KING OF CLAY: The world No. 2 needed less than 90 minutes to defeat his Argentine opponent, and third seeded Nikolai Davydenko lost out to Robin Soderling
Fatigue may have forced Rafael Nadal to miss a session on player grievances with ATP supremo Etienne de Villiers, but the Spaniard powered his way to an opening victory of his clay-court season at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.

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Back together in the national team for the first time in four years, the Williams sisters begin their quest to reclaim tennis' Fed Cup for the US this weekend.

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By Paul Huang
Delvin Thomas' dominant play inside the paint which helped the ETTV Antelopes to a pair of wins last weekend landed him this week's Super Basketball League Player of the Week honor.

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STAYING ON TOP: The Cobras retained their vantage in the standings after slugger Wang Chuan-jia delivered the game-winning runs in their 5-3 triumph over the Bears
By Paul Huang
Wang Chuan-jia's two-run double off La New Bears closer Ramon Morel in the bottom of the eighth broke a 3-3 tie as the Macoto Cobras scored five unanswered runs to top the Bears 5-3 in Chiayi on Wednesday night and split the two-game set against the Bears.

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Mark Buehrle pitched the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season on Wednesday -- and he was nearly perfect, too.

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Vince Carter had 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the New Jersey Nets beat Chicago 106-97 on Wednesday, costing the Bulls the No. 2 seed in the NBA's Eastern Conference playoffs.

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Now that the women's college basketball season has ended, many coaches are on the road recruiting through mid-May. And, some said in recent interviews, they could face fallout from last month's resignation of Pokey Chatman from Louisiana State, following charges of what the university on Wednesday described for the first time as inappropriate sexual relationships between her and former players.

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Matt Cullen banged in a shot off the crossbar and the New York Rangers completed a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Thrashers with a 4-2 victory in the NHL playoffs on Wednesday.

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END OF THE ROAD: Farveez Maharoof and Muttiah Muralitharan were in the wickets as Sri Lanka skittled Ireland for only 77 in Trent Johnston's side's World Cup swansong
Ireland captain Trent Johnston said not even an eight-wicket World Cup defeat by Sri Lanka could erase the memories of the reception his team received after their win against Pakistan.

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UNHAPPY HAMMERS: Although West Ham managed to end Chelsea's run of eight straight clean sheets, they had no points to show for their efforts at Upton Park
Chelsea closed to within three points of Premier League leaders Manchester United on Wednesday by beating West Ham 4-1.

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Lionel Messi scored two goals, including a spectacular solo effort, to help FC Barcelona beat Getafe 5-2 on Wednesday in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

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Poland and Ukraine will have their work cut out preparing for Euro 2012, facing a mammoth task of getting their stadiums, transport and hotels up to scratch, as well as overcoming a legacy of hooliganism and graft.

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Lyon's six-in-a-row French league title celebrations were put on hold on Wednesday as they were held to a goalless draw at home by midtable Rennes.

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Francesco Totti inspired Roma to a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan to put the Serie A title celebrations on hold on Wednesday.

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