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Maria Sharapova was blasted out of Wimbledon yesterday, wilting under a barrage of powerful shot-making by Germany's Sabine Lisicki. Top seeded Sharapova lost 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round to Lisicki and will now also lose the number one-ranking

Port Elizabeth paralympic swimmer Kevin Paul successfully qualified for a 5th event at this year's London paralympics at an international gala in Germany at the weekend. Kevin, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, came third in the 400

Tiger Woods won the storm-hit AT&T National yesterday for his 74th career title to pass Jack Nicklaus for second place all-time on the PGA Tour list. Woods won for the third time this year by outlasting fellow American Bo Van Pelt - Woods

Australia back James O'Connor is an injury doubt for the Wallabies first match of the inaugural Rugby Championship also involving South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina  after tearing a hamstring while playing for the Melbourne Rebels in a

Ravi Bopara starred with both bat and ball as England coasted to a six-wicket win over Australia with 26 balls to spare in the second one-day international at The Oval in London. England saw all-rounder Bopara top-score with 82 in a total of 252

Spain confirmed their status as one of the greatest national teams in football history by overwhelming Italy 4-0 in last night's Euro 2012 final in Kiev to retain their European crown.   Vicente del Bosque's team became the first side to

Six-time winner Roger Federer and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday but the women's draw was turned on its head with the shock exits of three top seeds. Federer enjoyed a trouble-free 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 win

Spain reached their third consecutive major tournament final on Wednesday night after overcoming neighbours Portugal 4-2 on penalties in the first Euro 2012 semi-final in Donetsk. After an attritional game finished 0-0 following extra time at the

Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps answered the bell for round two of their Olympic bout, both reaching the 200m freestyle semifinals at swimming trials. Lochte, who beat Phelps for the world title in the event in Shanghai last year, qualified