Navratilova vows to wait for Paes
If Martina Navratilova can't play mixed doubles with Leander Paes, she would rather not play at all.
[bayarea.com]
Garber: Near miss How tough can a tiebreaker be, really, when you faced bullets and grenades growing up in war-ravaged Bosnia?
[espn.go.com]
Agassi defies Father Time At 33, he is world No. 1 as those from his generation are calling it quits.
[straitstimes.asia1.com.sg]
Kenyan turns into a Qatar hero Kenyan athlete Stephen Cherono won the steeplechase for Quatar, competing as Saif Saeed.
[guardian.co.uk]
Pete's final farewell Tearful goodbye on the very court where he became US Open's youngest champ.
[straitstimes.asia1.com.sg]
Pity for Jon, but he broke rules Rules are rules. But, when a man is at the peak of human endeavour, every sinew finely tuned for a last shot at glory, and he is counted out by a mere machine, by a twitch of a muscle, should he not react like any mortal?
[straitstimes.asia1.com.sg]
Only way is down for Henman There was little in Tim Henman's US Open first-round straight-sets defeat by Andy Roddick to suggest that he can be a contender again.
[guardian.co.uk]
El Guerrouj can become legend We expected Hicham El Guerrouj to win the 1500m, and he did. But what more does that tell us about the man?
[bbc.co.uk]
Young on list of 13 US drug cheats It has emerged that the newly crowned world 400m champion Jerome Young tested positive for nandrolone before winning gold at the 2000 Olympics.
[guardian.co.uk]
A misguided call to strip U.S. of Olympic relay gold Olympic drug czar Dick Pound is a man on a crusade, slaying dragons real and imagined. His mission is to be vigilant, to hunt down violators of the World Anti-Doping Agency code and ensure a square deal for clean athletes.
[sfgate.com]
From Watford striker to top novelist - sort of An Italian collective listed for Guardian book prize is named itself after a former Watford, AC Milan and England footballer.
[guardian.co.uk]
'Dismayed' Brussels escalates inquiry The EC has stepped up its investigation into the sale of Premier League rights.
[guardian.co.uk]
Newcastle pay £10m penalty Newcastle crashed out of the Champions League after losing their home leg, drawing on aggregate and bottling the penalty shoot-out.
[guardian.co.uk]
FA talk tough over Beckham row The FA has threatened to get tough over the David Beckham club-versus-country row. Woo ... scarey.
[guardian.co.uk]
It's Beckham by a head They had been writing the obituaries long before David Beckham even set foot on the Bernabeu turf.
[thesun.co.uk]
Beckham delight at Real goal David Beckham marked his Bernabeu debut with his first competitive goal for Real Madrid as the Primera Liga champions claimed a 4-2 aggregate win over Real Mallorca in the Spanish Super Cup.
[itv.com]
Chelsea set to clinch Makelele deal Chelsea'S new owner Roman Abramovich was expected to clinch a deal with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez for France midfielder Claude Makelele today.
[foxsports.news.com.au]
Lleyton, Scud told: stick to day job As Lleyton Hewitt talks of how he'd love to be an AFL star and Mark Philippoussis dreams of life as a pro surfer, it's curious that all Scott Draper wants is to be a successful tennis player.
[foxsports.news.com.au]
Pires involved in tunnel row Robert Pires and Olof Mellberg could be in hot water after clashing during Arsenal's 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Highbury on Wednesday.
[bbc.co.uk]
McLaren gunning for glory Ron Dennis has warned McLaren's title rivals that his team will be gunning for race wins as the championship battle hots up.
[ananova.com]
Williams wary of complacency Williams have played down Juan Pablo Montoya's title chances despite seeing the Colombian close to within a point of championship leader Michael Schumacher.
[bbc.co.uk]
Tri-Nations is way forward I'm a big fan of the decision to create an annual Tri-Nations series involving Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain.
[bbc.co.uk]
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