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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player ever to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday when she upset 31st seeded Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko 7-6 (7/5), 6-4.Published: 01/24/2010 at 02:34:03 GMT |
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian schoolgirl attempting to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world said she "copped a pounding" during a fierce storm in which her yacht was repeatedly knocked under water.Published: 01/24/2010 at 02:22:17 GMT |
LA QUINTA, California (AFP) - Rookie Alex Prugh, who is playing in just his third Tour event, fired a seven-under 65 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the rain-hit Bob Hope Classic.Published: 01/24/2010 at 02:06:17 GMT |
SCHONACH, Germany (AFP) - France's Jason Lamy-Chappuis claimed his fifth win of the season here on Saturday to consolidate his place atop the nordic combined World Cup overall standings.Published: 01/23/2010 at 22:09:54 GMT |
ROME (AFP) - Norway left-back John Arne Riise popped up in injury time to head home the winner as AS Roma condemned 10-man Juventus to an eighth defeat in 11 matches with a 2-1 success in Turin on Saturday.Published: 01/23/2010 at 21:58:08 GMT |
MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona moved eight points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league with a comfortable 3-0 win at lowly Valladolid on Saturday to round off an impressive first half of the season.Published: 01/23/2010 at 21:11:46 GMT |
SAN DIEGO, California (AFP) - Phil Mickelson begins his US PGA Tour season next week at the San Diego-area Torrey Pines Golf Course.Published: 01/23/2010 at 19:58:28 GMT |
ZAKOPANE, Poland (AFP) - Austrian prodigy Gregor Schlierenzauer secured his second victory in two days by winning the ski jump World Cup event here on Saturday.Published: 01/23/2010 at 19:26:51 GMT |
TALLINN (AFP) - Italy's Carolina Kostner came back from a fall to win her third European figure skating gold here on Saturday.Published: 01/23/2010 at 18:35:13 GMT |
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Martin Kaymer shot his third successive round of five-under-par 67 to lead the 1.5 million euro Abu Dhabi Golf Championship by one stroke and on course to repeat his success here in the 2008 edition.Published: 01/23/2010 at 18:17:47 GMT |
