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Holder Li falls, Sharapova survives, Nadal romps

PARIS,  (Reuters) – A new name will be engraved on the Suzanne Lenglen trophy after the last remaining champion, China’s Li Na, was felled in the fourth round of the French Open by a bespectacled 142nd ranked qualifier better known for her doubles skills.

Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce (34) celebrates with Rajon Rondo during Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals NBA basketball playoffs against the Miami Heat in Boston, Massachusetts June 3, 2012. Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi
Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce (34) celebrates with Rajon Rondo during Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals NBA basketball playoffs against the Miami Heat in Boston, Massachusetts June 3, 2012. Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi

Celtics pull even with Heat in overtime thriller

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Miami guard Dwyane Wade missed a three-point shot at the buzzer in overtime, allowing the Boston Celtics to see off the Heat 93-91 on Sunday and level the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series at 2-2.

Chris Humphrey
Chris Humphrey

Jamaica punishes footballers for breaking Panama curfew

(Jamaica Gleaner) Marlon King and fellow Britain-based striker, Chris Humphrey, have been axed from Jamaica’s senior men’s football squad for its first two matches in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Semi-Final Round competition for breaking curfew rules on their recent tour of Panama.

Dwayne Smith ... top-scored with 66.

Smith, Pollard lift Queen’s Park to T20 title

POINTE-A-PIERRE, Trinidad,  CMC – West Indies all-rounders Dwayne Smith and Kieron Pollard produced electrifying innings to fire Queen’s Park to a 56-run victory over Preysal in the final of the Premiership Twenty20 Festival here Saturday night.

West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson.

Rain deals further blow to Windies tour

LEICESTER, England, CMC – Rain dealt yet another blow to West Indies’ already wretched tour, forcing the abandonment of the second day of their two-day fixture against Leicestershire here yesterday and further undermining their build-up to the third and final later this week.

 Dominika Cibulkova

Djokovic lives to fight another day, Azarenka out

PARIS, (Reuters) – No man has won four grand slams in a row for 43 years and Novak Djokovic came close to finding out just how difficult pulling off the feat is when he diced with defeat before conjuring a great escape at the French Open yesterday.

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