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Roger Federer had to work a little harder than expected Sunday night before beating Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. Hanescu won a set from Federer for the first time in their five meetings. But the challenge the Romanian seemed to be mounting against the world's top-ranked player by winning the final two poi […]

An exchange between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras during a charity match has captured the attention of the British tabloids and blogosphere. The Sun and The Guardian newspapers both had headlines touting the verbal volleys the two former tennis champions and rivals took at each other Friday night. Sports blog Deadspin and The Huffington Post also ran stories […]

Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition. The WTT announced its 10-team schedule on Thursday. Hingis will play for the New York Buzz and face Serena on July 9 at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Hingis is a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and the youngest woman to be ranked No. […]

U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki will begin their 2010 grass-court seasons at Eastbourne. Clijsters celebrated her return to professional tennis following a two-year layoff with victory at last year's U.S. Open -- where the 26-year-old Belgian beat Wozniacki in the final. She won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award on Wed […]

Rafael Nadal will return to Queen's this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009. In 2008, Nadal was the first man to win at the French Open, Queen's Club and Wimbledon in the same year, but his persistent knee problems prevented him from defending his titles on grass at Queen's and Wimbledon last yea […]

David Beckham wanted so much to become the first player to appear in four World Cups for England. He was close before tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan, an injury that will cause him to miss soccer's premier tournament and most if not all of the Los Angeles Galaxy's season. […]

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England coach Fabio Capello says missing the World Cup will be a crushing blow for David Beckham, who ruptured his Achilles tendon while playing for AC Milan on Sunday. "We have to wait for the results of the scan, but it looks like he is out of the World Cup," Capello said on Monday. "I spoke with him after the game on Sunday night to offer m […]

David Beckham's loan moves from the Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan were to ensure he played in his fourth World Cup for England. An Achilles' tendon injury Sunday while playing for the Italian club is almost certain to end his international career, there will be no sign of Beckham bending free kicks in South Africa and those in charge of the millio […]

Lionel Messi's Barcelona team mates lavished extravagant praise on the Argentina forward after his sublime hat-trick fired the champions to a 3-0 win over third-placed Valencia in La Liga on Sunday. […]