Tennis: Henin injured in final defeat
Kim Clijsters defeated fellow comeback queen Justine Henin in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday, saving two match-points and wasting three as she won an epic clash.
Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant returns to management after being named by English Premier League club Portsmouth to replace the sacked Paul Hart.
Thierry Henry and other leading world football stars helped raise over $750,000 for the Haiti earthquake appeal from special match arranged by the United Nations in Lisbon.
The two people who died Thursday night when their helicopter crashed into a mountain in the Dominican Republic were friends who had left their homes and family in Florida this week to help deliver aid to the people of Haiti, a son of one of the victims said Friday.
A third suspect has been arrested in the massacre of 15 people at a house party last month in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a Mexican official said Saturday.
Simon Katich missed out on a century by single run as he helped put Australia in a commanding position after the first day of the third Test against the West Indies.
Casey Stoner edged out world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi to claim pole position at his home Australian Grand Prix on Saturday and boost his chances of a third successive victory at Phillip Island.
Grant Elliott and captain Daniel Vettori combined to steer New Zealand into the final of the Champions Trophy with a five-wicket win over Pakistan at the Wanderers on Saturday.
Egypt win the Africa Cup of Nations for a third successive time — and a record seventh in total — with a narrow 1-0 win over Ghana in the final in Luanda.
Andy Murray will need to beat Fernando Verdasco on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals after going down 3-6 6-3 6-1 to Roger Federer in Tuesday’s blockbuster Group A clash at London’s O2 Arena.
Substitute Steven Gerrard scores a controversial late penalty to earn struggling Liverpool a 2-2 English Premier League draw against Birmingham at Anfield.
Ten Americans accused of illegally trying to take children out of Haiti met with people they thought were a Haitian policeman and a Dominican official the week before being stopped at the border, said interpreters who worked with the group.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic made no mistake in his opening round match at the China Open in Beijing as he saw off Romania’s Victor Hanescu in straight sets 6-3 7-5 on Monday.
Second half goals from Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda give Chelsea a 2-0 victory over title rivals Liverpool at Stamford Bridge to take over at the top of the English Premier League from Manchester United.
The drive into Concepcion couldn’t have been more dramatic. We turned the corner through a dense morning fog onto a main street and a small crowd moved into the streets against traffic. It’s just two days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake toppled walls and collapsed buildings, but people are looting.