STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard reached the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by beating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in the Strasbourg International.
Bouchard, who entered the top 100 last month, broke Tatishvili twice in each set. She will play either Alize Cornet of France or Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa.
The Strasbourg International is a warm-up tournament for the French Open, which...
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on Thursday.
A day earlier, Pella upset top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic.
The 101th-ranked Pella plays third-seeded Juan Monaco in an all-Argentine semifinal. Monaco defeated Tobias Kamke 6-3, 6-4. Monaco is the highest-seeded player left in the clay-court...
GENEVA (AP) — An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said Thursday.
Senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next week to discuss potential appointments to a three-member expert panel, McQuaid told The Associated Press.
Long-standing claims about the UCI and Armstrong's relationship "absolutely will be addressed" by...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants fullback Henry Hynoski will have surgery Friday after hurting his left knee in the team's organized training activity.
The three-year veteran was hurt on the second play from scrimmage during an 11-on-11 drill on Wednesday at the team's first OTA. He had an MRI in the afternoon.
The Giants say a doctor examined Hynoski and found two injuries. He'll need surgery to repair the medical collateral ligament and...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is back as the U.S. men's national team coach and ready for another run at Olympic gold.
During a news conference at Duke on Thursday, Krzyzewski called it the "ultimate honor" to represent his country.
"I really thought I wasn't going to do it," Krzyzewski said. "But now that I am doing it, I can tell you I am doing it with 100 percent commitment and passion — but with seven years of experience of...
LONDON (AP) — Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Rogge said FILA has dealt with the issues that led the IOC executive board in February to remove wrestling from the list of core sports for the 2020 Games.
"I think they had the good answer and the good reaction," he said...
NICE, France (AP) — American Sam Querrey was eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Thursday, losing to French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Roger-Vasselin broke the third-seeded Querrey twice in the final set to lead 5-1 before converting his first match point with a forehand winner.
Roger-Vasselin will play either Paul-Henri Mathieu or Albert Montanes.
The Nice Open is a warm-up...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian prosecutors have indicted a Singapore businessman and 44 Hungarians suspected of being involved in an international match-fixing conspiracy.
Chief Prosecutor Imre Keresztes said in a statement Thursday that 32 local and international soccer matches are thought to have been manipulated by the suspects, including players, referees, team owners, an agent and a coach.
According to the indictment, a Hungarian suspect and...
MONACO (AP) — German driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in both practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday.
Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton was second fastest in the afternoon's second practice run ahead of the Ferrari pair of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.
Rosberg has taken pole position in the last two GPs, and Hamilton clinched pole position the race at the Chinese GP. Mercedes also secured a 1-2 in qualifying two weeks...
GENEVA (AP) — Cycling federation president Pat McQuaid says an independent panel will examine the allegations that the UCI was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping.
McQuaid tells The Associated Press that senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next week to discuss potential appointments to a three-member expert panel.
He says longstanding claims about the UCI and Armstrong's relationship "absolutely will be addressed...
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