NEW YORK: Venus and Serena Williams served their way into the US Open quarterfinals with impressive straight-sets victories on Sunday, setting up a possible clash between the American sisters in the final four.
MADRID: Wesley Sneijder may not sell as many Real Madrid shirts as David Beckham but the Dutch international, who inherited the England star's No 23 shirt, certainly has his dead-ball skills, scoring twice as the champions crushed Villareal 5-0 on Sunday.
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.
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