[TS] Sports of The Times: For Davydenko, a New Kind of Grind
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Gambling irregularities that surfaced involving a match Nikolay Davydenko played this summer has put him in the middle of an investigation by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
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Phil Mickelson&#39;s 59 Wednesday at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf may not have come in an official 72-hole event, but it certainly put him in some elite company.
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Il russo Nikolay Davydenko, testa di serie numero 4, si &egrave; qualificato per i quarti di finale ...
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MOSCOW -- Nikolay Davydenko overcame leg cramps to beat Russian Davis Cup teammate Mikhail Youzhny in a tough Kremlin Cup semifinal, 7-5, 6-7, 7-5 on Saturday.
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A recent blitz of coaching moves among America's finest figure skaters has left fans and coaches feeling as if they need scorecards to keep up.
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It is unusual in any sport for a player to win an event three years in a row.
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The unpredictability of Marat Safinâs game is becoming a thing of the past. These days the tempestuous Russian is as strong and forceful opponent as it is possible to find on the opposing side of a tennis
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Nikolay Davydenko, already at the center of a betting investigation, was fined $2,000 for lack of effort a loss at the St. Petersburg Open.
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The Olympics have produced many terrific showdowns through the years. Nancy Kerrigan vs. Tonya Harding . Rulon Gardner vs. Alexander Karelin . Michael Phelps vs. Ian Thorpe . Now comes one that will knock the glasses right off the top of Bud Greenspan's head.
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This yearâs first major tournament was a reminder that the desire born of economic despair and cultural upheaval is a powerful motor for an athlete.
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ATHENS - The game is poker. The stakes are gold. The US Olympic Committee plainly holds the stronger hand in the Paul Hamm case. So why is it willing to split the pot?
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ATHENS -- Some guys learn from their mistakes. Andre Dirrell didn't. America's middleweight medal hopeful followed the same pattern against Gennady Golovkin yesterday that he fell into during his quarterfinal victory over Cuba's Yordani Despaigne two days ago but this time he paid a more costly price than he had two days earlier, when he escaped with a 12-11 victory ...
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Il tennista russo Nikolay Davydenko rispedisce al mittente le accuse lanciate dal britannico Andy Mu...
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HERAKLIO, Greece -- It&#39;s almost as though their careers are intertwined, one just beginning, the other only a gold-medal match away from retirement.
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Evgeni Malkin stole the spotlight from Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.
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Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko said he was warned for not playing hard by the chair umpire in his loss to Marian Cilic at the St. Petersburg Open yesterday in Russia. Davydenko won the first set in 27 minutes but drew a rebuke from the chair umpire, Jean-Philippe Dercq, in the third set before losing, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1.âWhen I made a double fault, he gave me a notice for a wrong behavior on the court as if I was throwing the match,â Davydenko said.The ATP is investigating a Davydenko match in August in which an online gambling site voided bets because of irregular betting patterns.
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TENNIS Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko , already at the center of a betting investigation, was fined $2,000 yesterday by the ATP for lack of effort in a loss at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. The ATP said the fourth-ranked Russian was fined for lack of "best effort" in his 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss Thursday to Marin Cilic . The ATP ...