David Beckham will be thrust into a political campaign to win backing for his Major League Soccer team in Miami with a referendum in November on a new stadium proposal.
Ice cold for three quarters of Thursday's Game Five, Dwyane Wade caught fire in the fourth and led Miami to an 83-80 win over Chicago that put the Heat in the NBA Finals.
Last month's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2011 held in Miami saw taut bodies in tantalising swimwear take to the catwalk. Don't miss it!
Germany's Tommy Haas recorded the upset of the tournament when he stunned two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Tuesday.
British World No. 3 Andy Murray cruised to a straightforward victory over Bernard Tomic at the Sony Open but the Williams sisters had contrasting fortunes in Miami on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal will miss the Monte Carlo Masters as his return from injury has been delayed further.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award five times, did not receive a nomination for the first time in 20 years.
India's Somdev Devvarman went down to third seed Ukrainian Illya Marchenko 4-6, 3-6 in the second round of the qualifiers as India's campaign ended at the US $3,645,000 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, on Tuesday. Somdev, who overcame David Guez of France in the first round of the qualifying stage, put up a spirited fight against Marchenko but the Ukrainian managed to get better of him.
Mayor of Miami, Carlos Gimenez, has pulled back his support from former England football captain David Beckham's 200 million pounds US football franchise to leave the star midfielder's dreams in tatters.
Serena Williams pulled out of next week's Nasdaq Open in Miami on Friday, citing a knee injury and lack of training.
The top-seeded Indo-Swiss duo served past the Rodionova sisters, Anastasia and Arina, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarter-finals.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments after aggravating the leg injury that forced him out of the Australian Open in January, the Spanish world number two said on Friday.
Lionel Messi said he and his family had trouble adapting after his move to Paris St Germain in 2021.
Polish fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska was the highest women's casualty at the Miami Open on Saturday, blown away for the second time this year by Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
Ahead of the two-match Twenty20 series against West Indies, Indian cricketers, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar today visited the home of American basketball team Miami Heats in Florida.
David Beckham got a taste of a Bollywood bash when Sonam Kapoor Ahuja invited him for a house party.
Rohan Bopanna has set his sight on the Paris Olympics 2024 starting July 26 after winning his maiden men's doubles grand slam.
Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame an error-ridden performance to beat China's Peng Shuai 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open on a clear and cool day in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Images from the Miami Open matches played on Saturday.
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Britain's Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 to win the Sony Ericsson Open for the second consecutive year on Sunday.
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska used her wits to defeat world number two Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-4 to win the Sony Ericsson Open final on Saturday and once again deny the Russian.
Maria Sharapova advanced to the Sony Ericsson Open final by beating Caroline Wozniacki 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday in a two and a half hour battle.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek fought their way to the semi-finals of the ATP Miami Masters with a 7-6(6), 6-4 win over Spaniards David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco.
Venus Williams made a triumphant return to the WTA Tour on Wednesday, winning her first round match at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
Novak Djokovic has formally withdrawn from the draw for the Indian Wells tournament, organisers said on Sunday in an indication that the world number one's application for a COVID-19 vaccine waiver to enter the US might have failed.
The third Republican candidates' presidential debate on Wednesday evening turned into a slugfest between the two desi candidates in the fray: Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy
Top seed Serena Williams dropped the second set before bouncing back to beat compatriot Christina Mchale 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in second-round action at the Miami Open in Florida on Thursday.
'It'll also be difficult for him, tennis requires that competitive rhythm, but Rafa is Rafa, even if he arrives without many matches, he'll surely show a spectacular level.'
Novak Djokovic, one of the most high-profile unvaccinated athletes in the world, has applied for special permission to enter the United States to play at the Indian Wells and Miami Open.
If Dwyane Wade had to pick a game to sit out with a bruised right knee, this was the one.
Somdev Devvarman set up his biggest match of the season, a pre-quarterfinal clash with World No 1 Novak Djokovic in the ATP Miami Masters, after scripting yet another come-from-behind win, in Miami.
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Five-time champion Novak Djokovic overcame a first-set spill to beat unseeded Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-4 6-1 in the third round at the Miami Open in Florida on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Miami Masters played in Key Biscayne, Florida on Tuesday
Nikolay Davydenko won the Sony Ericsson title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Spain's second-seeded Rafael Nadal.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles beat Leander Paes and Paul Hanley 6-2, 6-7(8), 10-6 in the quarter-final of the Miami Masters.
Lionel Messi didn't enjoy his time with the Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain.
India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands crashed out of the Sony Open Miami Masters after losing their women's doubles quarter-final match against world No.1 pair of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in straight sets at Crandon Park.
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