CLIFTON, New Jersey: Annika Sorenstam, who won the 72nd title of her LPGA career on Sunday, will retire at the conclusion of the 2008 season, the 37-year-old Swedish superstar announced here on Tuesday.
PARIS: The Dakar Rally switches continents next year with a gruelling 9,000 km event planned for Argentina and Chile.
NEW YORK: National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell brought down the curtain on the "Spygate" scandal here on Tuesday after meeting with former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh.
ROME: World No 2 Maria Sharapova said on Monday that she had struck a deal with the WTA over a publicity photo shoot she had claimed she was being forced into on the eve of the Italian Open.
MADRID: Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard gave a rare display of emotion after his side's 3-2 loss to Real Mallorca on Sunday, admitting he was upset that his last match at the Nou Camp had ended in defeat.
JAKARTA: Badminton's powerbrokers admitted yesterday they needed to re-examine the rules after South Korea threw a match at the prestigious Thomas Cup here.
MANCHESTER, England: Premier League champion Manchester United is determined to build on its latest success and will strengthen its squad to do so, chief executive David Gill said.
HAMBURG, Germany: Having dominated men's tennis for nearly three years, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's monopoly is under threat with Novak Djokovic admitting he is playing the best tennis of his life.
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