Denis Menchov retains overall lead in Giro with 1 stage left; Philippe Gilbert wins 20th stageANAGNI, Italy — Denis Menchov of Russia moved a day closer to victory in the Giro d’Italia, keeping the leader’s pink jersey with only one stage left in the cycling classic. Andy Roddick advances to 4th round at French Open for 1st time in career; Dementieva losesPARIS — Andy Roddick reached the fourth round of the French Open for the first time in his career by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. ‘Foreign ground’: Venus Williams loses in 3rd round at French Open for 3rd year in rowPARIS — Out of breath and out of sorts, Venus Williams played her way right out of the French Open on Friday with her most lopsided Grand Slam loss since 2001. Nikolai Valuev’s WBA title defense against Ruslan Chagaev called off day before fightHELSINKI — Ruslan Chagaev failed a “medical requirement” on Friday, forcing his challenge for Nikolai Valuev’s WBA heavyweight title to be called off a day before the fight. Lance Armstrong’s biggest problem may be staying on his bike; Menchov nears overall Giro winMOUNT VESUVIUS, Italy — Lance Armstrong is getting back in shape after 3½ years of retirement. Staying on his bike is another matter. Lance Armstrong’s Astana team likely to survive for now, but Tour still in questionAVELLINO, Italy — Lance Armstrong’s financially strapped Astana team will likely survive for another few weeks, but it’s unclear if it will make it to the Tour de France. Jeev Milkha Singh, Michael Lorenzo-Vera each shoot 69 to share halfway lead at European OpenASH, England — Jeev Milkha Singh of India and Michael Lorenzo-Vera of France shot 5-under 69s on Friday to share the second-round lead of the European Open. Venus Williams loses, defending champions Ivanovic, Nadal advance at French OpenPARIS — Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. Denis Menchov retains overall lead in Giro; Sastre wins 19th stage, Armstrong falls but unhurtMOUNT VESUVIUS, Italy — Russia’s Denis Menchov all but wrapped up the Giro d’Italia on Friday, keeping the leader’s pink jersey after a stage that took riders up the slopes of the Mount Vesuvius volcano. Former Olympic snowboard champion Karine Ruby dies at 31 in Mount Blanc climbing accidentCHAMONIX, France — Karine Ruby, a former Olympic snowboarding champion who had been training to become a mountain guide, died Friday in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc. She was 31. Lance Armstrong falls in 19th stage of Giro, appears unhurt and returns to raceMOUNT VESUVIUS, Italy — Lance Armstrong fell midway through the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday but appeared to escape serious injury. English-only soccer team set to represent Britain at 2012 London OlympicsLONDON — A soccer team of only English players is set to represent Britain at the 2012 London Olympics. Australian sprint ace Robbie McEwen ruled out of Tour de France after crashing in BelgiumBRUSSELS — Australian sprint ace Robbie McEwen says he will miss the Tour de France after breaking his shinbone in Belgium. Valuev can’t wait to get back in ring to fight Chagaev for WBA heavyweight titleHELSINKI — The long wait is nearly over for Nikolai Valuev, who defends his WBA heavyweight title against Ruslan Chagaev on Saturday night. |
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