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Venus Williams dating Cuban Model Elio Pis

Venus Williams dating Cuban Model Elio PisWashington, September 10 : After recovering from Sjogren's Syndrome, Venus Williams made a triumphant return to the New York Grand Slam tournament last week with her new boyfriend, Cuban model Elio Alberto Pis, at her side.  Read more »

‘Drug cheat’ Armstrong barred from participating in Chicago marathon

‘Drug cheat’ Armstrong barred from participating in Chicago marathonWashington, Sep 8 : Lance Armstrong, who was recently stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, has suffered another set  Read more »

16-year-old Olympian Gabby Douglas to pen ‘inspirational memoir’

16-year-old Olympian Gabby Douglas to pen ‘inspirational memoir’ Washington, Sept. 7 : Sixteen-year-old Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast Gabby Douglas believes she has an inspirational message to share with others and plans to write her first memoir.  Read more »

Ex-pals reveal Armstrong’s ‘brazen’ drug use to achieve ‘cycling glory’

Ex-pals reveal Armstrong’s ‘brazen’ drug use to achieve ‘cycling glory’ Washington, Sep 5 : Former colleagues of former world record breaking cyclist Lance Armstrong have claimed that he used to keep  Read more »

Andy Roddick’s retirement has his bulldog excited

Andy Roddick’s retirement has his bulldog excited Washington, Sept 1 : Andy Roddick's wife Brooklyn Decker tweeted a smiling picture of their dog, to show that their pet is happy with his master's retirement news.  Read more »

Roddick to retire after US Open

Roddick to retire after US OpenNew York, Aug 31 : American veteran Andy Roddick has said he will retire after the US Open."Walking off at Wimbledon, I felt like I knew," Roddick said Thursday, on his 30th birthday, reports Xinhua.  Read more »

US Open: Sania-Bethanie advance to second round

US Open: Sania-Bethanie advance to second roundNew York, Aug 31 : Sania Mirza of India and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands, seeded 13th, advanced to the second round of the women's doubles at the US Open here at the Flushing Meadows.  Read more »

Russian volleyball coach dies during training camp, raising fears of suicide

Russian volleyball coach dies during training camp, raising fears of suicide New York, Aug 30 : The coach of Russia's Olympic women's volleyball team, Sergey Ovchinnikov, died suddenly in Croatia, raising fears of an apparent suicide.  Read more »

Murray uses boxing techniques to overpower opponents on court

Murray uses boxing techniques to overpower opponents on court New York, Aug 29 : British tennis ace Andy Murray has revealed taking the help of boxing techniques during training to knock out his rivals on court.  Read more »

Young boy asks Djokovic to ‘marry him’ during US Open practice session

Young boy asks Djokovic to ‘marry him’ during US Open practice session Washington, Aug 29 : A young tennis fan got the thrill of his life when he was invited onto the court at the US Open by Novak Djokovic after he asked  Read more »

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Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Hulk determined to win over Brazil fansFortaleza (Brazil), June 19 - Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown

UEFA-U-21Jerusalem, June 19 : Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.

Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half  Read more »

Sri Lankans will target Indian bowling: Jayasuriya

Sanath-JayasuriyaCardiff, June 19 : Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here.  Read more »

Champions Tropny semifinals: England put South Africa in to bat

england-vs-south-africaLondon, June 19 : England opted to field against South Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »