Tennis: Nadal hurt, Murray into semis
Reigning Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal is forced to retire hurt from his quarterfinal match against Andy Murray in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic for the title at the ATP tournament in Basel after contrasting semifinal victories on Saturday.
Tiger Woods says he’s taking “an indefinite break” from professional golf, admits “infidelity” and apologizes to his family and fans, in a statement on his Web site.
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.
England need to pull off another great escape to save the fourth and final Test against South Africa and clinch a 1-0 victory over the hosts.
Togo’s national soccer side is pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament after the machine-gun attack on its team bus, according to captain and star striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Frenchman William Bonnet avoided a crash in the finishing straight to secure victory in the second stage of Paris-Nice — the first major race of the European cycling calendar.
A wonder goal from Arjen Robben helped Bayern Munich snatch a 3-2 away victory over Werder Bremen which fired them back to the top of the German Bundesliga table for at least 24 hours.
Long lines formed under the watchful eye of American and multinational troops as a wide-scale food distribution effort reached capacity Thursday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Marco Andreolli snatched a late, late equalizer as Roma drew 1-1 away to 10-man Fulham as coach Claudio Ranieri avoided his first defeat against the English club in a controversial clash on Thursday night.
Second seed Rafael Nadal and fifth seed Andy Murray (above) both ease through to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne after straight sets wins.
Title hopefuls Manchester United and Arsenal were both held to draws on Saturday as Chelsea retained their English Premier League lead despite being snowed out of action.
The fishing boat speeds over blue waters of the Caribbean, leaving behind the devastation of mainland Haiti. Pods of dolphins and flying fish dart over the frothy waves. Ahead lies an island of pristine beaches.
Aid is reaching earthquake-torn Haiti, but getting it to the people who need it remains a challenge.
Retief Goosen will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Portugal Masters after the two-time major winner shot his second successive round of eight-under-par 64 in Vilamoura.
Nikolay Davydenko is emerging as a serious contender for 2010 after upsetting world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the final of the Qatar Open on Saturday.