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Shelley Rudman wins skeleton world title
Shelley Rudman of Britain won her first skeleton world championship title on Friday, holding off a strong challenge from Noelle Pikus-Pace of the ...
Sara Errani reaches Open GDF Suez semifinals
Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy needed more than three hours to beat unseeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the Open GDF Suez ...
Northug, Randall win World Cup sprint races
Petter Northug of Norway won his fourth World Cup race Friday, winning the men's freestyle race at the Sochi Olympic cross-country course.
Errani and Safarova reach Open GDF Suez quarters
Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy had little trouble reaching the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals on Thursday, leading 4-0 in the first set when Magdalena ...
5th seed Vinci loses to Barthel at Open GDF Suez
Fifth-seeded Roberta Vinci was bounced out of the Open GDF Suez when she was beaten by Mona Barthel of Germany 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the second round on ...
Pregnant Laure Manaudou retires for 2nd time
Former Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou says she is quitting for good after announcing her retirement for the second time on Wednesday.
Bartoli recalled to Fed Cup team to face Germany
Marion Bartoli has been recalled to the Fed Cup team by France captain Amelie Mauresmo, nine years after her last selection. Bartoli fell out with ...
Hirscher, Duerr win parallel slaloms
Austria's Marcel Hirscher and Lena Duerr of Germany dominated the parallel slalom World Cup races on a giant ramp in downtown Moscow on Tuesday.
Mladenovic stuns 7th seed Goerges at Open GDF Suez
French teenager Kristina Mladenovic delighted home fans as she clawed her way back from the brink of defeat to beat seventh-seeded Julia Goerges 7-5, ...
The Dutch monarchy _ some facts and quirks
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix says she will abdicate her throne in April to make way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Here are some ...
Fuentes says not only cyclists used his doping
The doctor at the center of Spain's long-awaited Operation Puerto trial testified Tuesday that athletes from sports other than just cycling used his ...
Zakopalova beats Medina Garrigues at Open GDF Suez
Eighth-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 Monday in the first round of the Open GDF Suez.
Kvitova, Safarova lead Czechs in Fed Cup
The Czech Republic has picked the same lineup that successfully defended its Fed Cup title last November for the team's first round match against ...
US, Jones win bob-skeleton team gold at worlds
The United States team, including Olympic 100-meter hurdler Lolo Jones, won gold Sunday in the combined bobsled-skeleton team event at the world ...
Injured slalom champion Schild might defend title
Marlies Schild might recover in time from knee surgery to defend her slalom title at next month's world championships, the Austrian ski federation ...
Maze wins slalom before home fans in Maribor
Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze rebounded from a close loss by posting an emphatic slalom victory before her home fans Sunday, giving the Slovenian ...
Fernandez, Kostner win Euro figure skating titles
Javier Fernandez produced an exceptional performance in the men's free skate to give Spain its first European figure skating title on Saturday.
Kim Collins races amid anger over brother's death
Kim Collins put aside anger over his brother's death to finish second in the 60 meters at the International Match indoor meet on Saturday. The former ...
Olympic champion Humphries wins women's worlds bob
World bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries of Canada defended her title Saturday, extending an overnight lead in the final two runs. Elana Meyers of the ...
Vonn beats Maze to win a World Cup giant slalom
Lindsey Vonn showed she can beat Tina Maze in the Slovenian's best discipline and even on her home snow. While it may be too late to challenge her ...
Conchita Martinez to captain Spain's Fed Cup team
Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez will captain Spain's Fed Cup team. The Spanish tennis federation said Saturday that Martinez is replacing ...
Russia's Sotnikova leads after debut at Europeans
Adelina Sotnikova of Russia produced a superb performance in her debut at the European figure skating championships, winning the women's short program ...
Canada's Humphries leads women's bobsled worlds
World champion Kaillie Humphries of Canada held a slim lead midway through her defense of the women's bobsled title on Friday. The Olympic champion ...
Injured Venus Williams pulls out of Open GDF Suez
Venus Williams has pulled out of next week's Open GDF Suez tournament and the upcoming Fed Cup match against Italy because of a back problem.
Imran Khan predicts victory in Pakistan elections
Cricket legend-turned-politician Imran Khan says he is more confident than ever that his party will sweep upcoming national elections and that he will ...