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AFP – The New Orleans Saints are seeking their second-straight Super Bowl rings as the 2010 National Football League season is set to begin this week with 14 players serving suspensions.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will start …

AFP – The head of the Force One racing team on Thursday welcomed a decision to give India the chance to host its first Grand Prix, calling it an endorsement of the country’s recent progress.
The …

AFP – New Zealand on Thursday marked one year out from the Rugby World Cup, the biggest event it has ever staged, with one of the host cities still reeling from a huge earthquake and …

AFP – Asian Tour chief Kyi Hla Han voiced fears Thursday over the future of Chinese golf, saying player development had been hurt since the country threw its support behind the rival OneAsia Tour.
The Asian …

AFP – Asian Tour chief Kyi Hla Han on Thursday vowed to win his battle with the rival OneAsia Tour, saying there was not enough room for both of them.
OneAsia was launched last year, bringing …

AFP – Hosts Turkey secured a semi-final meeting with Serbia after a 95-68 romp over helpless Slovenia in the quarter-finals of the world basketball championships Wednesday.
Turkey were deserved of their 27-14 lead at the end …

AFP – Cycling’s world ruling body announced Wednesday that Roy Sentjens, of the Milram team, has been provisionally suspended following a positive test for the banned blood booster EPO.
“The decision to provisionally suspend Mr Sentjens …

AP – Rafael Nadal won his 18th consecutive Grand Slam match by beating fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
The top-seeded Nadal saved all four break …

AFP – Serbia avenged their loss in last year’s European Championship final to upset Spain 92-89 in an opening quarter-final thriller at the world basketball championships on Wednesday.
Serbia led the reigning world champions by as …

AFP – Argentinian international striker Carlos Tevez revealed on Wednesday that he could retire from international football before the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
The 26-year-old Manchester City star told Argentinian daily Clarin he was …

AFP – Australia’s triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice made a tearful public apology Wednesday for making a homophobic comment on Twitter, saying her words were thoughtless but not meant to offend.
The Beijing Olympics star …

AFP – Vera Zvonareva of Russia reached the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.
The eighth seed will play either top seed Caroline Wozniacki of …

AP – Rafael Nadal won his 18th consecutive Grand Slam match by beating fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
The top-seeded Nadal saved all four break …

AP – Rafael Nadal won his 18th consecutive Grand Slam match by beating fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
The top-seeded Nadal saved all four break …

REUTERS – Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer beat 13th-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday night to reach the quarterfinals at a 26th consecutive Grand Slam tournament and set up an …

REUTERS - Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has lost her sponsorship contract with Jaguar after making an alleged anti-gay comment on a social networking site, local media reported on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old swimmer courted controversy with a "faggot" …