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Venus Williams reaches 4th round at US Open
NEW YORK: Venus Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1 on Friday at the U.S. Open.
Hockey: Argentina, Germany, Netherlands win again
Calcavecchia leads at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP): Mark Calcavecchia shot an 8-under 64 on Friday at Del Monte to take a two-stroke lead over Tom Pernice Jr. in the Champions Tour's dual-course First Tee Open.
Golf: Jimenez takes halfway lead at European Masters
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland: Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 10-under 61 to take a three-stroke halfway lead Friday in the European Masters
Cycling: Italy's Petacchi wins 20th career Vuelta stage
ORIHUELA, Spain: Alessandro Petacchi recorded his 20th Spanish Vuelta stage victory by taking the seventh leg on Friday, while Philippe Gilbert of Belgium maintained the overall lead for the fifth straight day.
ICC: fixing case is most serious since Cronje
LONDON: The head of the International Cricket Council has called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life 10 years ago.
Clijsters wins before 25-minute rain delay at Open
NEW YORK: Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the U.S. Open.
Johnson, Day atop leaderboard in Boston, Tiger faces missing cut
NORTON, Massachussets: Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat the weather to claim a share of the lead Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Tiger Woods wasn't so lucky, and faces missing the cut.
Azlan beats Simpson to reach Irish Open semis
KUALA LUMPUR: Top seed Mohd Azlan Iskandar slogged for 36 minutes to overcome eighth seed Chris Simpson of England before reaching the semi-finals of the Irish Open in Dublin on Thursday.
M'sian Ben takes flight with birdie blitz in Switzerland
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia?s Ben Leong fired four birdies in the last six holes for a splendid opening round of two-under 69 in the European Masters at the Crans Montana, Switzerland, on Thursday.
MHF affiliates to vote on two contentious issues
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) affiliates will today vote on two contentious issues that may lead to changes in the association?s constitution.
James decides not to rock the boat ahead of two major meets
PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia?s (BAM) high performance director Datuk James Selvaraj will not interfere with the national coaches? preparations for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
King to lead charge in Sultan of Terengganu Endurance Race
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin is expected to spearhead the local charge at the Sultan of Terengganu Endurance Race in Lembah Bidong, Setiu, from Nov 5-7.
Jegathesan in charge of doping at Delhi Games
NEW DELHI: Malaysian athletics legend Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan (pic) will lead a nine-member medical commission to supervise all doping control activities at next month?s Commonwealth Games here.
Legends set for overdue reunion in Pangkor
PETALING JAYA: Members of the 1967 Thomas Cup winning badminton team will enjoy a long overdue reunion when they gather at the Pangkor Seaview Hotel and Holiday Resort from Sept 20-21.
MTBC recruit ball specialist Benoit to prepare Asiad team
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) have hired American Rick Benoit as the national team?s technical specialist ahead of the Guangzhou Asian Games in November.
Weight?lifter Firdaus: Pick me or I quit
ALOR SETAR: Weight?lifter has threatened to quit the sport after being dropped from the New Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Pedrosa on pace at San Marino Grand Prix
MISANO (Italy): Dani Pedrosa, victorious at Indianapolis last week, demonstrated his pace-setting skills again yesterday when he clocked the fastest time in practice for tomorrow’s San Marino Grand Prix.
Australia short of sponsors for Games
SYDNEY: Australia will fall up to 40% short of its sponsorship budget for next month’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Australian officials said yesterday.
Rat bite ruins shooter’s Commonwealth bid
NEW DELHI: Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput is blaming the sharp teeth of a rodent for robbing him of his shot at glory on home soil at next month’s Commonwealth Games.
Vuvuzelas set to blast off at Commonwealth Games
NEW DELHI: Loved and loathed in equal measure, the drone of the vuvuzela will resonate in India for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in October.
Indian athletes banned for failing drug tests
NEW DELHI: Four Indian wrestlers and a shot-putter were suspended from next month’s Commonwealth Games on home soil after failing drug tests, officials said yesterday.
Teenager Capra has the makings of a future American star
THE gloom surrounding the future of women’s tennis in the United States lifted ever so slightly on Thursday as Beatrice Capra left her calling card.
A ?double bagel? Ruthless top seed Caroline hands opponent a whitewash
MARIA Sharapova joined the stampede of easy centre court winners at the US Open on Thursday when she trampled Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third round.
Battered Blake promises to deliver ? if his broken-down body allows
Rejuvenated by the familiar surroundings of the US Open, New Yorker James Blake promised to deliver some inspired tennis if his broken-down body will allow him to compete at a higher level.
Hot putter puts Chapchai among leaders
CRANS MONTANA (Switzerland): A new putter propelled Chapchai Nirat to a five-under 66 in the first round of the European Masters on Thursday.
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