 Heroic Venus comes up short |
BOSTON - Venus Williams gave a supreme effort in the Fed Cup semi-final against Russia after coming off the high of winning her fourth Wimbledon title but came up short in Sunday's decisive doubles match in Stowe, Vermont.
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| 7 teams vying for spots in Asia Cup qua |
Seven countries are still in contention for the four remaining quarter-final spots heading into Wednesday's final round of Asian Cup group matches.
Australia, Japan, Iraq and Vietnam have already booked their places in the knockout rounds but th |
| Yao Ming joins national team's training |
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming undergoes training of the national team for the Stankovic Continental Champions Cup July 17,2007 in Beijing. |
| Liu takes 110 meter hurdles at Athletissima |
Liu Xiang races with Dominique Arnold in the men's 110 meter race at the IAAF Super Grand Prix athletics meeting in Lausanne July 10, 2007.Liu clocked 13.01 seconds to mark his second |
| Bullfighter tossed in the air |
Spanish bullfighter Manuel Jesus also known as "El Cid" has his pants ripped by a bull during a bullfight at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 13, 2007. [Reuters] |
| Beijing Olympic ceremonies rehearsals to begin |
BEIJING, July 13 -- The work on the gala Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad is to move from the drawing board to implementation and rehearsal stage.
So says the 85th Executive Board meetin |
| FIFA to name World Cup hosts in October |
GENEVA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- FIFA will announce the hosts of the 2014 World Cup and the 2011 women's World Cup on Oct. 30, the world football governing body said on Friday.
In a statement issued in Zurich, FIFA said that |
| Moscow to bid for 2010 Youth Olympics |
MOSCOW, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Moscow will bid for the right to host the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010, Valery Vinogradov, acting deputy mayor of Moscow told reporters on Thursday.
"Moscow has all moral rights t |
| Japan beat UAE 3-1 at Asian Cup |
HANOI, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Japanese striker Naohiro Takahara scored twice to help the defending champions crush the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 3-1 in a group B match at the AFC Asian Cup here Friday evening.
In the 22nd |
| Long jumper Sdiri hit by javelin in Rome |
French long jumper Salim Sdiri was taken to hospital after being hit by a javelin during the Golden League meeting in Rome on Friday.
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| Beckhams begin new life in Los Angeles |
English superstar David Beckham, seen here being introduced the Los Angeles Galaxy fans, was wowed the first time he set eyes on his new 22 million dollar Calif |
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