Li Na powers past Francesca Schiavone in straight sets to secure the French Open crown and China's first Grand Slam singles title.
Jun 5, 2011
China's Li wins French Open title
Li Na powers past Francesca Schiavone in straight sets to secure the French Open crown and China's first Grand Slam singles title.
Superb Dilshan makes England toil
Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan hits a superb unbeaten 127 at Lord's as the tourists reach 231-1 in reply to England's 486 in the second Test at Lord's.
Froch beats Johnson to make final
Britain's Carl Froch reaches the final of the Super Six tournament and defended his WBC super-middleweight title with a majority decision over Glen Johnson.
India ease to win against Windies
An under-strength India easily defend 159 to beat West Indies by 16 runs in their Twenty20 match in Trinidad.
Oliver storms to 110m hurdles win
David Oliver avenges his defeat in Shanghai by Liu Xiang to win the 110m hurdles at the fourth Diamond League meeting of the season in Eugene.
Webber doubts Bahrain will happen
Mark Webber does not think that the re-scheduled Bahrain Grand Prix will take place.
Stricker retains three shot lead
Steve Stricker opens up a thre-shot lead at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village.
McDowell suffers Wales Open slump
Defending champion Graeme McDowell hits a third-round 81 to plummet down the Wales Open leaderboard.
Pour Moi triumphs in Epsom Derby
French horse Pour Moi, ridden by 19-year-old Mickael Barzalona, wins a thrilling Derby by a head from Treasure Beach with the Queen's horse Carlton House in third.
Luis Enrique admits talks with Roma
Departing Barcelona B coach Luis Enrique has confirmed he is in talks to take over Serie A outfit Roma.
Torres blames injuries for poor form
Chelsea's £50million striker Fernando Torres has blamed injuries for his lack of form since his move to Stamford Bridge in January.
Tevez: I will decide my own future
Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez claims club owner Sheikh Mansour has told him he can leave Eastlands if he wants to.
KT: Beware the curse of Game Three
The winner of Game Three of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Coyboys could very well win the series, according to an interesting statistic.
Dhoni felicitated for World Cup win
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday felicitated in his home state Ranchi for the tremendous feat of leading India to World Cup win after 28 years.
Sammy: We gave away 20 runs too many
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said bowlers gave away 20 runs too many, allowing India to raise what proved to be a winning total.
"I have adjusted to the pace of T20"
By his own admission, S Badrinath takes time to settle down to start with but says he has also learnt to up the ante in a T20 game.
Donald snubs Black Caps bowling role
Former South African paceman Allan Donald has refused an offer from New Zealand Cricket to continue in his role as Black Caps bowling coach.
Dallas closing in on Galaxy
FC Dallas closed the gap on MLS Western Conference leaders the Los Angeles Galaxy as they edged the New England Revolution 1-0 at home.
Boxing: Froch defends title successfully
Carl Froch defended his WBC super-middleweight title with a majority decision over Glen Johnson.
KT: Sack Capello, hire Mourinho, England!
Kelvin Tan believes that it is time for the English FA to put Fabio Capello out of his misery, and replace him with Jose Mourinho.
Banfield rely on last-ditch heroics
Banfield came from behind to enjoy a late 3-1 win over All Boys in the Clausura tournament.
Doubles joy for Mirinyi, Nestor
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor won the men's doubles at the French Open following a 7-6 (7/3) 3-6 6-4 triumph over Eduardo Schwank and Juan Sebastian Cabal.
Chhan: Asia rising with Li Na victory
Why Li Na's crowning as the newest French Open champion could shake up the tennis world as we know it.
"We must take one game at a time"
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Saturday that India have to take one game at a time on their current tour of West Indies.
Dhoni felicitated for World Cup win
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday felicitated in his home state Ranchi for the tremendous feat of leading India to World Cup win after 28 years.
Sammy: We gave away 20 runs too many
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said bowlers gave away 20 runs too many, allowing India to raise what proved to be a winning total.
"I have adjusted to the pace of T20"
By his own admission, S Badrinath takes time to settle down to start with but says he has also learnt to up the ante in a T20 game.
Donald snubs Black Caps bowling role
Former South African paceman Allan Donald has refused an offer from New Zealand Cricket to continue in his role as Black Caps bowling coach.
"We must take one game at a time"
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Saturday that India have to take one game at a time on their current tour of West Indies.
Raina: Rohit, Badri set up win for us
Suresh Raina lauded S Badrinath and Rohit Sharma for India's 16-run win over the West Indies in the one-off Twenty20 on Saturday.
Sammy: Dot balls cost us the match
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy blamed the 16-run defeat against India in the lone Twenty20 match on playing too many dot balls.
Shillingford gets bowling green signal
West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford has been cleared to resume his international career after undergoing five months of intensive work on his bowling action.
"It's upto Boards to decide on UDRS"
The ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has admitted that the availability of technology has been an issue in the controversial Umpire Decision Review System.
Kirsten, Donald set for SA role
Gary Kirsten is all set to become the new coach of the South African team with former teammate Allan Donald assisting him, the 'Saturday Star' reported.
India win despite Sammy heroics
India recovered from a poor start to record a 16-run win over the West Indies in their tour-opening Twenty20 international at Port of Spain.
Dilshan leads Sri Lanka's fightback
The tallest pace attack in Test history came up short for England as Sri Lanka's openers batted their team back into contention with a record stand at Lord's.
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