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Amelie Mauresmo dominated at times and struggled at others in a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the first round of the Pilot Pen on Tuesday.

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Reigning world champions Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser will play for the gold medal in beach volleyball after they beat Georgia 21-11, 21-13 in the semi-final Wednesday in one of the quickest matches of the Olympics.

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New Zealand’s BMX cycling medal hope Sarah Walker comfortably negotiated the first round of qualifying at the Laoshan Moto Cross venue today, in a solo time trial highlighted by title rival Shanaze Reade’s spectacular crash.

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In recent columns, I have played up the “youth vs. experience” angle of local races.

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Former Tallahassee Community College baseball standout Mike Saunders and his Canadian baseball teammates shut out the Netherlands 4-0 in Tuesday action at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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You almost had a sense that the news was on the horizon, but Billy Wagner’s aching left shoulder is in worse shape than initially thought. Originally chalked up to mere soreness in his left elbow, the New York Mets‘ closer underwent an …

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Former England Under-21 manager Peter Taylor has told Setanta Sports he believes Fabio Capello’s no-nonsense style is starting to bring the best out of the senior side already.

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The future of New Zealand soccer has been given a kick into life with the introduction of a foundation which aims to help build the sport.

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John Terry was recently named captain of the English national team by head coach Fabio Capello. Hear from both as they talk about the change from Rio Ferdinand to Terry.

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New Zealand’s Marc Willers finished second in his third heat in the BMX, to qualify for the semi-finals tomorrow.

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