NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rivalry spanning almost a decade will be rekindled on Friday when Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters square off for a place in the U.S. Open final.
Both players have won the title twice but the stakes could hardly be higher when they meet in the semi-finals at Flushing ...
LEMONT, Illinois (Reuters) - A red-hot Matt Kuchar birdied his final hole to take a one-shot lead in the opening round of the BMW Championship on Thursday while a baffled Tiger Woods watched his Cog Hill magic disappear.
Playing on the same course he won the U.S. Amateur title in 1997, Kuchar was ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer mastered the wild weather and his opponent to storm into the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday and remain on course for another showdown with his great rival Rafa Nadal.
Federer was at his brilliant best as he outclassed Sweden's dual French Open finalist Robin ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A text message brought American duo Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber together for only the second tournament in their career and ended with them winning their second grand slam at the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Last year's French Open champions reunited at Flushing Meadows to beat ...
Financial terms of the deal for the cornerback, acquired as a free agent in 2006 after spending his first eight seasons with the Oakland Raiders, were not released.
The 33-year-old was scheduled to make $6.5 million in base salary over the next three seasons, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...
The Americans next face Lithuania who brushed aside Argentina 104-85 after hitting eight three-pointers from nine attempts in the first half on the way to a staggering 32-point lead at the end of the third quarter.
The U.S. and Lithuania will meet in the opening game of Saturday's double-header, ...
The 19-year-old South African, only cleared to compete again in July after controversial gender tests had put her career on hold since winning the world title in August 2009, ran one minute 58.16 seconds to win easily.
Just 10 days ago a dejected-looking Semenya had finished ninth in a time of ...
Brady took the field with the rest of the team for midweek practice, local media reported.
The team said Brady "reports that he's OK," in its official Twitter feed. "He was not hospitalized."
The Briton's five-under-par 65 left him in fourth place, three strokes behind leader Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium.
European captain Colin Montgomerie will also be heartened by solid performances from two other Cup rookies at the Hilversumsche course.
It will be a repeat of the Champions Trophy final in Nottingham in July when Argentina beat the Dutch 4-2 for their third successive title.
The Dutch, six times World Cup winners, reached their fourth successive final when they beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes after a 1-1 draw Thursday.
