First Match Features a Big Rally
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or Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela, the first match of the United States Open did not begin in very promising fashion yesterday. Facing the former Wimbledon champion Conchita MartÃ­nez, Vento-Kabchi lost, 0-6, in the first set.
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Mardy Fish is new to all this: Winning matches in the latter stages of a big tournament, closing in on a prestigious title.
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illes Panizzi and Marcus Gronholm had such a good start in the first stages of the race that it seemed for a while that the 40th edition of the Rally Catalunya would take an unexpected flavour.
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ARE, Sweden  - Saturday's opening super-G presents Bode Miller with the first test of a world championship campaign that could end in dazzling success or fizzle out in failure.
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Now for the hard part. Having made it through fast and dangerous racing during the opening flat stages of the Tour de France, riders veer Wednesday into the Pyrenees for their first encounter with the high mountains.
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It turns out Richard Awa was just warming up when he scored a hat trick in Waltham's first game this season.
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Andrew Strauss hit his third century of the series as England built up a strong position on the first day of the fourth Test at the Wanderers Stadium.
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The opening round of the three-million-US-dollar Paris Masters has produced some spectacular scenes as players displayed their strength at the last tournament of the Masters series.
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The blood sport has soared in popularity. But now it's involved in an all-out battle with one of its biggest stars
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A fight breaks out, and even though people at the far side of the crowd can&#39;t see what&#39;s going on, they are immediately on edge.
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Talal El Karkouri&#39;s first goal for Charlton ensured the club&#39;s best start to the Premiership to date, though the statistic may reflect favourably on
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Thereâs no doubt about it. Serena Williams&#39; outfit Monday night when she won her first-round match in the US Open was an eye-catching number.
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With his first match of the season behind him, Jiri Novak has regained his confidence.
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So far as the Bank of America Championship goes, the competition began yesterday morning, promptly at 9:30.
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The Premier League has taken the first step towards staging some of its matches in Asia, North America and the Middle East.
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The capacity crowd was on its feet. The noise machines were in overdrive. There was a scene from "Predator" on the Jumbotron and Thunder Stix were slapping in quasi-unison throughout.
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The new stadium sparkled, the stands were nearly filled and Stanford's players were fired up to be playing in their new digs.