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Tennis News - Yahoo! Venus, Serena return to Olympics (AP) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:59:27 PDT Seated side by side amid a roomful of strangers, Venus and Serena Williams exchanged glances and giggles like a couple of kids in the back of an elementary school class. Instead they were front and center at an Olympic news conference Friday. The sisters' unique relationship has long played out on the world stage, and in Beijing they're U.S. Montcourt banned 2 months for betting (AP) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:51:18 PDT French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt was banned from the men's tour for two months and fined $12,000 Friday after being found guilty of betting on matches. The No. 152-ranked Montcourt bet on matches between June and September 2005. He did not bet on his own matches, only those involving other players. Roddick wins easily at Countrywide (AP) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:59:27 PDT Top seed Andy Roddick earned a 6-2, 6-2 win over Dusan Vemic of Serbia in the second round of the Countrywide Classic on Thursday night. Roddick's easy win capped a day in which former NCAA champion Amer Delic upset No. 7 seed Carlos Moya, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5); 19-year-old Argentine Juam Martin del Potro, the third seed, beat Italian qualifier Andrea Stoppini, 6-4, 6-2; and March Gicquel of France... Davenport out of singles at Olympics (AP) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:59:07 PDT Lindsay Davenport withdrew from singles at the Olympics on Friday because of a lingering knee injury that has sidelined her since late June. Davenport still hopes to play doubles with U.S. teammate Liezel Huber. The tournament begins Sunday. The 32-year-old Davenport returned to the women's tour last year after becoming a mother, and her comeback was motivated in large part by a desire to play at... Pam Shriver files for divorce (AP) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:46:49 PDT Former tennis star Pam Shriver has filed for divorce from one-time James Bond actor George Lazenby. Documents filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court cite "irreconcilable differences" for the end of the couple's six-year marriage. The pair have three children together, including twins born in 2005. Long season takes toll on Nadal (AP) Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:14:14 PDT A long season of grueling duels against Roger Federer seem to have taken their toll on Wimbledon and French Open champion Rafael Nadal. "I feel good considering the calendar this year, which was terrorizing," Nadal said Wednesday, two days before the opening of the Beijing Olympics. "It's been a good year, but a difficult one." So good a year that on Aug. Tennis News - BBC Murray handed tough Olympic draw Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:22:49 GMT British number one Andy Murray could have to beat Rafael Nadal to win a medal in Beijing. French player banned for betting Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:33:38 GMT Federico Luzzi becomes the fifth Italian tennis player to be banned by the ATP for betting on matches. Actor Lazenby to divorce Shriver Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:21:07 GMT Former tennis legend Pam Shriver files for divorce from one-time James Bond actor George Lazenby. ATP wins crucial anti-trust case Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:28:12 GMT The governing body of men's tennis expresses relief after an anti-trust case brought by the German Tennis Federation is thrown out by a US court. Murray rises to sixth in rankings Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:22:59 GMT Andy Murray climbs to a career-high of number six in the world after winning his first Masters Series title in Cincinnati on Sunday. Superb Murray wins Masters title Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:40:10 GMT Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati to win his first Masters Series tournament. Djokovic ends Nadal's winning run Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:03:55 GMT Novak Djokovic ends number one-in-waiting Rafael Nadal's 32-match winning streak. Safina powers to Montreal victory Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:59:38 GMT Dinara Safina beats Dominika Cibulkova to take her second title in seven days at the Rogers Cup. Jankovic to take number one spot Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:04:52 GMT Jelena Jankovic will take over from fellow Serbian Ana Ivanovic as world number one on 11 August. Federer hits town - but not the village Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:01:46 GMT Roger Federer checks into a hotel in Beijing Cincinnati photos Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:38:16 GMT Pictures as Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic in the Masters Series final Tennis News - AllHeadLineNews All Headline News - Breaking News The latest top breaking news, U.S., world, business, politics, entertainment, celebrities, sports, technology, and more. John Edwards Admits To Affair, Cover Up During Presidential Campaign (AHN) (AHN) - Former North Carolina Senator and the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards has admitted to lying during the 2008 campaign about an extramarital affair with a filmmaker. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:14:18 GMT Gay Former New Jersey Governor Ordered To Pay Child Support, But Not Alimony To Ex-Wife (AHN) (AHN) - Former Gov. James E. McGreevey, New Jersey's first openly gay chief executive, was granted a divorce Friday that includes child support but not alimony to his ex-wife. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:13:21 GMT Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Pleads Not Guilty To New Assault Charges (AHN) (AHN) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was arraigned on assault charges Friday, a day after he was jailed for violating his bond on an unrelated felony case. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:06:41 GMT Illegal Immigrants Tilling Mexican Drug Cartel Pot Plantations In U.S. National Parks, Forests (AHN) (AHN) - Increasing numbers of drug dealers have switched from smuggling drugs into the United States to growing them here, often on public lands with some Mexican drug cartels threatening violence to vacationers or park rangers who accidentally stumble into drug grow areas. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:39:01 GMT Massachusetts Drug Firms Oppose New Law Publicizing Gifts To Doctors (AHN) (AHN) - Drug firms and biotechnology groups have launched a major campaign against a newly passed state law which sets conditions for gifts and donations to doctors. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:35:25 GMT Bush Greets American Athletes Before Olympics Opening Ceremony (AHN) (AHN) - President George W. Bush met American athletes in Beijing on Friday hours before he was to lead the U.S. delegation during the Opening Ceremonies of the Games. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:30:06 GMT College Board To Launch 8th Grade PSAT Test (AHN) (AHN) - The College Board plans to pilot test a Preliminary SAT test for 8th grades to pinpoint talented students and place them in college-preparatory classes early. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:28:47 GMT Productivity Rises As Hours Worked Drop (AHN) (AHN) - The productivity in the U.S. increased in the second-quarter as companies slashed jobs and reduced working hours amid rising inflation. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:18:03 GMT Entertainment and Celebrity News The latest celebrity gossip, entertainment news, fashion, movie news and reviews, and more. Bronx Nursing Home CEO Arrested Under New Law Making Failing To Obtain Workers Compensation Insurance A Felony (AHN) (AHN) - A Bronx nursing home CEO was arrested Thursday for illegally failing to obtain worker's compensation for hundreds of employees. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:09:51 GMT Medicine Prices Up By 100 Percent (AHN) (AHN) - Like fuel, prices of drugs have been soaring from 100 percent even up to 1,000 percent, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:52:35 GMT Celebrity News Feeds Inform and entertain your users and readers with the latest celebrity news and gossip from Celebrity News Service, Full text articles and pictures delivered right to your website. united-states news Visit All Headline News for up to the minute united-states news, breaking news and headlines.