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(Photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)Tennis: Jankovic suffers at blustery US Open
ag2 Jelena Jankovic playing against Serena Williams in the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida on April 5, 2008...Full Story

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(Photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)Tennis: Former No1s book final-16 'mate's date'
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Kevin Anderson Named Athletic Director at Maryland
Kevin Anderson will be Maryland's new athletic director, the school announced Saturday, ending a search that began when former AD Debbie Yow left Maryland to take the same position at N.C. State in July. | Anderson, who will be formally introduced Tuesday, arrives from ...Full Story
Denny Hamlin edges field for Sprint Cup pole at Atlanta
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By Jason Smith, Getty Images Denny Hamlin celebrates after edging Ryan Newman for the pole at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Emory Healthcare 500 in Atlanta.  NASCAR FAST FACTS | What: Emory Healthcare 500...Full Story
Former Olympic 100m champion Linford Christie set for place in England Athletics Hall of Fame
| Call up: Former Olympic champion Linford Christie | Linford Christie, banned from accreditation for Britain’s Olympics team because of a past doping offence, is being offered the chance to salvage some of his credibility by one of the sport’s governing bod...Full Story
Army's Anderson to become Maryland's next athletic director
| COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Kevin Anderson is the new athletic director at the University of Maryland. | Anderson has been Army's athletic director since 2004. He is the first African-American to hold that position at West Point. | Senior associate athletic director Kathy Wor...Full Story
Duo Show Form In Split
| Great Britain's Dai Greene and Mark Lewis-Francis built on their impressive European Championships performances in the IAAF Continental Cup in Split today. | Greene emulated his 400 metres hurdles victory from Barcelona by clocking a personal best of 47.88 seconds to ...Full Story
King of the sprinters Henry Candy strikes again as Markab lands Haydock Group One
| Markab became only the second seven-year-old to land the Betfred Sprint Cup when powering home at Haydock.   | Emulating the 1977 hero Boldboy, Henry Candy's charge lifted the prize in the hands of Pat Cosgrave from Lady Of the Desert and Genki. | Sprint star: Ma...Full Story
Sprint Cup qualifying order at Atlanta
| NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying order at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010: | DriverDateTimeSpeed Track Qualifying Record:Geoff Bodine 11/16/9728.074197.478 #CarDriverTeamTimeSpeedTimeSpeed 16David RaganUPS Ford 277Sam Hornish Jr.Mobil 1 Dodge 339Ryan New...Full Story
 ASA to be handed control of athletics
| Athletics South Africa (ASA) will regain control of the sport on September 18 when elections are held for a new board at a special general meeting. | The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) told the federation's provincial members on Satu...Full Story
 Cross country stars primed to perform
| The South African Cross Country Championships, scheduled to be held at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria on September 11, is attracting keen interest from all the top athletes. | With little more than a week to go the number of athletes registering has ...Full Story
Rainfall Misses Sprint Cup
| Mark Johnston's Rainfall (coughing) and Tim Etherington's Fullandby (ground) | have been declared non-runner's in this afternoon's Betfred Sprint Cup at | Haydock. | ...Full Story
Athletics 8, Angels 0
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Gio Gonzalez sharp in 8-0 rout of Angels
a's updateReturn to cozy Coliseum a comfort to A'sAfter four disastrous days in New York that effectively ended any last sniff of an AL West title, the A's rediscovered the comforts of the Coliseum Friday night, even with the Raiders having chewed up their field the nig...Full Story
A's sign outfielder Jeremy Hermida, send him to Triple-A Sacramento
The A's signed outfielder Jeremy Hermida on Friday, three days after he was released by the Boston Red Sox.The left-handed hitting Hermida was sent to Triple-A Sacramento. | ...Full Story
Kauai Marathon 2010 race preview and speed bonus news
| The second annual Kauai Marathon is Sunday, September 5, giving runners the chance to explore Hawaii's most scenic island on a gorgeous but difficult course. | With the heat, challenging hills and plenty of Hawaiian red dirt, the Kauai Marathon is a truly unique exper...Full Story
Heartmiles Kochi Marathon on Sept. 26
| KOCHI: The Heartmiles Kochi Marathon, a 25-km run organised by the Ernakulam District Administration, will be held here on September 26. | Apart from the 25-km run, which carries a prize-money of Rs.1lakh, smaller races for women and senior citizens (4.5 kms), student...Full Story
Farah joins list of Commonwealth absentees
| For Mo farah, the man of the year in British athletics, the end of the road for the 2010 season has already arrived. | For David Rudisha, the athlete of the summer in global track and field, there will be one last hurrah in Split tomorrow. Both have decided to join th...Full Story
Marathon Man Isner keeps on chugging on last grand stage
By Art Spander | The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com | Sep. 3, 2010 | NEW YORK -- For John Isner, the name and the event forever remain inextricably intertwined. As was Bobby Thomson with the "Shot heard 'round the world" ... as was Dwight Clark with "The Catch," which sen...Full Story
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Marathon Man Isner keeps on chugging on last grand stage
CBS News By Art Spander | The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com | NEW YORK -- For John Isner, the name and the event forever remain inextricably intertwined. As was Bobby Thomson with the "Shot heard 'round the world" ... as was Dwight Clark with "The Catch," whic...
Markab primed to spring surprise in Betfred Sprint Cup
The Daily Mail | Surprise package: Markab is ready to produce his best at Haydock | The Betfred Sprint Cup has been responsible for its share of shocks in recent seasons and MARKAB (Haydock, 3.35) looks primed to spring a surprise in today’s Group One feature...
IAAF Continental Cup 2010: GB medal-winners face world athletics elite
The Daily Telegraph Great Britain's impressive showing in European Championships last month is reflected in a strong presence, especially in the men's events, at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split this weekend. | Sprint finish: Tyson Gay runs in the 4x100m relay for the ...
Rudisha Withdraws From Commonwealth Games
Sporting Life | New world 800metres record holder David Rudisha has withdrawn from Kenya's team for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi stating he is too tired. | The 21-year-old recently broke the record twice in the space of a week. | First, in Berlin, Germany he lo...
Athletics: Priestley banned
Sky Sports | British hurdler Callum Priestley has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol. | Priestley was found to have the substance - a steroid used in asthma medication - in his system after being tested in Sou...
Over 1000 Athletes in Competitions Abroad This Year
All Africa More than one thousand Angolan athletes were engaged in various competitions abroad from December 2009 to July this year, Angop learned Wednesday in Luanda. The information was released by the national director of Sports, Raimundo Ricardo, during a p...
Danger man Blake next US Open hurdle for Djokovic
Yahoo Daily News | NEW YORK (AFP) – World number three Novak Djokovic's path to a fourth consecutive US Open semi-finals appearance has a tricky third-round obstacle Saturday in US danger man James Blake. | The 23-year-old Serbian and 30-year-old Blake, a f...
Hurdles champion Callum Priestley banned for two years after failing a drugs test
The Daily Mail | Callum Priestley, the UK 60 metre hurdles champion, has been banned for two years for failing a drugs test, the UK Anti-doping Committee have announced. | Priestley tested positive earlier this year for the banned substance clenbuterol. | Banned: C...
Priestley Handed Two-year Ban
Sporting Life | British hurdler Callum Priestley has been given a two-year ban for testing positive for drugs and will now also face a lifetime Olympic ban. | UK Anti-Doping on Friday confirmed the suspension will run until February 2012 after the 21-year-old test...
New National Sports Dietitians Association Recruiting Members to Feed Top Athletes
PR Newswire   | , Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national membership association comprised primarily of registered dietitians working with athletes at the highest levels of sport in the U.S. is launching its first membership drive September 3 to help develop...
Farah withdraws from Commonwealth Games
The Independent | Mo Farah has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games to take a break after his gold medal exploits at the European Championships. | Farah, who struck gold for Great Britain in the 5,000m and 10,000m in Barcelona, is going to rest up instead of repres...
5 Indian athletes test positive for stimulants
CBC | Five Indian athletes have tested positive for use of a stimulant, hitting the host nation's medal chances at next month's Commonwealth Games. | Four wrestlers and shot putter were suspended Thursday after failing tests conducted by India's National...
Two more star athletes pull out from Delhi CWG
Zeenews London: The Delhi Commonwealth Games continue to be dogged by star pullouts with 800m world record holder David Rudisha and double European long distance champion Mohammed Farah becoming the latest to withdraw from the October 3 to 14 event. | Both R...
Defender Primed For Sprint Cup
Sporting Life | BETTING BOX FIXED ODDS 1pt e.w Prime Defender in Sprint Cup at 25/1 (Ladbrokes). The key to him is a flat track and he hasn't that much to find with hot favourite. | Starspangledbanner has lots in his favour in this weekend's Betfred Sprint Cup at ...
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