Australia's Lleyton Hewitt is a major doubt for this month's French Open after breaking two ribs in a fall.
The world No. 1 thrashed Tomas Berdych to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters.
World number one Roger Federer, who was out for a week due to injury, will seek to defend his Hamburg title
Manchester United suffered a setback as they were shocked by FC Copenhagen.
While many Americans view growing Chinese and Indian economies as a threat to their jobs, major US firms have reported a sharp rise in earnings, mainly due to their foreign operations.
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Real Madrid extended their lead in Spain to eight points after crushing Valladolid 7-0.
Gustavo Kuerten, returning after a seven-month injury lay-off, was humbled by Alberto Martin in the second round.
Inter Milan moved eight points clear in Italy after a 1-0 win over strugglers Empoli.
Chelsea also got their Champions League campaign off to a good start, beating Werder Bremen 2-0.
India will take on world champions Germany in the opening match of the hockey World Cup.
German football chiefs are not ruling out the involvement of players in the country's match-fixing scandal.
Oil and Natural Gas Corp is spending 93 per cent of its total capital expenditure of Rs 10,850 crore (Rs 108.50 billion) in the current fiscal on its core activities of oil and gas exploration and production, according to its chairman and managing di
The Swiss ace joined Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras as the only men to have won four consecutive Wimbledon singles titles when he defeats Nadal in the final.
Billions of dollars, pounds and euros may have been lost in the global financial crisis, but most of Europe's leading soccer clubs are still poised to spend big when the winter transfer window opens on New Year's Day. Manchester City have been linked with more than 50 players in the build-up to January 1 including Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi of Barcelona, Kolo Toure of Arsenal and Roque Santa Cruz of Blackburn Rovers.
Substitute Toni Kroos hit a last-gasp winner as four-times European champions Bayern Munich came from behind to win 3-2 at Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Cup.
The top seed trailed 0-3 and 3-5 in the first set against Argentine qualifier Diego Hartfield before winning his first round match at the French Open.
The 19-year-old Spaniard also equalled Guillermo Vilas's record of 53 consecutive claycourt wins.
A factbox on Roger Federer, who won his first U.S. Open title with a 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt.
Roger Federer lost his first tiebreak this year before beating Arnaud Clement as he began his title defence at the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Middlesbrough beat AS Roma to reach the UEFA Cup quarterfinals for the first time
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