May 23, 2013

Tennis Recap: Murray holds off Ferrer in Sony Open final

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Story Highlights Andy Murray held off David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) in the Sony Open final Murray will move to No. 2 in the world rankings Murray also won the title in 2009 KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — As a dramatic men’s final at the Sony Open neared its conclusion in a winner-take-all tiebreaker, [...]

Tennis Recap: Azarenka, Radwanska into quarterfinals at Qatar Open

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland lashes a backhand during her victory Thursday against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.(Photo: Karim Jaafar, AFP/Getty Images) DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Agnieszka Radwanska beat an error-prone Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) to reach the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Joining her will be top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, who [...]

Tennis Recap: Six-time champ Federer locks spot for semis at ATP Finals

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Roger Federer of Switzerland volleys during the men’s singles match against David Ferrer of Spain on day four of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 8, 2012 in London, England. (November 7, 2012 – Source: Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) — On an indoor court, Roger Federer can win [...]

Soccer Recap: Spain, Germany, USA and England find form in World Cup qualifying

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Spain celebrates during the FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Belarus at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk, on October 12, 2012. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — World and European champion Spain romped to a 24th straight qualifying win on Friday, although no one in the country was able to see it. [...]

Tennis: Djokovic reaches Shanghai Masters final

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia is congratulated by Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic after their match during semifinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on October 13, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (October 12, 2012 – Source: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images AsiaPac) SHANGHAI (AP) — Novak Djokovic moved into his 10th final of [...]

The NBA Finals 2012: Heat survive Thunder rally for 100-96 win

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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat goes up for a shot between Serge Ibaka #9 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half in Game Two of the 2012 NBA Finals at Chesapeake Energy Arena on June 14, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (June 13, 2012 – Source: Pool/Getty [...]

Tennis: Ivanovic to meet Medina Garrigues in Bali final

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Ana Ivanovic of Serbia returns a shot to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 7, 2011 in Beijing, China. (October 6, 2011 – Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images AsiaPac) (Reuters) – Ana Ivanovic will hope to celebrate her birthday by successfully defending her Tournament of Champions [...]

Soccer Recap: Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue Un

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Sergio Almiron, left, scores Catania’s equalizing goal against Inter Milan. (Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images) Catania rallies over Inter Milan: Serie A (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Inter Milan’s run of poor form continued as Catania came from behind to beat Claudio Ranieri’s side 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday. The result leaves Inter, which has one [...]

NBA Finals: Heat insist there will be no hangover from Game Two loss

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(Reuters) – The Miami Heat insist their disheartening loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday will be forgotten by Sunday’s game three of the NBA Finals. Dallas overcame a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes to stun the Heat 95-93 and even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece. “It’s not going to affect [...]