
Federer advances to 3rd round at French Open
Roger Federer advanced to the third round of the French Open, beating qualifier Somdev Devvarman 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday. Federer moved ahead of Budge ...

US vs. European hurricane model: Which is better?
When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the world ...
Wozniacki exits in 2nd round of French Open
Former top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki lost 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday.
Belarus ice hockey player gets 2-year ban
Belarus ice hockey player Andrei Mikhalyov has been banned for two years after testing positive for a stimulant at an Olympic qualifying game.

Raonic beats Llodra to reach 3rd round at French
Milos Raonic hit 24 aces and defeated Frenchman Michael Llodra in the second round of the French Open, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Wednesday.

Woman who beat Venus at French loses in 2nd round
After beating Venus Williams at the French Open, Poland's Urszula Radwanska got to play a qualifier ranked 127th, with the chance to set up a ...

Barcelona, Messi top season-ending AP global poll
Despite failing to win European football's top prize, Barcelona came out as the top team this season in The Associated Press global football poll.
Oil falls to near $94 a barrel on ample supplies
The price of oil fell below $95 a barrel Wednesday as investors worried about ample supplies ahead of a meeting of the world's key exporters of crude.
FIFA to start selling World Cup tickets in August
Tickets for 2014 World Cup matches in Brazil will go on sale on Aug. 20. FIFA says the first sales phase will begin when "football fans will have the ...
FIFA fines Croatia for anti-Serbia chants by fans
The Croatian Football Association was fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($51,500) for offensive chants by fans at a World Cup qualifying match against Serbia ...
Report: Gattuso in talks to become Serie B coach
Former World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso is reportedly in talks to become the coach of Italian Serie B side Palermo. Gattuso has agreed to a two-year ...

Sochi Olympic head pledges games will be safe
Russian authorities are working intensively with Olympic officials to ensure a high level of security for the 2014 Sochi Games, the head of the local ...

Swimming, gymnastics get Olympic revenue boost
Swimming and gymnastics were the big winners Wednesday in a new revenue-sharing ranking of Olympic sports, signaling the start of the debate over how ...

Rain means long day at French Open for Djokovic
Always so avant-garde, Serena Williams started this year's French Open fashion of addressing the Court Philippe Chatrier spectators in their language.
A contentious year in golf
Ernie Els flashed that easy smile when he saw a reporter walking toward the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass earlier this month. "This must be great for ...
Nikolay Davydenko to skip Wimbledon
Nikolay Davydenko will skip Wimbledon for the first time since his debut at the All England Club in 2002. The Russian made the announcement after ...

Djokovic opens bid for 1st French title with win
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic began his bid to win his first French Open title with a 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-5 victory Tuesday against 58th-ranked David Goffin ...

Dad banned, Tomic retires from 1st match at French
Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic squeezed his upper left arm with his right hand, looked straight ahead and spoke in a level tone about his ...

Sergei Bubka enters race for IOC president
Pole vault great Sergei Bubka of Ukraine entered the crowded IOC presidential race Tuesday, citing his youthful energy and experience as an Olympic ...

Bayern's Shaqiri heads Swiss squad to face Cyprus
Bayern Munich midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri heads an 18-man Switzerland squad to face Cyprus in a World Cup qualifying match next week. Switzerland coach ...
Uzbek gymnast gets 2-year ban for Olympics doping
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has imposed an increased two-year ban on an Uzbekistani gymnast who tested positive for doping at the London ...
Wrestling leader confident of IOC reprieve
As the man leading wrestling's charge to preserve its Olympic status, Nenad Lalovic believes he's done what it takes. Three months after wrestling was ...

After Giro win, Nibali aims for Vuelta and worlds
Vincenzo Nibali wants to follow up his Giro d'Italia title by attempting to win the Spanish Vuelta and the world championship road race in September.
El Shaarawy to miss Italy friendly with bad ankle
Stephan El Shaarawy will sit out Italy's friendly against San Marino on Friday due to a bruised right ankle. His strike partner at AC Milan, Mario ...

Rain delays start of play Tuesday at French Open
Rain delayed the start of play Tuesday at the French Open for more than two hours, creating a backlog of matches with the tournament still in the ...