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US Open semifinalist Wickmayer withdraws from Bali tournament after 1-year suspension
US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.
Date Krumm upsets Medina Garrigues; Rezai reaches Bali semis
Veteran Japanese Kimiko Date Krumm upset fifth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in Thursday's round-robin action, while France's Aravane Rezai secured a berth in Saturday's semifinals at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.
Aravane Rezai wins 2nd match to secure a berth in semifinals in Indonesia
With less than 100 days to go before the start of the 2010 Winter Games, how do you rate the upcoming Vancouver Olympics? Gold - I live for the both the Summer and Winter Games Silver - I only get excited about the Winter Games Bronze - I only care about certain events What Olympic Games? Aravane Rezai of France reacts after beating Melinda Czink ...
Federer returns with a hometown win
Playing his first tennis since losing in September's U.S. Open final, Swiss icon Roger Federer returned to the tennis courts with a first-round victory Monday at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
Schnyder ousts Clijsters in Luxembourg
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters was upset by Swiss lefthander Patty Schnyder in Thursday's second- round action at the $220,000 Luxembourg Open.
Flipkens reaches quarters in Luxembourg
Kirsten Flipkens defeated third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-5, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Luxembourg Open.
Medina Garrigues, Lisicki win Luxembourg openers
Third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and sixth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany were a pair of first-round winners Monday at the $220,000 Luxembourg Open.
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova and the Spanish doubles team of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez have secured a spot at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships, set to take place for the second year in a row at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from October 27-November 1. The fifth singles player to ...
Safina, Venus out in China Open tennis
Top seed Dinara Safina imploded at the China Open on Monday, losing to an unheralded Chinese player and clearing the way for Serena Williams to reclaim the world number one ranking from the Russian.
American tennis superstar Venus Williams crashed out of the China Open on Monday, losing for the second week in a row to talented Russian teen Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Cleveland turns out to welcome Shaq
CLEVELAND a ' All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, the big man Cleveland is counting on to deliver this championship-starved city a title, was welcomed to town on Sunday with a star-studded celebration that included sports celebrities and Average Joes looking to rub elbows with them.
Larry Walsh wins Austin men's senior title
Larry Walsh sank a 15-foot putt for par on the final hole to win the Austin Senior Men's City Championship on Sunday at Morris Williams Golf Course.
U.S. storms past Cuba for Baseball Cup title
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Tennis: Pe'er celebrates back-to-back WTA titles
After falling all the way down to No. 68 in the world last month, Shahar Pe'er climbed on Monday to No.
Date Krumm wins first title in 13 years
Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm won her first WTA Tour title in 13 years with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues at the Korean Open.
Top seed Shvedova rolls in second round at Tashkent
Top-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan highlighted Wednesday's second-round winners at the $220,000 Tashkent Open.
Hantuchova, Medina Garrigues advance in Seoul
Top-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova was an opening-round winner, while second-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues came up a second-round victor Wednesday at the $220,000 Korea Open.
Medina Garrigues, Schiavone win; Cirstea bounced in Korea
Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues and Italy's Francesca Schiavone were among the winners in the first round of the Korea Open, while fourth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania was sent home.
On Aug. 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille slammed into the Mississippi coast as a Category 5 storm
Today is Monday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2009. There are 136 days left in the year.
Today in History - Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille slammed into the Mississippi coast as a Category 5 storm with top sustained winds estimated at nearly 200 mph.
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