Laver, Rod (1938—)
In 1969, "Rocket" Rod Laver did what no other male tennis player had done before or has done since—he won the Grand Slam for the second time. Only one ot...
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Melbourne (dpa) - Michael Phelps On Thursday continued at the
swimming world championships where he left off the night before, as
he smashed yet another world record en rout...
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Andy Roddick overcame a shaky start against French wild-card Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday, rallying from 2-5 in the second set to win 6-7 (18), 7-6 (2), 6-3...
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Amelie Mauresmo opened her Australian Open title defense with a victory Monday, overcoming early jitters to beat Shenay Perry 6-3, 6-4 in the first match on center court.Apart from dropping serve i...
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Top-seeded Maria Sharapova avoided a stunning third-set collapse, overcoming the soaring heat and her own mistakes to beat Camille Pin 6-3, 4-6, 9-7 on Tuesday in the first round of the Australian ...
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With the heat easing slightly, former U.S. Open champion and third-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Monique Adamczak of Australia 6-2, 6-1 at the Australian Open Wednesday.It was the first match at Ro...
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Australia's anti-doping agency will test a clear liquid from vials found in a hotel hosting a number of teams attending the world swimming championships.A small box containing vials of a clear liqu...
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Melbourne (dpa) - Three world records were broken in three
consecutive swims at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on
Wednesday as Americans Michael Phelps and Le...
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Melbourne (dpa) - Favourites had few problems in Thursday's early
heats as they comfortably made it through to the semi-finals at the
world swimming championships in the Rod...
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Melbourne (dpa) - American superstar Michael Phelps on Saturday
took a further step towards swimming immortality when he won his
sixth gold medal in the Rod Laver Arena in M...
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The tour, which begins September 9 in Krakow, Poland, will be taped for the MTV documentary Diary of Jay-Z: Water For Life, which will premier November 24 on the network, reports billboard.com"In t...
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Laver, Rod (1938—)
1ST LEAD: Phelps in a class of his own with another gold and record
