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Chelsea-Barcelona, Madrid-Bayern to face off in Champs League semifinals

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo's double ensured Real Madrid easily ended APOEL Nicosia's extraordinary Champions League run yesterday and set up a semifinal with Bayern Munich, while Chelsea will next face holder Barcelona

Metta World Peace faces NBA discipline

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Lakers jersey says World Peace on the back. The player wearing it is still Ron Artest, and he's in trouble again with the NBA. Metta World Peace was pounding his chest with his right arm in celebration of a dunk over two opponents S

Beckham signs 2-year deal with LA Galaxy

LONDON (AP) -- Resisting the lure of Paris for the sake of his family, David Beckham pledged his future to America's Major League Soccer on Wednesday by signing a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 36-year-old midfielder had been courte

Hugo Chavez in good condition after surgery

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and PETER ORSI Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Doctors successfully extracted a tumour from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's pelvic region and he was stable and recovering in Cuba on Tuesday with family at his side, his vi

12,500 police at Olympics as UK learns from riots

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- British police will deploy around 12,500 officers to protect the Olympic Games after facing strong criticism for their lack of manpower and slow response to last year's UK riots. The Olympic operation, drawing

Blake wins 100m in 9.84

GRAND CAYMAN (AP) -- World 100-meter champion Yohan Blake ran the year's second-fastest time Wednesday night, winning the Cayman Invitational in 9.84 seconds in an early tuneup for the London Olympics. Only Usain Bolt -- Blake's training partner in their ho

Brandt Snedeker wins a shocker at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Brandt Snedeker won the Farmers Insurance Open in a playoff not even he thought was possible. Kyle Stanley led by seven shots early in the final round Sunday, and he still had a four-shot lead as he stood on the 18th tee at Torrey Pines.

Highest-ranked American Fish out of the Davis Cup

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer HOURS after losing his most recent match, Mardy Fish woke up in the middle of the night feeling ill and immediately went to be checked by a doctor. He saw another doctor the next day, too, and the diagnosis was fatigue

Highest-ranked American Fish out of the Davis Cup

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer HOURS after losing his most recent match, Mardy Fish woke up in the middle of the night feeling ill and immediately went to be checked by a doctor. He saw another doctor the next day, too, and the diagnosis was fatigue

Highest-ranked American Fish out of the Davis Cup

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer HOURS after losing his most recent match, Mardy Fish woke up in the middle of the night feeling ill and immediately went to be checked by a doctor. He saw another doctor the next day, too, and the diagnosis was fatigue

City to face Liverpool at start of tough schedule

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With its Champions League campaign in danger, Manchester City returns to the safe haven of the Premier League by putting its unbeaten start on the line in a testing trip to Liverpool. City struggled again i

City to face Liverpool at start of tough schedule

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With its Champions League campaign in danger, Manchester City returns to the safe haven of the Premier League by putting its unbeaten start on the line in a testing trip to Liverpool. City struggled again i

Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the sun

By OSKAR GARCIA Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) -- None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again. From the US to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday

Youth Volunteerism: Creating Active Agents of Change

By Catherine Cates IN 1986, Whitney Houston popularized the song The Greatest Love of All. The song began with the lyrics, "I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way." For our country to continue to move forward, p

Manager confident in Fielder's longevity

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) -- Dave Dombrowski is showing no sign of buyer's remorse. The Tigers' general manager spoke Tuesday as part of a Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association luncheon, expressing confidence new first baseman Prince

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