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Breaking News Thu, 3 Jul 2008
Venus Williams of the US reacts after winning her semifinal match against Russia's Elena Dementieva on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 3 , 2
Photos   Russia   Tennis   US   Wimbledon  
 The Australian 
Williams sweeps Dementieva to reach seventh Wimbledon final
| DEFENDING champion Venus Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the Wimbledon final Thursday, setting up a potential championship matchup with sister Serena. | Venus Williams, a f... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)
Two of three demonstrators protesting China's human rights record and the impending arrival of the Olympic torch tie Tibetan flags and two banners to the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Monday, April 7, 2008.
Beijing   China   Olympic   Photos   Sport  
 The Australian 
China, this is the world
| WE should all wish the People's Republic of China success as host of the 2008 Olympics, for which it has made heroic efforts to prepare itself. | Expenditure on Olympics-related construction in Beij... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma )
 A Chinese athlete looks up as competitors gather in the center of the arena as fireworks erupt above them during the Closing Ceremony of the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar Friday Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (tmg1)  Asia Times 
Drug cheats and other swines
| By Jesse Fink | And so it begins. I'm not sure what's more riveting - the Olympic Games itself or the procession of drug busts that go with it. On Thursday, a second Chinese athlete was banned for l... (photo: AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
China   Drug   Games   Olympic   Photos  
UEFA president Michel Platini speaks during his meeting with Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, July 3, 2008.  Novosti 
UEFA talks of Polish, Ukrainian problems preparing for Euro 2012
| KIEV, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Michel Platini, the president of European soccer's governing body, said Thursday that Ukraine and Poland have problems in preparations for hosting Euro 2012. | Plati... (photo: (AP Photo / Sergei Chuzavkov))
Photos   Player   Soccer   Sport   UEFA  
Top Stories
Marlon Samuels  The Times Of India
ICC upholds two-year ban on Samuels
| 3 Jul, 2008 2051hrs IST, PTI |                   DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday uphel... (photo: AP)
Cricket   Game   Photos   Sport   West Indies  
 England soccer captain David Beckham The Boston Globe
David Beckham: The musical
| A musical based on the lives of Victoria and David Beckham is in production. | The satirical play, entitled 'MacBecks', is set to open in January. | Long Road Productio... (photo: AP Photo/Fiona Hanson, Pool)
England   Entertainment   Photos   Soccer   Star  
Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva, center, gold medalist in the triple jump is flanked on the podium by silver medalist Francoise Mbango Etone, left, of Cameroon, and bronze medalist Tereza Marinova,, jsa1 Syracuse
Bulgarian triple jumper Marinova retires
| SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgarian triple jumper Tereza Marinova says she is retiring from competition due to injury, a few weeks before the Beijing Olympics. | The 30-ye... (photo: AP / Thomas Kienzle)
Athletics   Beijing   Bulgaria   Competition   Europe   Photos  
Maj. Michael Anti (left), flashes his silver medal alongside gold medalist Zhanbo Jia of China (center) and bronze medalist Christian Planer (right) of Austria after completion of the men's 50-meter rifle three-position event in the 2004 Summer Olympic Ga Syracuse
Olympic medals turned over to Beijing organizers
| BEIJING (AP) - The gold, silver and bronze medals that will hang around the necks of athletes at next month's Olympics were formally handed over Thursday to the organiz... (photo: U.S. Army/Tim Hipps)
Asia   Athletic   Beijing   Medal   Olympic   Photos  
Maria Sharapova The Daily Mail
After her Wimbledon flop, Maria Sharapova gets back to what she does best... scoring fashion winners
| After a disastrous Wimbledon defeat, Maria Sharapova turned her hand to the fashion game in Paris yesterday. | The 21-year-old, who opted for 'menswear' shorts on the c... (photo: WN / aruna)
Fashion   Photos   Sport   Tennis   Wimbledon  
Michael Clarke Sydney Morning Herald
Clarke prepares to call the shots
| MICHAEL CLARKE is in line to lead the Australian limited-overs team for the first time, but it is the West Indies captain, Chris Gayle, who feels he is learning the tra... (photo: AP / )
Australia   Cricket   Media   Photos   Sport  
Fernando Alonso 2008 The Guardian
Honda interested in Alonso if Ferrari not an option
By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England, July 3 (Reuters) - Honda would be interested in double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso if he wants out of Renault and can... (photo: Creative Commons / Mark McArdle)
England   Entertainment   Formula one   Photos   Race  
Golf Tennis
- Golf Tidbits: Youth is served on the LPGA Tour
- Golf Tidbits: Youth is served on the LPGA Tour
- Sorenstam leaves the U.S. Women's Open with one more mem
- Hudson hoping for home support
Lorena Ochoa
Ochoa takes a breather
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- Williams sweeps Dementieva to reach seventh Wimbledon final
- Zippy Nadal playing better than last year: Murray
- Federer wary of Safin brilliance
- Stellar display sees Venus move within one match of fifth ch
Venus Williams of the US reacts after winning her semifinal match against Russia's Elena Dementieva on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 3 , 2
Williams sweeps Dementieva to reach seventh Wimbledon final
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Baseball Cricket
- Selig: Drug program threatened by prosecutors
- Selig: Drug program threatened by prosecutors
- Righetti still reminded of no-hitter 25 years ago
- Selig: Drug program threatened by prosecutors
Baseball /aaeh
Kid Bits
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- Durham v Kent (Fri)
- Zimbabwe negotiations complex - ICC
- Pakistan welcome Oval result change
- ICC not concerned about Oval precedent
Marlon Samuels
ICC upholds two-year ban on Samuels
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Soccer Motorsport
- Soccer: Oly-Whites coach picks his own players over Phoenix
- Euro winner Aragones set to take over Fenerbahce
- Engelaar Set For Schalke Move
- Baggies Land Dutch Youngster
UEFA president Michel Platini speaks during his meeting with Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, July 3, 2008.
UEFA talks of Polish, Ukrainian problems preparing for Euro 2012
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- Hamilton Handed Challenge By Button
- Coulthard to call it quits after '08
- Coulthard announces retirement
- Coulthard to call it quits after '08
Fernando Alonso 2008
Honda interested in Alonso if Ferrari not an option
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