3 Sep
NEW YORK: Top seed Caroline Wozniacki powered her way into the third round of the US Open on Thursday, handing out a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash to Taiwan's Chang Kai-Chen.
3 Sep
NEW YORK: Russian sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko, twice a US Open semi-finalist, became the latest high-ranked contender ousted at the US Open, falling 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday to 38th-ranked Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
3 Sep
TAUNTON, England: Pakistan's first match since a betting scandal engulfed the team on their tour of England ended with them having just 11 fit players at their disposal on Thursday.
3 Sep
KITTY HAWK, North Carolina: Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.
3 Sep
WASHINGTON: Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Science.
3 Sep
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas agreed on Thursday to resume their peace talks in the Middle East on September 14-15, US special envoy George Mitchell said.
3 Sep
KAYSERI, Turkey: Australia racked up a vital 76-55 win over Angola to guarantee their second round spot at the world basketball championships on Thursday.
3 Sep
ISTANBUL: The USA cruised into the second round of the world basketball championships unbeaten after a big second-half effort saw them pull away 92-57 from Tunisia.
3 Sep
MURCIA, Spain: Norwegian sprint specialist Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, while Belgium's Philippe Gilbert retained the overall leader's red jersey.
3 Sep
NEW YORK : Burger King, the second-largest US hamburger chain, will be sold to 3G Capital investment house for US$4 billion, the fast food chain announced on Thursday.