Venus Williams overpowers Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 to reach Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Venus Williams overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to another possible championship showdown with sister Serena. Venus Williams overpowers Radwanska to cruise into Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams has reached the Wimbledon semifinals by overpowering Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2. Women’s quarterfinals on Wimbledon schedule today; Both Venus and Serena Williams in actionWIMBLEDON, England — The women’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon are set for today. Due up first on Centre Court are top-ranked Dinara Safina against 19-year-old German Sabine Lisicki, followed by No. 2 Serena Williams vs. 19-year-old Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Women’s quaterfinals on Wimbledon schedule today; Both Venus and Serena Williams are in actionWIMBLEDON, England — The women’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon are set for today. Due up first on Centre Court are top-ranked Dinara Safina against 19-year-old German Sabine Lisicki, followed by No. 2 Serena Williams vs. 19-year-old Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Murray wins 5-set thriller under Centre Court roof as night tennis comes to WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — The first match played entirely under Wimbledon’s new retractable roof produced a five-set marathon that finished later than any previous Centre Court encounter in history. UK court told white supremacist planned tennis ball bomb attacksLONDON - A white supremacist, who allegedly planned to attack ‘non-British’ people with tennis ball bombs, was on the verge launching a campaign of terror, a British court has been told. Murray wins five-set thriller under Centre Court roof as night tennis comes to WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — The first match played entirely under Wimbledon’s new retractable roof produced a five-set marathon that finished later than any previous Centre Court encounter in history. Gavin Floyd pitches 7 2-3 shutout innings as Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 6-3CLEVELAND — Gavin Floyd shut out Cleveland on five singles over 7 2-3 innings and the surging Chicago White Sox climbed back to .500 with a 6-3 win Monday night over the free-falling Indians, who lost for the 11th time in 13 games. 11-0: Federer dispatched Soderling to reach yet another Wimbledon QF
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Yankees file official protest after loss to Florida, ruling expected this weekNEW YORK — The New York Yankees have filed an official protest with the commissioner’s office, one day after a disputed loss to the Florida Marlins. Out of Nigeria and on to Pitt: Md. high-school standout overcomes homesickness, father’s deathFORESTVILLE, Md. — Take out a teenage boy out of Nigeria and place him in an affluent private school in the Washington, D.C., suburbs with no friends or family from back home, and certain things are inevitable. |
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WIMBLEDON, England — The last time they met, a Grand Slam title was on the line, the surface was clay and the weather was chilly and wet. This time, they played in the fourth round, the surface was grass and the conditions were sweltering. The result was no different, though, as Roger Federer swept Robin Soderling in straight sets. Federer outserved the Swede 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Monday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals — three weeks after downing Soderling in three sets in Paris for his first French Open title.
