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Woods beats McIlroy by 6 strokes in Turkey
Tiger Woods beat Rory McIlroy by six strokes Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the World Golf Final, turning the first head-to-head match ...
Ignoring death threats, Federer wins in Shanghai
Roger Federer ignored recent death threats from a Chinese blogger and won his opening match at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, beating qualifier ...
Injured Nadal hopes to resume practice soon
Rafael Nadal is eager to trade in his backstroke for his backhand. Swimming as part of his rehabilitation from a left knee injury, Nadal said he has ...
Azarenka, Djokovic win titles at China Open
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic extended his perfect record at the China Open when he defeated third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the ...
Report: Shanghai ups security after Federer threat
A Chinese state media report says security for the upcoming Shanghai Masters is being tightened after an online death threat against Roger Federer.
Aussie Open prize money at $31M, richest in tennis
Australian Open organizers have increased prize money to a record $31.1 million for 2013 in response to player concerns about compensation at Grand ...
Europe hails Ryder Cup 'Miracle of Medinah'
Not even the family of Seve Ballesteros could have imagined a Ryder Cup finish quite like this. It was after midnight in Spain when a European team ...
Column: Grim Europe needed Ryder Cup pick-me-up
Bailed out by a German, liberated by a bunch of British lion-hearts fighting back against the odds, and inspired by a couple of Spanish masters.
Nadal not sure when he'll return from knee injury
Rafael Nadal still has no timetable for his return from a knee injury, and the 11-time Grand Slam champion isn't sure if he'll play the Australian ...
Venus Williams to play in Hopman Cup
Seven-time Grand Slam tournament winner Venus Williams will represent the United States in the Hopman Cup mixed-teams tournament later this year for ...
Spain back in Davis Cup final with win over US
John Isner and the U.S. Davis Cup team saw firsthand that Spain's dominance isn't limited to Rafael Nadal. Ferrer beat Isner 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 ...
Andy Murray receives rousing welcome in hometown
Thousands of people lined the streets in gloomy Scottish weather Sunday to give Andy Murray a rousing welcome to his hometown of Dunblane as he ...
Bryans win, US trails Spain 2-1 in Davis Cup
The Bryan brothers delivered as expected on Saturday. That just leaves John Isner to perform the unexpected against defending champion Spain for the U
Bryans win, US trims Spain's Davis Cup lead to 2-1
Mike and Bob Bryan won the doubles match for the United States to trim Spain's lead in the Davis Cup semifinal to 2-1 on Saturday. The brothers were ...
Spain sweeps US in singles for 2-0 Davis Cup lead
Even without facing Rafael Nadal, the United States is on the brink of elimination by the clay-court masters from Spain. Sam Querrey and John Isner ...
Spain's Ferrer tops Querrey for 1-0 Davis Cup lead
David Ferrer rallied past Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to give defending champion Spain a 1-0 lead over the United States in their Davis Cup ...
Column: Not-So-Great Britain learning to win again
Learning to lose used to be as British as warm beer and milky tea. Growing up in Not-So-Great Britain post-1966, when England football fans last had ...
US Open champ Murray hopes 'it's not the only 1'
If it's true, as they say, that the toughest Grand Slam title to win is your first, then Andy Murray was right to feel relief, above all, when he ...
Murray's victory caps amazing summer for Britain
After reveling in a rousing Olympic summer of sporting success, Britain awoke Tuesday to another major milestone: Finally, after 76 years of waiting, ...
Murray tops Djokovic for 1st Grand Slam title
Too exhausted to jump up and down or run over to the stands the way some newly crowned champions do, Andy Murray dropped his racket to the court, ...
Murray finally wins Grand Slam with US Open title
For Andy Murray, and for Britain, this was all rather fitting. Forced into a fifth set, despite winning the first two, against defending champion ...
Serena Williams surviving, thriving at age 30
Serena Williams belted out "I Will Survive" while celebrating her U.S. Open title with some karaoke. "I thought it was a great story for me to sing ...
Djokovic, Murray meet in Monday final at US Open
Born only a week apart and brought up as tennis prodigies who later turned into stars, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have been crisscrossing the ...
Williams caps off great summer with win at US Open
Serena Williams wrapped up her remarkable summer with the latest rendition of a scene that has become familiar the past few months. —Williams jumping ...