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NADAL READIES FOR FEDERER AT WIMBLEDON

LONDON — Just in case he had not rattled Roger Federer enough, Rafael Nadal showed on Sunday that he would continue to stalk the five-times Wimbledon champion for the next three weeks.

Seven days after handing Federer a brutal 6-1 6-3 6-0 mauling in the ...

U.S. OPEN GOES DOWN TO PLAYOFF

SAN DIEGO, California — Tiger Woods drained a birdie putt at the final hole Sunday to set up a David and Goliath 18-hole playoff with unheralded American ...

CZECHS SHELL-SHOCKED BY TURKISH WIN

INNSBRUCK — Czech Republic leave Euro 2008 feeling shell-shocked and bemused at how they let a quarter-final place slip through their fingers in a final few minutes of madness.

Leading 2-0 with 15 minutes to go, they had a last-eight place firmly within ...

CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT LIVE TV FROM BEIJING

BEIJING — Broadcasters still do not know if they will be allowed to transmit live from outside venues or iconic sites like Tiananmen Square during the ...

Russia To Face Rated Sweden

SALZBURG — Russia coach Guus Hiddink has told his players they will need to step up another gear when they face Sweden for a place in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals.

By beating Greece 1-0 in their Group D match on Saturday, Russia both eliminated the holders and put themselves firmly in the mix for a place ...