Saturday's six final-round pool matches will help decide who qualifies for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 19 Jan 2008 | 3:33 pm
World No. 1 Roger Federer was forced repeatedly to rally before outlasting 49th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic in five sets on Saturday, in a match that lasted more than four hours. Source: ESPN.com | 19 Jan 2008 | 3:23 pm
A 13th Grand Slam title remains within reach, but Matt Cronin says Roger Federer was pushed to the limit in the 3rd round. Source: FOXSports.com News for TENNIS | 19 Jan 2008 | 3:04 pm
He convinced himself he could defeat the world's No. 1 player. But Despite a beautiful display from Janko Tipsarevic, Roger Federer prevailed in the biggest fight of his life. Source: ESPN.com | 19 Jan 2008 | 2:49 pm
Rafa Benitez says Liverpool must put the Anfield power battle out of their minds as they try to stay in title contention. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 19 Jan 2008 | 2:48 pm
American Lindsey Vonn had one of the biggest victories of her career Saturday, easily winning the World Cup downhill at Cortina. Source: ESPN.com | 19 Jan 2008 | 2:35 pm
Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea are all in action, while Kevin Keegan leads Newcastle out in the late game against Bolton. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 19 Jan 2008 | 1:30 pm
Haile Gebrselassie may pull out of this year's Beijing Olympics marathon if pollution levels in the city are not reduced. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 19 Jan 2008 | 1:26 pm
Michael Owen will be handed the Newcastle captain's armband as Kevin Keegan attempts to draw a line under any conflict between the two men. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 19 Jan 2008 | 1:24 pm
Dubai International Capital, the investment arm of the Dubai Government, is reportedly preparing to launch a £500million bid to buy Liverpool. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 19 Jan 2008 | 1:09 pm
AP - David West scored 28 points in 32 minutes and the New Orleans Hornets won their fourth straight game, 112-84 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
MELBOURNE - Eighth seed Venus Williams survived her toughest test at the Australian Open to beat Indian Sania Mirza 7-6 6-4 and reach the fourth round on Saturday. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 12:42 pm
Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho is facing new criticism after a newspaper questioned his diet and work ethic. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 19 Jan 2008 | 12:41 pm
Former finalists Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis battle for a place in the Australian Open fourth round. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 19 Jan 2008 | 12:36 pm
AFP - A rattled Roger Federer was given a major scare in a five-set epic at the Australian Open Saturday, but he avoided the fate of number two seed Svetlana Kuznetsova who skidded out of the tournament.
New Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has admitted it will take him time to restore the Tyneside club's fortunes. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 19 Jan 2008 | 12:12 pm
AFP - George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the American co-owners of Liverpool, on Friday dismissed reports that they are preparing to sell all or part of the club to Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Gulf Emirate.
AP - Georgia football great Herschel Walker has multiple personalities a revelation in an upcoming book that surprises the man who coached the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner.
AP - Ten days after a Golf Channel anchor was suspended for her use of "lynch" in commentary on Tiger Woods, an editor was fired Friday for illustrating the controversy with a noose on the cover of Golfweek magazine.
AP - Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby badly sprained an ankle while ramming into the boards in the first period, and the Andre Roy-led Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of his absence for a 3-0 victory over the Penguins on Friday night.
Dubai International Capital will launch a £500m bid to buy out Liverpool owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 19 Jan 2008 | 11:10 am
MELBOURNE -- Top-ranked Roger Federer had a stunningly tough fight for survival against Janko Tipsarevic before rallying for a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 victory at the Australian Open on Saturday. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 10:30 am
In the biggest upset of the men’s tournament thus far, Andy Roddick lost to Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber while 2006 women’s champion Amelie Mauresmo fell to Australian Casey Dellacqua. Source: NYT > Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 10:26 am
Roger Federer beats Janko Tipsarevic in a dramatic encounter to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 19 Jan 2008 | 10:17 am
Cristiano Ronaldo says Carlos Tevez can help Manchester United sweep the board when the major honors are handed out at the end of the season. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 19 Jan 2008 | 10:05 am
Agnieszka Radwanska, 18, upset No. 2 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the Australian Open. Source: FOXSports.com News for TENNIS | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:18 am
Robert Gamez was packing for Hawaii a few weeks ago when the telephone rang. It was Mike Milthorpe, the tournament director from the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, offering him a sponsor’s exemption. Source: NYT > Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:18 am
Darts has long been saddled with the image of overweight, beer-swilling Cockneys. But it is precisely these characters who have made darts into a wildly popular television sport here for more than three decades. Source: NYT > Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:17 am
Golfweek magazine, which published a cover with a noose to illustrate its coverage of a controversial comment about Tiger Woods, has fired Dave Seanor, the editor who approved the cover. Source: NYT > Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:13 am
Eric Ledford made his return to the Meadowlands on Thursday night, about 21 months after being arrested and charged with race fixing. Source: NYT > Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:12 am
As the ever-excitable boxing promoter Don King tells it, he did not arrange the fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad. Fate, chance and the appetite of the two boxers did. Source: NYT > Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:11 am
After it was disclosed at a Congressional hearing that there had been a substantial increase in the number of players claiming therapeutic-use exemptions for attention deficit disorder, T.U.E. became the newest abbreviation in the baseball world. Source: NYT > Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:08 am
Bruins and Trojans, who meet Saturday at Pauley Pavilion, seem to prosper when their star freshmen focus less on scoring.
Lest college basketball fans think that no one besides Kevin Love or O.J. Mayo is going to matter today when fourth-ranked UCLA plays host to USC at Pauley Pavilion, consider these statistics: Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany outlasts Roddick in a five-set, third-round match. Blake, down two sets, outlasts Sebastien Grosjean.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- It was quickly shaping up as one of the worst 24-hour periods -- well, at least outside of a clay court -- for the American men at a Grand Slam tournament. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
Teammates rally to Brown's defense after center was booed during Thursday's loss to Suns.
The boos that rained down on Kwame Brown were the first in recent memory to be directed at a Lakers player at a home game, an event that seemed to stun, if not anger, practically everybody connected to the organization. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
Georgia Frontiere, a former entertainer and socialite who inherited the Los Angeles Rams pro football team and then infuriated many Southern Californians when she moved the club to Anaheim in 1980 and then to St. Louis in 1995, died Friday. She was 80. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 19 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers returned to the practice field Friday and remained "optimistic" his sprained right knee would heal enough for him to play in the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots. Source: ESPN.com | 19 Jan 2008 | 7:47 am
The St. Louis Rams say owner Georgia Frontiere has died at age 80 in Los Angeles after being hospitalized for several months with breast cancer. Source: ESPN.com | 19 Jan 2008 | 7:27 am
Golfweek magazine replaced the editor responsible for illustrating the current cover with a noose and apologized Friday for its depiction of a Golf Channel anchor's use of "lynch" in a comment about Tiger Woods. Source: ESPN.com | 19 Jan 2008 | 6:45 am
Technology used for player challenges of line calls at one of the Australian Open's two main arenas is being turned off at selected times because shadows are affecting its accuracy.
Tournament director Craig Tiley said the Hawkeye system doesn't work properly at Vodafone Arena on sunny days when shade crosses the court between approximately 4:45 and 5:45 p.m. Source: FOXSports.com News for TENNIS | 19 Jan 2008 | 5:47 am
The Williams sisters are looking to rack up a few more Grand Slam doubles titles.
Free from injuries, Serena and Venus Williams, one of the most successful big-event combinations in the sport, are back together at the Australian Open after not playing Grand Slam doubles together last year.
Serena Williams has 12 career doubles title and Venus 11. They've won Wimbledon and the Australian Open twice together, the French and U.S. Source: FOXSports.com News for TENNIS | 19 Jan 2008 | 2:41 am
Arsenal's Arsene Wenger accepts it was a "mistake" to rush striker Robin van Persie back into action too soon. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 Jan 2008 | 9:16 pm
As the U.S. prepares for its first game of the year Saturday night, Taylor Twellman's thoughts turn to England. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 Jan 2008 | 8:53 pm
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has been criticized for making anti-Turkish comments in a video posted on the YouTube Web site, and Baghdatis has refused to apologize.
The video, posted on the video-sharing site 10 months ago but which only appeared in Australia's mainstream media Friday, shows Baghdatis, a Greek Cypriot, chanting and holding a flare at a barbecue with friends at a Melbourne home. Source: FOXSports.com News for TENNIS | 18 Jan 2008 | 5:43 am
Defending champion Serena Williams and top-ranked Justine Henin pushed aside two more overmatched opponents in the Australian Open, advancing to the fourth round with straight-set victories Friday.
Several female tennis players have been approached to throw matches, and the WTA Tour is taking 'all reasonable steps' to keep the game free of corruption.
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AP - Defending champion Roger Federer found an extra gear in the fifth set to fend off 49th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic at the Australian Open.
AP - David West scored 28 points in 32 minutes and the New Orleans Hornets won their fourth straight game, 112-84 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
AFP - A rattled Roger Federer was given a major scare in a five-set epic at the Australian Open Saturday, but he avoided the fate of number two seed Svetlana Kuznetsova who skidded out of the tournament.
AFP - George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the American co-owners of Liverpool, on Friday dismissed reports that they are preparing to sell all or part of the club to Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Gulf Emirate.
AP - Georgia football great Herschel Walker has multiple personalities a revelation in an upcoming book that surprises the man who coached the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner.
AP - While dozens of players agreed to contracts Friday, Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies remained $3 million apart in negotiations.
AP - Ten days after a Golf Channel anchor was suspended for her use of "lynch" in commentary on Tiger Woods, an editor was fired Friday for illustrating the controversy with a noose on the cover of Golfweek magazine.
AP - Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby badly sprained an ankle while ramming into the boards in the first period, and the Andre Roy-led Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of his absence for a 3-0 victory over the Penguins on Friday night.