The former French Open champion was outplayed by the 18-year-old, going down 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the third round. “I was feeling that I still had a chance but I was making a lot of mistakes the whole match,” Li told reporters. “That gave her a lot of confidence and gave her free points, made her feel like she could win.” Former...

Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain retained the overall lead ahead of countryman Alberto Contador and third-placed Briton Chris Froome. Part of a six-rider, day-long break, the 31-year-old Cummings dropped his rivals 3-km from the finish to grab his first victory in a Grand Tour. Australia’s Cameron Meyer was second, four seconds back, with...

The Italian, who replaced Dick Advocaat last month, promised to give the under-fire Arsenal forward a “second chance” after he took a lot of blame for Russia’s poor showing at Euro 2012. Last week Capello named Arshavin in an expanded list of 37 players, saying the 31-year-old “still plays an important role in the team”, but on...

Eduardo Paes has repeatedly told FIFA and the local organising committee (LOC) that he would like to see Brazil play in Rio, soccer’s governing body said on Friday. But FIFA, denying media reports that it was contemplating switching the match schedule to allow Brazil to play a quarter-final in Rio, said Paes would have to wait. “FIFA...

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Tiger Woods ran off six straight birdies in the middle of his opening round Friday and shared the early lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship with a 7-under 64. Coming off a poor weekend at Bethpage Black, Woods was close to flawless until the end of the round. After his ball sat down in the collar of the ninth green, his chip ran 12...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fourth-seeded David Ferrer pulled out a 14-12 tiebreaker to cap off a straight-sets victory over Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands in the second round of the U.S. Open. Ferrer defeated the 78th-ranked qualifier 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (12). In a year in which Spain’s top player, Rafael Nadal, is absent because of injury, Ferrer was...

- – AARON RODGERS, GREEN BAY PACKERS Once again, the Green Bay Packers are widely seen as favorites to reach the Super Bowl from the National Football Conference (NFC) but, to do that, they must regain their champion swagger and 28-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers will have to bury memories of his playoff lapse last season. NFL...

September 5 – Regular season opens with the Super Bowl champion New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys. September 9-10 – Remaining 30 teams start their regular season as part of the NFL’s Kickoff Weekend. October 16 – New Orleans Saints assistant coach Joe Vitt can return to the team after serving a six-game suspension...