Tennis: Seles calls time on career
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Former world number one Monica Seles announces that she is retiring after nearly five years away from tennis.
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"To be No. 1 in the world is one thing, but to win a major, that's what we all strive for. That's what we all want." &#151; Ernie Els, three weeks before the Masters.
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Tennis Australia yesterday called 20-year-old rookie Todd Reid into the Davis Cup team to play its relegation tie against Morocco in Perth next week following the withdrawal of Mark Philippoussis with a gluteal muscle injury.
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Tim Henman announced yesterday that he would retire after playing one last time at Wimbledon â next month, when Britain plays Croatia in a Davis Cup playoff at the All England Club.The 32-year-old Henman, who reached four Wimbledon semifinals but has not won a Grand Slam title in his 14-year career, said a sore back and a bad knee led to his decision.
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The last quarterfinals at the French Open are scheduled for today: Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal against No. 23 Carlos Moya in an all-Spaniard matchup, and No. 6 Novak Djokovic against unseeded Igor Andreev.
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With play underway in Flushing today, some tennis fans are looking ahead to tonight when Justine Henin meets Serena Williams, and both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play.
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Confident that Major League Baseball has turned the page on the steroid era and that the game will continue to prosper, owners voted unanimously yesterday to extend commissioner Bud Selig's contract through the 2012 season. The 73-year-old Selig had been scheduled to retire after the 2009 season.
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He is the second best tennis player in the world. Now the Spanish master of the clay courts will try to beat out No. 1, Roger Federer, in the upcoming U.S. Open. Rafael Nadal will now take your questions
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Monica Seles chiude con il tennis e volta pagina. L'americana di origine serba, ex numero uno al mon...
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Andre Agassi said on Thursday he will play at least another full year of professional tennis, as long as he stays healthy. After powering past fellow American Vince Spadea to reach
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CHARLESTON, SC -- Andy Roddick and the rest of the US Davis Cup team figure itâs about time the country reclaimed the championship.
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Rafael Nadal, last yearâs runner-up, played for the fifth consecutive day at Wimbledon but never faced any serious challenges against Tomas Berdych, winning 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
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Politicians in Spain slammed the use of models to be stand-in ball girls for the Madrid Masters. The 19 to 28-year-olds, who are likely to be in action when Tim Henman plays tomorrow, were drafted in to replace
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Matthew Pinsent, the four-time Olympic gold medallist, confirmed today that he is to retire from the sport - as reported in The Times yesterday.
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It is almost the end of term and the report cards are due. With only a couple of weeks to go before the season&#39;s end, some (Tim Henman) are still busting their buttons to earn their gold star
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Real Madrid playmaker Zinedine Zidane will retire in 2007 at the latest. 'My contract runs until 2007 and I won't go any further,' the 32-year-old Frenchman said on Friday.
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Australia's Alicia Molik, who reached the top 10 in 2005 before illness put her out of the game for six months, believes she is ready to continue her climb back up the world rankings.