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Mikhail Youzhny beat 25th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to his second career U.S. Open semifinal. On yet another windy day at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 12th-seeded Youzhny hit fewer aces and fewer winners, and needed treatment on his right foot in the fifth set, yet still managed to come back and beat Wawrinka of […]

Top-seeded Americans Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan won their second Grand Slam title in mixed doubles Thursday. The pair beat Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 6-4, 6-4 in the U.S. Open final. Bryan and Qureshi will face each other again Friday in the men's doubles final, two competitors with much mutual respect. […]

Mary Joe Fernandez will captain the U.S. Fed Cup team for at least two more years. The U.S. Tennis Association said Thursday that it had extended her contract. Fernandez took over as captain last year and led the Americans to their first final since 2003. The United States faces Italy in this year's final Nov. […]

Whether it's starting a family or starting a business, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams have figured out how to make life about more than hitting a fuzzy yellow ball. As for that tennis part -- well, things are going pretty well there, too. In the featured semifinal at the U.S. Open on Friday, Clijsters tries to stay on track for her second straight tit […]

The best measure of what India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi accomplished at the U.S. Open could be found in the stands, not the scoreline. The doubles team reached the U.S. Open final Wednesday, winning a match that brought the United Nations ambassadors from their long-at-odds countries to Flushing Meadows to sit in the stan […]

Striker will join management of Red Bull Academy. […]

Penalty shootouts after 90 minutes and the return of the golden goal are the more tame ideas by FIFA. […]

FIFA's World Cup inspectors wrapped up a three-day, five-city visit in Houston on Thursday as they weigh potential venues for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. FIFA's 24-member executive committee will vote Dec. 2. Europe is expected to be awarded the 2018 tournament, with England, Russia, Spain-Portugal and Belgium-Netherlands competing. […]

Tottenham Hotspur's new signing Rafael van der Vaart could come up against the man the Dutch love to hate on Saturday -- referee Howard Webb. […]

The success of Manchester City players on the England stage can help the club achieve their ambitions and dispel the notion that it is all about money, winger Adam Johnson said on Thursday. […]