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Lisbon to host 2014 Champions League final

ISTANBUL (AP) -- UEFA chose Lisbon's Stadium of Light on Tuesday to host the 2014 Champions League final. UEFA's executive committee selected the 65,000-capacity home ground of Benfica, a quarterfinalist in this season's competition, at the opening of a tw

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MARK KNOWLES CELEBRITY INVITE MARK Knowles is pleased to announce the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational is set to be held December 1-4 at the Atlantis resort by presenting sponsor MDC-Partners and organised by the Mark Knowles Management

Bartoli, Vinci reach the quarterfinals

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Marion Bartoli of France defeated Petra Martic of Croatia 7-5, 6-1 Thursday to reach the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals while Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Christina McHale failed to make it out of the s

Bartoli, Vinci reach the quarterfinals

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Marion Bartoli of France defeated Petra Martic of Croatia 7-5, 6-1 Thursday to reach the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals while Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Christina McHale failed to make it out of the s

Bartoli, Vinci reach the quarterfinals

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Marion Bartoli of France defeated Petra Martic of Croatia 7-5, 6-1 Thursday to reach the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals while Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Christina McHale failed to make it out of the s

Bartoli, Vinci reach the quarterfinals

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Marion Bartoli of France defeated Petra Martic of Croatia 7-5, 6-1 Thursday to reach the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals while Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Christina McHale failed to make it out of the s

Bartoli, Vinci reach the quarterfinals

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Marion Bartoli of France defeated Petra Martic of Croatia 7-5, 6-1 Thursday to reach the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals while Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Christina McHale failed to make it out of the s

Knowles, Malisse find the winning formula

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ONE month after the ATP Tour got started, Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse found the winning formula once again. The duo, who teamed up as Knowles won his only title last year in Los Angeles,

Knowles, Malisse find the winning formula

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ONE month after the ATP Tour got started, Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse found the winning formula once again. The duo, who teamed up as Knowles won his only title last year in Los Angeles,

Knowles, Malisse find the winning formula

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ONE month after the ATP Tour got started, Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse found the winning formula once again. The duo, who teamed up as Knowles won his only title last year in Los Angeles,

Germany advances after 2-1 win over Denmark

By KARL RITTER Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Germany advanced to the European Championship quarterfinals without playing brilliantly. They didn't have to. After grinding out its third straight win with a 2-1 victory against Denmark on Sunday, Ger

Manchester clubs must rally or face Europa exit

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) -- Manchester rivals United and City are well clear at the top of the Premier League standings but are playing for survival in continental competition this week in the Europa League. United is trailing 3-2 a

Manchester clubs must rally or face Europa exit

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) -- Manchester rivals United and City are well clear at the top of the Premier League standings but are playing for survival in continental competition this week in the Europa League. United is trailing 3-2 a

Wozniacki, Clijsters into 3rd round

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Defending champion Kim Clijsters and No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round of the Australian Open in contrasting styles on Wednesday. Clijsters needed only 47 minutes to beat

Li Na exits with sore back

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- French Open champion Li Na retired with a sore back against Tsvetana Pironkova in the second set of her opening match at the Open GDF Suez yesterday. Third-seeded Li took a medical timeout while trailing 7-

'It was great... I knew I couldn't take him lightly'

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AS the promoter and main combatant in the ring, Meacher 'Major Pain' Major knew that the success of his King of the Ring Series would depend on how he performed against veteran American Jeff

'It was great... I knew I couldn't take him lightly'

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AS the promoter and main combatant in the ring, Meacher 'Major Pain' Major knew that the success of his King of the Ring Series would depend on how he performed against veteran American Jeff

'It was great... I knew I couldn't take him lightly'

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AS the promoter and main combatant in the ring, Meacher 'Major Pain' Major knew that the success of his King of the Ring Series would depend on how he performed against veteran American Jeff

Lakers outlast Thunder 114-106 in double OT

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored six of his 26 points in the second overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half for a 114-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sun

ABIDAL SCORES LATE AS BARCELONA BEATS REAL MADRID 2-1

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) -- Barcelona got the better of archrival Real Madrid again Wednesday as Eric Abidal scored a rare goal to give his team a 2-1 win in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. Abidal chested down Lione