Now that she's 42, Kimiko Date-Krumm is older than some of her opponent's parents.
Her memory is starting to get fuzzy, too. She can't remember whom she played when she last won a match at the Australian Open — but she remembers it was way back in 1996.
Full StoryThe Los Angeles Clippers easily downed the Memphis Grizzlies 99-73 Monday after reserves Jamal Crawford and Matt Barnes each scored 16 points.
The matchup between two of the best teams in the West wasn't close much of the way. As the Clippers' Chris Paul watched from the sidelines after missing his first game this season because of a bruised right kneecap, the Grizzlies were without their leading scorer: Rudy Gay was excused for his grandmother's funeral in Baltimore.
Full StoryLebanon's sports minister says the decision of basketball's governing body to strip his country of hosting rights for FIBA Asia Championship because of the conflict in neighboring Syria is "unjustified."
Youth and Sports Minister Faysal Karameh tells The Associated Press that Lebanon is safe and capable of hosting the biannual tournament, saying that "because of the Syria situation, the whole region has been declared unstable."
Full StorySwitzerland can count on Stanislas Wawrinka but probably not Roger Federer when it meets the Czech Republic for the first round of the Davis Cup in Geneva next month, the Swiss tennis federation said Monday.
Swiss captain Severin Luethi picked Wawrinka (ranked 17th best player in the world), Marco Chiundinelli (148th), Henri Laaksonen (291st), Michael Lammer (360th) and Sandro Ehrat (353rd) to help the central European country win the elusive cup.
Full StoryBarcelona defender Gerard Pique on Monday lashed out at critics of Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho who let him "get away with anything" when he was leading the team to victories.
In August 2011, for example, Mourinho jabbed his finger into the eye of Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova in full view of the cameras during a row in the final moments of Real Madrid's Super Cup loss to Barcelona, Pique recalled.
Full StoryCristiano Ronaldo says he wants to stay with Real Madrid until the end of his contract with the club.
The 27-year-old Portuguese striker's contract with Real runs out in June 2015 but Spanish media have reported that he is unhappy at the club and may leave at the end of the season.
Full StoryNike says it has signed a sponsorship deal with No. 1-ranked Rory McIlroy for a reported $200 million.
The deal was announced in a lavish ceremony in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, which begins this week.
Full StoryReal Madrid defender Marcelo has made the squad for Saturday's Spanish league game at Osasuna after recovering from an injury that had sidelined him since October 20.
Marcelo hasn't played since breaking a bone in his right foot in a training session with the Brazil national team.
Full StoryLleyton Hewitt showed vintage form as he humbled Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Kooyong Classic, giving him a major boost ahead of his first match at the Australian Open.
The former number one and two-time Grand Slam winner a decade ago completed victories over three top-15 opponents at the eight-man special event at the Kooyong Stadium -- the former home of the Open.
Full StoryKevin Durant delivered 42 points, eight rebounds and five assists Friday as Oklahoma City dealt the reeling Los Angeles Lakers a sixth straight NBA defeat, 116-101.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 points with 10 assists and Kevin Martin chipped in 15 points for the Thunder, who have won four of their last five games.
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