DALLAS (Reuters) - The struggling New York Knicks denied Dallas a season's best 14th consecutive victory with a lopsided 128-94 win over the Mavs on Saturday.
The victory was the Knicks first over the Mavericks in nine tries dating back to Jan 11, 2006. It was their first win in ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Maintaining the best possible balance between marriage, motherhood and life on the WTA Tour has become the driving force for former world number one Kim Clijsters.
The Belgian returned to the circuit in 2009 after a two-year "retirement" but she no longer feels ...More
MIAMI (Reuters) - Charl Schwartzel was Ernie Els' house guest last week but it will be strictly business on Sunday as the South African pair go head-to-head in the last round of the WGC-CA Championship at Doral.
Els, who is 15 years older than Schwartzel and even played in a tournament ...More
DETROIT (Reuters) - Brian Rafalski scored a powerplay goal in overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Northeast Division leading Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
The victory moved the Red Wings, who have won five of their seven games since the season resumed after the Vancouver Olympics ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Twice champion and holder Rafa Nadal of Spain eased into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a commanding 6-4 6-4 victory over Germany's Rainer Schuettler on Saturday.
Fifth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko also advanced, beating Latvia's Ernests Gulbis ...More
DOHA (Reuters) - Dwain Chambers claimed his first global sprint title and Jessica Ennis posted the fourth-best pentathlon score of all-time on a golden day for Britain at the world indoor championships on Saturday.
Chambers, banned for doping for two years in 2003, won the 60 meters with the year's ...More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Double Olympic gold medalist Maria Riesch added another title to her growing collection when she won the slalom World Cup in her home town on Saturday.
A third-place finish in the final race of the season was enough for the 25-year-old German to win the crystal globe ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former tennis greats Andre Agassi and Martina Navratilova stole the limelight with their wit while playing in exhibition matches on Friday to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Navratilova and Justine Henin beat Steffi Graf and Lindsay Davenport 8-6 in a ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Back to full fitness after suffering from a lung infection last month, Roger Federer said Friday he is ready to challenge for a record fourth title at the Indian Wells ATP tournament.
The Swiss master has not competed since clinching his 16th grand ...More
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics were able to rest Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen for the final quarter as they cruised to a convincing 122-103 win over the Indiana Pacers.
Pierce led the Celtics with 20 points and Rajon Rondo had a double-double, scoring 16 points and 11 ...More
