World champion Casey Stoner will start the Dutch TT from pole position after a thrilling qualifying session in Assen. The Australian Ducati rider set a lap record of 1:35.520 to edge out Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, with Yamaha star Valentino Rossi completing the front row in third place.
Britain’s James Toseland showed impressive pace at times but [...]

World number one Ana Ivanovic’s luck finally ran out at Wimbledon when she was toppled 6-1 6-4 in the third round by China’s Zheng Jie. Forty-eight hours after the Serb saved two match points against Nathalie Dechy, the second with the help of a netcord, she suffered an astonishing meltdown on Court One.
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Defending champion Roger Federer raced to a comprehensive three-set win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel to continue his breezy progress. Federer completely dominated the match after surprisingly dropping his opening service game of the match, breaking Gicquel six times on the way to a 6-3 6-3 6-1 victory in just 81 minutes.
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Third seed Maria Sharapova was sensationally beaten 6-2 6-4 by fellow Russian Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round at Wimbledon. The 2004 champion’s game fell apart against one of the lesser lights of the powerful Russian brigade at the grasscourt grand slam and she followed men’s third seed Novak Djokovic out of the tournament early.
Sharapova’s [...]

Spain marched into the final of Euro 2008 in style by comfortably beating Russia 3-0 in a rain-soaked Vienna. After Xavi had given Spain a 50th minute lead at the Ernst Happel Stadium, first-half substitute Cesc Fabregas capped a virtuoso display by setting up Dani Guiza and David Silva to ensure a date with Germany [...]