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Xavier Malisse reached the quarter-finals of the Los Angles Open after some last-minute changes to his serve which the fifth seed used to overpower Aussie Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-3.

Japan scored one of the greatest upsets in Olympic football history Thursday after stunning reigning world and European champions Spain 1-0 at Hampden Park.

Xavier Malisse snapped a racquet over his knee in a fit of anger but eventually got his game under control to end a four-match, first-round losing streak at the Los Angeles Open.

Xavier Malisse snapped a racquet over his knee in a fit of anger but eventually got his game under control to end a four-match, first-round losing streak at the Los Angeles Open.

Andy Roddick resumes his rollercoaster relationship with Wimbledon this weekend determined to finally emerge from the All England Club as a champion.

The upcoming London Olympic tournament has taken a huge bite out of this week's ATP draw, with 50th-ranked Frenchman Benoit Paire lining up as the top seed at the Los Angeles Open.

The upcoming London Olympic tournament has taken a huge bite out of this week's ATP draw, with 50th-ranked Frenchman Benoit Paire lining up as the top seed at the Los Angeles Open.

Sir Chris Hoy will carry Britain's flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday, the four-time Olympic champion confirmed on Monday.

Chris Hoy is set to carry Britain's flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday, according to reports in the British press on Monday.

Fourth-seeded American Andy Roddick shrugged off a slow start to surge to a three-set victory over Gilles Muller on Sunday in the final of the ATP Atlanta Open.

The world premiere of Indian director Mira Nair's political thriller "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" based on a bestseller will open the Venice film festival next month, organisers said on Sunday.

Andy Roddick reached the final of the ATP Atlanta Open after he withstood 26 aces from John Isner to topple the top seed 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4.

Luxembourg's Gilles Muller reached his first ATP final since 2005 on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over eighth-seeded Go Soeda of Japan at the ATP Atlanta Open.

Go Soeda routed third-seeded compatriot Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-1 at the ATP Tour's Atlanta Open in the first meeting between the two Japanese stars.

Go Soeda routed third-seeded compatriot Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-1 at the ATP Tour's Atlanta Open in the first meeting between the two Japanese stars.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has said he is prepared to ban Chick-Fil-A restaurants in his city. ?Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has said he is prepared to ban Chick-Fil-A restaurants in his city. The chicken chain is reportedly scouting locations for its first Boston outlet. One possible location is just steps from the Freedom Trail, a series of historic American Revolution sites. Menino on Thursday pledged to block Chick-Fil-A's plans over its president's recent comments in opposition to gay marriage. ?Chick-Fil-A doesn't belong in Boston,? Menino told The Boston Herald. ?You can't have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We're an open city, we're a city that's at the forefront of inclusion.? ?That's the Freedom Trail. That's where it all started right here. And we're not going to have a company, Chick-Fil-A, or whatever the hell the name is, on our Freedom Trail.? Menino said he was preparing a letter to the company's Atlanta headquarters ?telling the

Two-time defending champ Mardy Fish surrendered the Atlanta Open tennis crown when an injured left ankle forced him to retire from his second round match.

Japanese tennis stars Kei Nishikori and Go Soeda are ATP Tour opponents one week, and Olympic teammates the next.

American James Blake upset sixth-seeded compatriot Ryan Harrison 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 to notch his 350th career ATP victory in the first round of the Atlanta Open hardcourt tournament.

Authorities were investigating Tuesday how sewing needles ended up in turkey sandwiches on four Delta Air Lines flights, prompting one unsuspecting passenger to be placed on anti-HIV drugs.