Pakistan were bowled out for 174 in their second innings as they lost to Western Australia by 10 wickets.
Marion Bartoli had barely registered on the tennis scale before but that did not stop her from destroying Justine Henin's Wimbledon dream.
Fast bowler Justin Coetzee captured five for 23 to finish with 10 wickets as Western Australia won the three-day tour match by ten runs.
Australia rode on Phil Jaques's maiden Test century to post a handsome 242 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
World number one Roger Federer, chasing the only Grand Slam title to elude him so far, faces gritty Spaniard Tommy Robredo.
Defending champion Simona Halep was knocked out of the French Open 6-2, 6-4 by 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova in a quarter-final shock.
Women's world number one Justine Henin shrugs off comparisons to male counterpart Roger Federer and says she is giving little thought to her place in sporting history.
A despondent Serena Williams grudgingly faced reporters after her 7-6 6-1 defeat to top seed Justine Henin in Tuesday's quarter-finals of the U.S. Open, tears staining her cheeks after the bitter result.
Justine Henin maintained her recent grand slam mastery over Serena Williams with a 7-6 6-1 triumph in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
Masters champion Adam Scott stormed back from four shots behind with 10 holes remaining to clinch the four-man PGA Grand Slam of Golf by two strokes with a scintillating finish in Bermuda on Wednesday.
Formula One faces a risk: with Malaysia pulling out of a new deal, they could altogether lose their presence in Southeast Asia, one of the world's fastest-growing regions.
The Williams sisters also recorded contrasting wins to advance at the US Open.
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Top seed Amelie Mauresmo and third seed Maria Sharapova also marched on with straight-sets victories at the US Open.\n
Michael Kasprowicz took five for 30 as Australia bowled out Pakistan for 179 on the second day of the first Test.
Marion Bartoli stunned top seed Justine Henin to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday, beating the world number one 1-6 7-5 6-1.
The Belgian extinguished hopes of an all-Williams final by storming into the last four with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Serena.
Justine Henin used her formidable backhand and tight-angles to beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1 6-3 in their third round match at Wimbledon on Friday.
Shocks have been notable by their absence so far and a clutch of A-list contenders eased into the men's second round.
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Tiger Woods produced the good, the bad and the ugly in his first PGA Tour start in 17 months on Thursday while Olympic champion Justin Rose set the early pace in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
Ana Ivanovic beat the Russian 6-2, 6-1 the enter the French Open final.
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With the Sydney Cricket Ground reliably Australia's most spin-friendly wicket, the hosts may find it tough going to manufacture a face-saving victory and square the series.
Monty Panesar captured five wickets on his Ashes debut to help England bowl out Australia for 244 on the opening day of the third Test.
She set up a showdown against Serbian 12th seed Ana Ivanovic later in the day.
South Africa beat India by 106 runs in the third ODI go 2-0 up in the five-match series.
After the three bilateral meetings, Modi would participate in the three separate sessions of the Nuclear Security Summit, which kicked off with a White House dinner on Thursday night.
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The Indian ace finished the day with an even-par 72, three off leaders Justin Rose and Brett Wetterich, at the Augusta National.
The world number one, who missed the Australian Open last year, posted a 6-2, 6-2 win against Japan's Aiko Nakamura.
Finalists in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed and the stunning images have to be seen to be believed.
Usain Bolt is perhaps the only man who can salvage a dismal year for athletics with one final flash of lightning, says Dhruv Munjal.
Strong winds have been pushing several sudden and destructive wildfires across the hills and towns north of Los Angeles, burning thousands of acres and hundreds of structures and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.
The prospects of any further play were gloomy with thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon.
Educational institutions in Canada offer courses ranging from eight months duration to two years, says Sushil Sukhwani
Gary Kirsten has no doubts they will bounce back and be challenging for One-day cricket's most coveted trophy next year.
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