Mario Ancic beat holder Thomas Johansson 7-5, 7-6 in the St Petersburg Open final to clinch his second title of the year.
An erratic SSP Chawrasia brought home a second successive even-par 71 to lie tied 30th while Anirban Lahiri carded a disappointing two-over 73 to be placed tied 51st after the second round of the golf event at the Rio Olympics on Friday. Chawrasia dropped three bogeys, a double bogey against five birdies on the second day to aggregate 142, while Lahiri totalled 147 at the half-way stage after dropping five bogeys and three birdies on Friday. At the top, Australia's Marcus Fraser brought home a sedate two-under 69 to continue to be the leader at the half-way stage with a total of 10-under 132.
The Middlesbrough manager was appointed Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes it is only a matter of time before the striker emerges from his slump.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted a superb goal just four minutes into his Manchester United debut and promised that there would be much more to come after they thrashed Turkish side Galatasaray 5-2 in a friendly in Gothenburg on Saturday.
Arsenal had scored 10 goals in two matches against BATE Borisov in the same competition in 2017 but never looked like being as prolific in the freezing temperatures of Belarus.
The tennis legend will part with his five replica Wimbledon trophies and the two tennis racquets he used during the 1976 and 1980 finals.
The Swedish striker, who has amassed an Aladdin's cave of silverware that includes 11 league titles in four European countries, is LA Galaxy's biggest foreign acquisition since David Beckham in 2007.
From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.
Frenchman Richard Gasquet sounded a warning to Wimbledon champion Roger Federer after beating Swede Jonas Bjorkman in the final.
Henrik Larsson's last-minute goal gave the Swedes a 2-2 draw and second place in Group B, behind England.
Barcelona reached an agreement to sign Iceland striker Eidur Gudjohnsen on a four-year deal from Chelsea.
Rafael Nadal will face Robin Soderling in the first round with a likely fourth round clash against Lleyton Hewitt
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said it would take a miracle to for Wayne Rooney to play in the World Cup
Both scored straight-set victories in Friday's semi-finals.
Bhupathi and Woodbridge defeated Graydon Olivier and Travis Parrott to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Bjorn Borg was to put the items up for sale for long-term financial security
The American is attempting to put together a consortium to buy Bjorn Borg's five replica Wimbledon trophies.
Juan Carlos Ferrero's struggle for form continued at the Marseille Open on Tuesday where the former world number stumbled in straight sets in the first round against Joachim Johansson.
Exorcising their shootout demons has united the Dutch squad who now believe they can win Euro 2004.
England forward Jamie Vardy is "looking doubtful" for the World Cup quarter-final against Sweden on Saturday after suffering a groin strain having come on as a late substitute in the last-16 win over Colombia, manager Gareth Southgate has said.
Leander Paes and Nathalie Dechy beat Simon Aspelin-Meghann Shaughnessy while Mahesh Bhupathi and Martina Hingis got the better of Jonas Bjorkman and Lisa Raymond.
Seven-times grand slam champion John McEnroe called Nadal's latest injury "extremely disappointing". "We've seen him play for many years and it's always been a concern about how his knees would hold up," the American told Eurosport in his daily spot. "After last year, we all hoped he would be able to get his health and fitness back and get his game together and it looked like that was happening. "We all know how much he wanted (title) number 10 and we were looking forward to seeing play Novak in the semis." Former French Open champion Mats Wilander said the decision had been a no-brainer for Nadal.
Uruguay's Edinson Cavani has always played second fiddle to his more illustrious attacking colleagues at country or club level but the long-haired marksman emerged out of those shadows with his twin strike in the World Cup round of 16 last week.
The world number one became the first player to successfully defend the Qatar Open crown since Swede Stefan Edberg in 1995 when he beat French teenager Gael Monfils.
Andy Murray will need to be at his streetwise best to beat Stan Wawrinka in the French Open semi-finals on Friday, three-times former Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander told Reuters.
"It's about playing to your strengths and trying to win."
UEFA president Lennart Johansson supports the principle that a club winning the Champions League must be allowed to defend their title.
Annika Sorenstam became the first golfer to win a U.S. PGA or LPGA tournament five years running
The heated rivalry between Swede Bjorn Borg and American John McEnroe is the centerpiece of a new film on the famous battles between the tennis greats both on and off the court. "Borg/McEnroe," starring Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason as Borg and U.S. actor Shia LaBeouf as McEnroe, traces the rivalry between the two tennis players at the 1980 Wimbledon final, considered to be one of the best tennis matches ever played.
Thomas Johansson rattled off a whirlwind 6-2, 6-1 win over Stefan Koubek in the first round of the Barcelona Open
They were beaten in men's doubles quarterfinal of the Nasdaq-100 Open tennis tournament in Miami.
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