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Sacramento County authorities say Los Angeles Lakers guard Matt Barnes has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

For one match at least, Roger Federer was back to his old self. Back to beating Robin Soderling, and back to being a Grand Slam semifinalist - two things he used to do with such regularity.

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.

A defamation lawsuit against Roger Clemens should be thrown out because the seven-time Cy Young Award winner was merely trying to defend himself against his former personal trainer's doping allegations, Clemens' lawyers argued Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive.

The parents of the woman whom Wayne Rooney allegedly paid A 1,200 a time for sex apologised to the footballera s wife, Coleen, today.

Second seed Kim Clijsters is looking forward to a US Open semi-final against Venus Williams but she will have to improve on an error-strewn display in the last eight against Sam Stosur.

Paul Collingwood believes England's back-to-back NatWest International Twenty20 wins over Pakistan prove they can handle the pressure that comes with being world champions.

Jake Arrieta pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Adam Jones had a two-run single in a three-run first and the Baltimore Orioles denied their nemesis, CC Sabathia, his 20th victory with a 6-2 win Tuesday night over the New York Yankees.

Wayne Rooney netted his first England goal for a year as Fabio Capello's side overcame 10-man Switzerland 3-1 in their Euro 2012 qualifier in Basle.

Nick Hundley homered and drove in two runs, and the Padres snapped a 10-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Dodgers to barely maintain first place in the NL West.

John Terry and Frank Lampard could both be fit for this weekend's all-London clash with struggling West Ham.

Haye D v Harrison A. Click here to bet. Click here to bet on boxing with Sky Bet! Click here for more boxing news David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against domestic rival Audley Harrison in November.

Liverpool have confirmed Dirk Kuyt will miss the next four weeks with a shoulder injury.

Ryan Kalish hit a grand slam, David Ortiz had a two-run shot and Jon Lester pitched six solid innings to lead the Boston Red Sox over Tampa Bay 12-5 Monday night, preventing the Rays from climbing closer in the AL East race.

Roger Federer brushed aside Jurgen Melzer to seal his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open, with another fine performance ensuring he has yet to drop a set in doing so.

Will Portland be UFL city #7? September 6th, 2010 8:32 pm ET United Football League The good folks over at UFLaccess.com are reporting that Portland, Oregon is locked in to be the seventh city to have a United League Football team.

Grit was not going to be enough to get Maria Sharapova through this one. Not with nine double-faults, including three in a row.

Ben Roethlisberger is no longer a Pittsburgh Steelers captain. Dennis Dixon is the new Steelers quarterback, at least for the time being.

Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh has agreed to terms with the Baltimore Ravens.