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Veteran's guile vindicates Venus

It was inevitable after such an energetic performance in her second-round win over Stefanie Voegele at the Australian Open on Wednesday that Venus Williams would be asked about transcending the generations.

Tired Tommy goes down swinging

Tommy Haas already has a job as the tournament director at Indian Wells in California when he finally decides to hang up his racket after two decades on tour.

Karlovic left longing for more after ace-tastic epic

Marathon man Ivo Karlovic said he had been hoping to set a world record for the longest tennis match before his epic 84-game victory over Horacio Zeballos ended on Tuesday.

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Federer's musical mad

Curry cranks it up to crush Cavs

Now everybody can sit back for a few months and envision the possibility of another scintillating NBA Finals between Cleveland and Golden State.

Energized Embiid invigorates Sixers

Once Joel Embiid regained his footing, the Philadelphia 76ers were fine.

Zlatan zaps 'kindergarten' critics

Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Monday dismissed media pressure as "like kindergarten" compared to the pressure he places on himself every time he suits up for Manchester United.

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Zhang spearheads Chinese challenge

After breezing into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday, Zhang Shuai said she and a group of Chinese players who have grown up training together are making big strides in their quest for international stardom.