■ Tennis
Justine faces long layoff
Justine Henin-Hardenne will be out for three weeks because of a torn knee muscle which forced her to quit in the decisive match of the Fed Cup final. The French Open champion said she might not play again before the season-ending Sony Ericsson championships in Madrid, on Nov. 6. Henin-Hardenne pulled out of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, early next month and is doubtful for the Oct. 9-15 Zurich Open. She retired with a knee injury in Sunday in Belgium's Fed Cup doubles match against Italy. Francesca Schiavone and Roberta Vinci beat Henin-Hardenne and Kirsten Flipkens 3-6, 6-2, 2-0, giving Italy a 3-2 victory and its first title in the top team event in women's tennis.
■ Soccer
Romario may leave Miami
Former World Cup star Romario's stay with Miami FC may have ended when the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Miami FC 2-0 in a United Soccer League playoff match on Sunday. Vancouver won the two-match aggregate series 6-1. Romario signed a one-year contract with the expansion club this year. The star who helped lead Brazil to the 1994 World Cup title reportedly will return to his homeland and conclude his quest for a career milestone of 1,000 goals. The 40-year-old scored a league-leading 19 goals in his first USL season. Romario, whose travels include stops with FC Barcelona, Valencia, PSV Eindhoven and Vasco de Gama, has 983 career goals. As he walked off the field following Sunday's loss, Romario refused to discuss his future playing plans.
■ NFL
Terrell Owens has surgery
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens underwent surgery to repair a broken finger on Monday, sidelining the controversial player for two to four weeks. Owens broke the fourth metacarpal on his right hand early in the Cowboys' 27-10 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Doctors surgically inserted a metal plate around the fractured bone on the back of his hand. "I think it was fluke thing," Owens said on the team's Web site. "I think I was going in blocking and I felt something weird. "I felt like I jammed it. But I just kept playing." Owens hopes to be back on the field by Oct. 8 when the Cowboys take on his former team the Philadelphia Eagles.
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