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Police were forced to use pepper spray to subdue three spectators and five were ejected from the grounds at the Australian Open on Tuesday. A match between last year's finalist, Fernando Gonzalez of Chile, and Greece's Konstantinos Economidis was stopped..
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There is no evidence to substantiate allegations that German player Tommy Haas was poisoned before a Davis Cup match against Russia, the International Tennis Federation said on Monday. Haas pulled out before his match against Mikhail Youzhny with a suspec..
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Tennis officials are investigating suspicious betting patterns on a match involving top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, who retired with an injury against a low-ranked opponent at an ATP tournament in Poland.
In an unprecedented move, British onlin..
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The lucrative Indian Premier League will be launched on Friday with an elaborate opening ceremony ahead of the inaugural match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. Organizers of the eight-team Twenty20 competition have promised s..
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Top-seeded Maria Sharapova made a successful debut at the Bausch & Lomb Championships with a 6-1 6-3 victory against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova on Tuesday night. "Coming into the match, you really don't know what to expect because your opponent has alread..
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Top seed Roger Federer stayed on course for his first tournament win of the year after his Swedish oppnent Robin Soderling retired in the second set of their third round match at the Masters Series tournament in Florida. Federer was leading 6-4 3-0 when S..
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Venus Williams joined her sister Serena in the second round of the Australian Open as he saw off a spirited challenge from China's Zi Yan in a night match at Melbourne Park on Tuesday. Wimbledon champion Venus won 6-2 7-5 but was made to battle in the sec..
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Novak Djokovic beat American Mardy Fish 6-2 6-7 7-6 (4) to keep Serbia in contention for the Hopman Cup mixed team tennis championship after Jelena Jankovic had conceded her match with Serena Williams. Jankovic, troubled by strained upper leg muscles for..
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Younis Khan will again stand in as Pakistan's captain for the third and final Test match against India after skipper Shoaib Malik was ruled unfit on Thursday. Malik's ankle injury, suffered when he was playing football with his team-mates after the openin..
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David Beckham overcame an injury scare to score a trademark free-kick, but his LA Galaxy side were beaten 5-3 by Sydney FC in an exhibition match on Tuesday. The England midfielder, whose presence attracted a sellout crowd of 80,000 at the Olympic Stadium..
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Pete Sampras, formerly the world's top player, was no match for current number one Roger Federer in an exhibition match in Seoul on Tuesday. Federer, who claimed a fourth Masters Cup in Shanghai on Sunday won 6-4 6-3 in a contest that lasted just over 60..
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World number two Rafael Nadal and his Spanish compatriot David Ferrer reached the semifinals of the Masters Cup with convincing straight sets victories in their final Gold Group round robin matches on Thursday. Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 and his pa..
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Former world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from the WTA Championships in Madrid after injuring her left knee in her opening match against Russia's Anna Chakvetadze on Wednesday night. The American's place in the WTA's end of season showpiece to..
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Swede Henrik Stenson and Andres Romero of Argentina returned to claim first-round victories Friday in their delayed matches at the World Match Play Championship. Stenson eliminated American Woody Austin 1 up after making a 15-foot birdie putt at the last..
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France have reacted to their shock defeat to Argentina in the World Cup opener by making 12 changes to their starting line-up for Sunday's match against minnows Namibia in Toulouse on Sunday. Only South African-born prop Pieter de Villiers, center Damien..
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Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta is in a "very critical" condition after collapsing during a match on Saturday, doctors said in a statement on Tuesday. "The player remains in the hospital in a very critical state and his progress is unfavorable," doctors..
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Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta is in a "very critical" condition after collapsing during a match on Saturday, doctors said in a statement on Tuesday. "The player remains in the hospital in a very critical state and his progress is unfavorable," doctors..
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AC Milan fans will be banned from attending Sunday's Serie A opener at promoted Genoa because of fears of violence, officials said on Wednesday. The committee for security and public order in Genoa decided the match was too high risk because of worries th..
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Second seed Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday suffering from a left forearm injury. The Spaniard had an injury time-out during his second round match after losing the first-set tiebreak 7-5 to Argentine Juan Monaco and though..
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Sri Lanka off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the second man in history to claim 700 Test wickets in the third and final match of the series against Bangladesh on Saturday. The 35-year-old followed his 6-28 figures in the first innings with a further..
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