An aching Roger Federer made a seamless transition from slick blue clay to the slower red dirt on Wednesday as he saw off Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the Rome Masters.
World number one Victoria Azarenka suffered a blow to her French Open preparations when she was forced to pull out of the Italian Open with a right shoulder injury.
The United States Olympic Committee's media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal table in London.
The Olympic Flame Torch Relay for the 2012 London Games continued its trip across Greece on Tuesday, braving rain, as it nears Athens for the handing over ceremony on Thursday.
Guangzhou Evergrande, China's only hope for AFC Champions League, escaped the Thunder Castle Stadium of Thailand's Buriram United with a late 2-1 win on Tuesday.
When the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City last met, Metta World Peace delivered an elbow that sent the Thunder's James Harden home with a concussion.
After taking out the top seed in the Eastern Conference in the opening round of the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers weren't about to get discouraged by a one-point loss to Boston to start the second round.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Monday he wasn't concerned by rival and newly-crowned Premier League champion Manchester City's ability to out bid it in the transfer market.
Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mock tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations.
Beijing bronze medalists aiming to top the podium this time around in London, Tang Zhe reports.
New York Knicks' point guard Jeremy Lin will be named to the 2012 USA Select Team, the squad that will practice against the US Olympic team this summer in preparation for the London Olympics, ESPN reports Monday.
Tiger Woods has called on the PGA Tour to punish slow play with penalty strokes rather than the current practice of handing out undisclosed fines.
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