NEW YORK: World No 1s Roger Federer and Justine Henin breezed past qualifiers on Monday into the second round of the US Open while reigning Grand Slam champions Serena and Venus Williams also advanced comfortably.
NEW YORK: John Isner's remarkable summer continued on Monday when the tour rookie knocked out 26th seed Jarkko Nieminen in first-round action at the US Open.
OSAKA, Japan: Pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva won gold yesterday but failed in a world record attempt, as Kenyan runners held sway on the track at the World Athletics Championships.
OSAKA, Japan: Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell admitted yesterday that he gave up during his world 100m final showdown with new champion Tyson Gay.
OSAKA, Japan: The unstoppable Kenenisa Bekele blitzed the field to win a third-straight 10,000m world title as Jamaica's Veronica Campbell was crowned 100m queen yesterday.
OSAKA, Japan: Carolina Kluft outdid heptathlon great Jackie Joyner-Kersee by becoming the first woman to win three world titles, but she does not think she will ever beat the American's world record.
QINGDAO: Danish brothers Peter and Soren Hansen have been truants for the past two years - the two university students spend almost 200 days a year sailing when they should be in the classroom.
QINGDAO: The biggest party in Qingdao last night was that enjoyed by British sailors celebrating a haul of five gold medals and a silver at the Olympic sailing test event.
QINGDAO: A top-ranking International Sailing Federation (ISAF) official can't wait for next year's Olympics after watching the test regatta unfold off Qingdao in the past two weeks.
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