hole to become the first South African to win the US Masters in 30 years with a three-stroke victory on Sunday.

Grand slams power Sox past Tigers

CHICAGO: Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each hit grand slams to back Javier Vazquez's strong start, and the White Sox pounded the struggling Detroit Tigers 11-0 on Sunday.

Lakers rout Spurs to seize top spot

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers took sole possession of first place in the Western Conference and moved closer to being the top playoff seed with a crushing 106-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

Devils gladly take 'lucky' overtime win

NEW YORK: The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime in Game 3 on Sunday to claw their way back into the NHL's Eastern Conference playoff series.