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West Indies reached 120-4 against England at stumps on day three of the first test at Lord's on Saturday and their hopes of avoiding defeat once again rest with ... 

Andrew Strauss hit his first century in 26 innings to lead England to 259-3 against West Indies at stumps on day two of the first test, surging into a lead of 16 on Friday. 

Andrew Strauss' unbeaten 78 helped England to 167-1 and cut West Indies' lead to 76 at tea on day two of the first test at Lord's. Strauss belied his indifferent form to hit ... 

Novak Djokovic will have to wait until Monday to defend his Italian Open title against Rafael Nadal after the men's final was postponed for a day due to heavy rain in Rome. 

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer on Saturday to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. The defending champion at the Foro ... 

Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before she was scheduled to meet Roland Garros champion Li Na in the semifinals on Saturday. 

The Clarence Campbell Bowl was in Staples Center for the first time, waiting to be presented by Commissioner Gary Bettman to the NHL's Western Conference champions. The Los ... 

Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final on Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians. 

In his latest playoff gem, Henrik Lundqvist had little time to do more than stop every breakaway or 2-on-1 attempt New Jersey shot his way. When he took a moment to breathe, ... 

Eight months after break his leg in a training accident, Dutchman Robert Gesink sealed his overall race title Sunday with a main field finish in the eighth stage of the Amgen ... 

Rock band Coldplay will be the headline act at the closing ceremony for the London Paralympic Games on Sept. 9. Organizers made the announcement as they prepared to put unsold ... 

Matteo Rabottini won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, holding off Joaquin Rodriguez in a close finish as the Spaniard took back the overall lead from Ryder ...