Justin Henin beat Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-2, 6-2, in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, her first competitive match since a surprising run to the Australian Open final in January. Henin, who is playing in this tournament for the first time since 2006, held the No. 1 ranking when she unexpectedly retired in May, 2008. […]
Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman's prize. Bolt won three gold medals at last year's track world championships and set world records in the 100 and 200-meter races. Williams, who also earned the award for a second time, won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles and regained the No. […]
Kim Clijsters is still adjusting to her second career as a tennis player. The first full season of the U.S. Open champion's comeback is presenting new challenges: figuring out a balanced schedule, needing more rest than she used to, traveling with her 2-year-old daughter Jada. Oh, and getting everyone fed on time. […]
Chile secured a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals Monday after Fernando Gonzalez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give the South Americans an unassailable 3-1 lead in their first-round series. In the second, largely meaningless singles match, Jorge Aguilar of Chile beat Harel Levy of Israel, 7-6 (3), 6-1, to make the final score in the match 4 […]
Britain promises "swift and decisive" action regarding its Davis Cup team following a 3-2 loss to Lithuania. The loss was Britain's fifth in a row under captain John Lloyd and it now has to beat Turkey to avoid dropping to the lowest tier of the competition. Britain, playing without Andy Murray, lost in Vilnius on Sunday to a country with only […]
Real Madrid's exit from the Champions League has cast serious doubt on club president Florentino Perez's plans, which had included winning a 10th European title in May. An early goal from Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday against Lyon had evened the two-leg series and put Madrid on course to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2004. […]
Bayern Munich achieved its first goal of the season by reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League and will now turn its attention to extending its lead in the Bundesliga. Bayern advanced to the Champions League final eight on Wednesday night despite a 3-2 loss at Fiorentina. "That was very important for German football and FC Bayern," said […]
Real Madrid were accused of throwing 250 million euros ($339 million) down the drain on Thursday after being dumped out of the Champions League by Olympique Lyon. […]
Owen Hargreaves has postponed his comeback with Manchester United even though the club says he has not been hit by another injury. The England midfielder has been out of action since September 2008 after two knee operations and had hoped to play in a reserve game against Manchester City on Thursday. The club said it was not a recurrence of the injury but the […]