Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.
Venus outguns Serena in Wimbledon thriller

Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion here on Saturday. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.

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Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 7:24 PM GMT
Cullen Jones celebrates after setting a new American record of 21.59 in the preliminary heats of the 50 meter freestyle during the US Swimming Olympic Trials at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska.Cullen Jones clocked a sizzling 21.59 Friday to top the qualifying times in the men's 50m freestyle at the US Olympic swimming trials. Jones posted the seventh-fastest time in history, and broke the eight-year-old American record of 21.76, set by Gary Hall at the US trials in Indianapolis in 2000.
Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 7:16 PM GMT
Spanish player Sergio Garcia watches his tee shot on the 17th hole hole during the second round of The European Open Championship on The Heritage Course at The London Golf Club in Ash, Kent.Sergio Garcia, having created his share of Spanish sporting success on Friday with a second round 64 in the European Open, headed off from the London Club course in Kent, south-east of London, to witness another as compatriot Rafael Nadal won through to the Wimbledon final. Garcia's round ultimately left him four shots behind leader Ross Ford after the Englishman backed up his course record 63 with a four under par 68.
Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 3:09 PM GMT
Finnish McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen drives at the Silverstone racetrack during the first practice session of the Formula One British Grand Prix. Kovalainen set the pace in the second practice session ahead of this weekend's British GP.Heikki Kovalainen set the pace in Friday's second practice session ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix. The Finnish McLaren driver was smooth and controlled throughout, setting a fastest lap time over half a second quicker than that of his nearest rival, Red Bull's Mark Webber.
Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 11:54 PM GMT
Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds bats against West Indies at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts during their one-day international match. Symonds top scored with 87 and David Hussey supported with 50 to help Australia to a thrilling one-run win on Friday over West Indies.Shane Watson kept his nerve, and the seventh-wicket pair of Denesh Ramdin and Darren Sammy failed to carry West Indies over the threshold, as Australia completed a thrilling one-run victory in the fourth One-day International on Friday. Australia had set West Indies 283 for victory from 50 overs, and successfully defended the target score, when Watson - with the home team needing eight runs from the last over - conceded six runs from the final six balls.
Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 5:52 PM GMT
Britain's Mark Cavendish takes a phone call before the start of a press conference presenting the new jersey of US cycling team Colombia in Brest, Brittany, western France. The British sprinter's rocketing reputation as one of the world's fastest men on two wheels has been boosted by two stage wins at the Giro d'Italia.Top cycling commentator Phil Liggett may have been joking when he said the three legs on the Isle of Man flag would come in handy for Mark Cavendish here at the Tour de France. The British sprinter, whose rocketing reputation as one of the world's fastest men on two wheels has been boosted by two stage wins at the Giro d'Italia, would argue that two will do just fine.

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The Associated Press - 7/5/2008 2:45 AM GMT
Tonga overcame a 13-7 halftime deficit to beat Fiji 27-16 in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match on Saturday. The win was Tonga's third in succession over Fiji in the six-nation Pacific competition and dropped the Fijians, World Cup quarterfinalists last year, to 11th place on world rankings.
The Associated Press - 7/4/2008 2:26 PM GMT
Double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima said U.S. swimmer Brendan Hansen's failure to make the Olympic team in the 200-meter breaststroke may have resulted from a lack of motivation. "For a swimmer of his level it shouldn't be that difficult to qualify," Kitajima said Friday on his official Web site. "He didn't seem to set his goals and rise to the challenge just one month before the Olympics."
The Associated Press - 7/4/2008 10:58 AM GMT
Harry Kewell's agent has denied the former Liverpool player has signed with Galatasaray, despite claims on the Turkish football club's web site that the Australian international had agreed to a three-year deal. Kewell's agent Bernie Mandic said no decision will be made on the former Liverpool midfielder until Saturday.
The Associated Press - 7/4/2008 10:04 AM GMT
A judge says an 18-month playing ban imposed by Pakistan's Cricket Board on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for disciplinary violations has been suspended. Lahore High Court judge Sayed Zahid Hussain said in his ruling Friday that the ban was suspended until after the summer break when the court resumes hearing the case. That is expected to be in September.
The Associated Press - 7/4/2008 5:38 AM GMT
Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson will lead the Australian women's basketball team at Beijing, where the side will attempt to turn silver medals at the past two Olympics into gold. Australia, which will also have world championship MVP Penny Taylor in the team, lost the gold medal finals to the United States in 2000 and 2004.

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Anti-G8 activists from British charity organization Oxfam, dressed in masks of G8 leaders, pretend to perform "karaoke" during a demonstration in Sapporo on July 5. Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers.
Journalist, demonstrators arrested in anti-G8 demo: Japan police

Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers. Fukuda's government airplane landed at Chitose airport from Tokyo and he switched to a helicopter to fly to Toyako, a secluded mountain resort where leaders will start their summit on Monday.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 3:16 AM GMT

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Singer Frankie Valli attends an opening night celebration of the musical "Jersey Boys" at the Venetian, on May 3, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys" and is on its way to becoming a worldwide juggernaut, does the 74-year-old say he and his brethren are getting their due.
Frankie Valli says its summertime for 'Four Seasons'

Despite the many millions of records he has sold in his career and as famous as he was in his heyday, Frankie Valli says that he's finally feeling some real love and respect. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys" and is on its way to becoming a worldwide juggernaut, does the 74-year-old say he and his brethren are getting their due.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 2:09 AM GMT

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Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.
Venus outguns Serena in Wimbledon thriller

Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion here on Saturday. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 8:04 PM GMT

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A soldier guards a statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan near the burned-out headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator. Mongolia is expected to lift a state of emergency implemented after unprecedented deadly election riots engulfed Ulan Bator.
Mongolia lifts state of emergency

Mongolia has lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead following allegations of vote rigging.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 4:55 PM GMT

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A woman walks past the logo of Internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google expressed disappointment and privacy groups voiced outrage Thursday after a judge ordered Google to give entertainment giant Viacom details of video-watching habits of visitors to its popular video-sharing website YouTube.
Google ordered to give YouTube user data to Viacom

A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Internet giant and privacy advocates. US District Court Judge Louis Stanton backed Viacom's request for data on which YouTube users watch which videos on the website in order to support its case in a billion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 8:26 AM GMT

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