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Roland Garros Results: Federer Vs Soderling 6-1, 7-6, 6-4

Federer Won today the 2009 roland garros title by winning against Soderling 6-1, 7-6, 6-4. This is the first Roland Garros title for Roger Federer. »»

Roland Garros Women's Final: Kuznetsova Vs Safina 6-4, 6-2

Today, played in the women's final game in Roland Garros, world number 1 Dinara Safina against Svetlana Kuznetsova, both players are from Russia and it's their first Grand Slam final one against the other. »»

Roland Garros Results: Federer Vs Del Potro 3-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

In the second semi final in roland garros today, Roger Federer faced today Juan martin Del Potro in the central court. »»

Roland Garros Results: Robin Soderling Vs Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4

The Swedish Robin Soderling won his ticket to the 2009 Roland Garros final game after an amazing match against the Chilean Fernando Gonzalez. »»

Roland Garros Results: Cibulkova Vs Sharapova 6-0, 6-2

The Slovak Dominika Cibulkova, head of series number 20, won easily her first quarter-final of a grand slam against the Russian Maria Sharapova, 6-0, 6-2 in one hour and 15 minutes. »»

Roland Garros Results : Dinara Safina Vs Victoria Azarenka, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2

World number one Dinara Safina won her match against the Belarussian head of series number 9 Victoria Azarenka 1-6,6-4,6-2. »»

Roland Garros Results : Soderling Vs Davydenko 6-1, 6-3, 6-1

Robin Soderling from Sweden, head of series number 23, has easily qualified to the semifinals of Roland Garros after beating Russian Nikolay Davydenko, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. »»

Roland Garros results : Monfils Vs Roddick 6-4, 6-2, 6-3

The French player Gael Monfils, head of series number 11, has qualified to the quarterfinals after defeating the American Andy Roddick in three sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. »»

Roland Garros results : Federer Vs Tommy Haas 6-7,5-7,6-4,6-0,6-2

Former world number one Roger Federer recovered from loosing the first two sets before qualifying to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros Monday by beating German Tommy Haas, 6-7 (4), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 in 3 hours and 7 minutes in the central court. »»

Roland Garros: Sharapova beat Na Li

Russian Maria Sharapova won her match against Chinese Na Li in three sets 6-4 0-6 6-4 after two hours and 13 minutes of play Sunday, and advances to the quarterfinals at the clay-court major for the fourth time in her career. »»

F1: Massa wins 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton wins championship

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won last Sunday's FIA Formula One (F1) 2008 Grande Prêmio Santander Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. »»

Felipe Massa wins 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton first to cross the finish line

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 ING Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, Spa, Belgium. »»

Phil Hill, first American to win the Formula One championship, dies at age 81

Phil Hill, the American Formula One racecar driver, has died today at age 81 in Salinas, California. Phil died from complications from Parkinson's Disease. He was set to travel to a historic meeting at Monterey but was rushed to hospital. His son Derek, also a racecar driver had to retire to look after his father. »»

WWE wrestler undergoes neck surgery after injury

The Stamford, Connecticut-based company World Wrestling Entertainment issued a press release last night, stating that wrestling performer John Cena is expected to recover from his injuries, after a surgery. »»

Kevin Duckworth, former NBA All-star and Trail Blazer dies age 44

Former American National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star Kevin Duckworth has died at age 44. The former Portland Trail Blazers center died on Monday of an apparent heart attack in his hotel room at Gleneden Beach, Oregon. He was in town for part of a free childrens basketball clinic being run by the Trail Blazers. His death was confirmed by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. »»

Olympic highlights: August 23, 2008

August 23, 2008 is the 14th major day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. »»

Swedish wrestler throws away Olympic bronze medal, leaves

Ara Abrahamian, an Armenian-born wrestler from Sweden, received a bronze medal in the 84kg class of Greco-Roman wrestling. During the award ceremony on Thursday, Abrahamian stepped down from the podium, took off his medal and dropped it onto the wrestling mat. He then angrily left and was later quoted as saying "I don’t care about this medal. I wanted gold." »»

Olympic highlights: August 15, 2008

August 15, 2008 is the 7th major day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. »»

Olympic highlights: August 12, 2008

August 12, 2008 is the 4th main day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. »»

Olympic highlights: August 11, 2008

August 11, 2008 is the third main day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. As a lot of the new records were in swimming events, this article has several sections on swimming races. »»

Olympic highlights: August 10, 2008

August 10, 2008 is the 2nd major day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. As a lot of the new records were in swimming events, this articles has several sections on swimming races. »»

Swimmer Michael Phelps of the U.S. wins first gold medal of 2008 Summer Olympics, breaks world record

In Beijing, China at the 2008 Summer Olympics, American Swimmer Michael Phelps has won the gold medal for the U.S. Team in the 400 individual medley swimming event. »»

Orville Moody, 1969 U.S open winner dies at age 74

American golfer Orville Moody died yesterday aged 74. He was the winner of the 1969 U.S open. »»

Olympic highlights: August 9, 2008

August 9, 2008 is the first major day of the 2008 Olympic games, this article lists some of the highlights. »»

Tennis star Sharapova out of Olympics

International tennis star Maria Sharapova will miss the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of a shoulder injury sustained during the WTA Rogers Open in Montreal, Canada. »»

IOC lifts ban on Iraqi athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted a ban on Iraqi athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics. The IOC placed a ban on the country's participation on July 24 claiming a political influence within Iraq's national Olympic committee. This came after the Iraqi government's suspension of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Iraq in May 2008. »»

Iraq banned from participating in Beijing Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has told the Iraqi Olympic Committee that Iraq can not field a team in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which are due to open in Beijing, China August 8, 2008. »»

Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 German Grand Prix

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the FIA Formula One 2008 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany. Last time McLaren driver won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim 10 years ago in 1998 and it was the Finn Mika Häkkinen. »»

Bobby Murcer, former New York Yankees player dead at 62

Bobby Murcer of the old New York Yankees has died today; he was 62. He died due to brain cancer and died at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City; Murcer's funeral is being held in that city. »»

Transfer - Samir Nasri from Olympique de Marseille to Arsenal

Arsenal announced Friday in a press release the transfer of the Olympique Marseille midfielder, Samir Nasri. »»

MotoGP: USA Grand Prix, Jamie Hacking on Kawasaki

The American pilot Jamie Hacking, star of American Superbike championship, will make his debut in MotoGP on a Kawasaki at the next USA Grand Prix, July 20th at Laguna Seca (CA). The information was announced by Kawasaki Thursday. »»

Transfer - Agreement between FC Barcelona and Arsenal for Hleb

The FC Barcelona and Arsenal have reached an agreement for the transfer of Belarusian midfielder Alexander Hleb from the British to the Spanish club, for an amount of 15 million euros, said Thursday the Spanish sports press. »»

Wimbledon Final: Rafael Nadal Vs. Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7

Today Roger Federer played against Rafael Nadal in the final of Wimbledon, this was the 18th meeting between the two players with Nadal leading 11 wins to 6, and 9 victories in the finals to 4. »»

Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 British Grand Prix

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the FIA Formula-1 2008 Santander British Grand Prix on the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England. It became the first home win in the 23 year old Briton's career in F1. Last year, he finished in third place after his former teammate Fernando Alonso. In this race Alonso finished on a 6th place in his Renault car, one lap after the winner. The last British winner here was David Coulthard in 2000 driving for McLaren. »»

Tennis: Nadal beats Murray in Wimbledon quarter final

Britain's Andy Murray today was defeated by Rafael Nadal, who is ranked as the second best tennis player in the world, in the quarter finals of the Wimbledon Championships. Nadal won by three sets to none. »»

Boxing: Pacquiao downs Davis in nine rounds

Former United States Olympian boxer David Díaz surrendered his title as World Boxing Council Lightweight champion to Filipino, Emmanuel "The Pacman" Pacquiao in the ninth round. »»

UEFA Euro 2008 Final: Spain vs. Germany result 1-0

Spain faced Germany today in the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna in the final of the UEFA EURO 2008. »»

Boxing: Pacquiao and Diaz trade verbal punches

Two days before the actual slug out between US-born fighter David Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) and challenger, a three title holder Filipino boxing champion, Emmanuel "Pacman" Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs) occurs in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, 2008 the two trades verbal punches at each other during a meeting with members of sports media. »»

UEFA Euro 2008 Semi-finals: Spain vs. Russia 3-0

Tonight Russia met with Spain in the second semi-final of the UEFA Euro 2008, to decide which side will play against Germany in the final game in Vienna on Sunday. »»

UEFA Euro 2008 Semi-finals: Germany vs. Turkey 3-2

Germany faced Turkey today in the opening semi-final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. Germany finished runners-up in Group B but won their match in quarter-finals in a spectacular way against Portugal. »»

UEFA Euro 2008 Quarter-finals: Spain vs. Italy 0-0 (4-2)

Spain met with Italy in Vienna for the fourth and last semi-final spot at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion. The winner will face Russia on Thursday. »»

Felipe Massa wins 2008 French Grand Prix

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 Grand Prix de France at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France. »»

UEFA Euro 2008 Quarter-finals: Russia vs. The Netherlands result 3-1

Netherlands took on Russia in the third UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-final in the St. Jacob-Park. Russia have been improving with each game, while the Netherlands progressed serenely through the Group stage. »»

UEFA Euro 2008 Quarter-finals: Turkey vs. Croatia result 1-1 (3-1)

Croatia and Turkey met in the second quarter-final for a right to face Germany in next Wednesday's semi-final in Basel. While Croatia came to quarter-finals after three consecutive wins from as many matches, Turkey scored very late goals in two matches against Switzerland and the Czech Republic to get their place in the last-eight of the tournament. »»

UEFA Euro 2008 Quarter-finals: Germany vs. Portugal result 3-2

The first quarter-final of the UEFA EURO 2008, tool place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel today between Portugal winners of their group and Group B runners-up Germany. »»

UEFA Euro 2008: Spain vs. Greece result 2-1

In a match where each side already knew its fate in Group D, Spain and Greece met today at the Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim. However, both teams were still looking for a victory, Greece not to become the only team to travel home without a point, and Spain to join Croatia and the Netherlands as the third side to register three victories in all three matches of their group. »»

UEFA Euro 2008: Russia vs. Sweden result 2-0

Sweden met today with Russia in their final Group D match at the Stadion Tivoli Neu in Innsbruck, both victory and draw were enough for Sweden to get their second consecutive UEFA EURO cup last-eight encounter with the Netherlands, while a victory for Russia was necessary to secure the second spot behind section winners Spain. »»