BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela: An exuberant Argentina routed Peru 4-0 while Mexico thrashed 10-man Paraguay 6-0 on Sunday to complete an extraordinary sequence of one-sided quarterfinals at the Copa America.
PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela: Defending champions Brazil beat Ecuador 1-0 to complete the quarterfinal line-up at the Copa America on Wednesday after Chile had also advanced to the last eight by holding Mexico to a goalless draw.
LONDON: Rafael Nadal staged a rousing comeback from two sets down to defeat gallant Russian Mikhail Youzhny yesterday and reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
STOCKHOLM: Bjorn Borg hopes Roger Federer will equal his five successive Wimbledon wins this year and believes the Swiss can add further to the tally.
LOS ANGELES: Five years after retiring from top-level tennis, Pete Sampras is confident he can still challenge the best over three sets on his favourite grasscourt surface.
LONDON: Rafael Nadal needed 20 minutes and five match points yesterday finally to dispose of Robin Soderling 6-4 6-4 6-7 4-6 7-5 in a rain-hit Wimbledon third round match that spanned three days.
LONDON: The day that the rain came down, Goran Ivanisevic knew that his days as Wimbledon's nearly man were over.
VALENCIA, Spain: Swiss syndicate Alinghi recovered from a last-gasp boat handling disaster yesterday to beat Emirates Team New Zealand by just one second and retain the America's Cup, sailing's most prestigious competition.
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