Defending champion Kim Clijsters and two-time winner Venus Williams advanced to the third round at the U.S. Open in straight-sets wins that were overshadowed by a concussed Victoria Azarenka's collapse on the court.
Dutch football star Rafael van der Vaart has joined Spurs for eight million pounds, after claiming two weeks ago that it would be a step down to play for any Premier League club except Manchester United.
New research has revealed that the "gateway effect" of marijuana - that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illicit drugs as young adults - is overblown.
Manchester United has failed to sell all their season tickets for the first time in a generation, and have been warned that fans are turning their backs on Old Trafford.
The Rugby Football Union, which governs the English Rugby, is planning
a crackdown on bent gambling to prevent the kind of scandal rocking
Pakistan cricket.
The debate surrounding Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta's international
future has ended with FIFA ruling that he is ineligible to play for
England unless he holds a British passport at the time he first
represented Spain in official competition 12 years ago
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson believes that David Haye
has the charisma and talent to become the best heavyweight boxer
around, but he still has to prove himself against the Klitschko
brothers.