Xie retains world title in women's singles
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Xie Xingfang defended her crown when she   beat world number two Zhang Ning to win an all-Chinese women's   singles final 21-16 21-14 at the world championships in Madrid   on Sunday.
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Ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva to clinch the US Open women&#39;s tennis title. She won the match in straight sets 6-3 7-5, hammering 34 winners and four aces in all.
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Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first title this season when the qualifier Agnes Szavay retired with a back injury yesterday while leading, 6-4, 0-3.
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Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia beat defending champion Lindsay Davenport 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) Saturday to advance to the final of the Wismilak International tennis tournament.
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Denmark defeat South Korea in penalties to win their third straight title in the women's Olympic handball competition.
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Chinese second seeds Wang Nan and Zhang Yining have defeated South Korean third seeds Lee Eun Sil and Seok Eun Mi to win the Olympic women&#39;s doubles table tennis gold medal.
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NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
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Top seed Serena Williams rallied to claim the China Open yesterday, taking a hard fought 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport won her fourth consecutive championship on Sunday, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-4 in the Western and Southern Women&#39;s Open finals.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - China outclassed their rivals easily to retain their men's team title at the world gymnastics championships on Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES : Serena Williams reached the final of the WTA Tour Championships with a 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 semi-final win over Amelie Mauresmo that ended the French player&#39;s bid to capture the year-end world number one ranking.
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US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova won the Wismilak International on Sunday at Bali, Indonesia, defeating Germany&#39;s Marlene Weingartner 6-1, 6-4 to advance to No.
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Annika Sorenstam charged from three shots back in the final five holes yesterday to overtake Grace Park and win her fourth Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert, Calif.
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Xing Huina of China celebrates with a national flag after winning the women&#39;s 10,000m race in 30 minutes 24.37 seconds at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004.
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Yelena Isinbayeva wins the battle of the Russians and sets a new world record.
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Anna Chakvetadze won the Western & Southern Financial Group Womenâs Open with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Akiko Morigami on Sunday.
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Defending champion Venus Williams outlasted U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5) Friday to advance to the final of the Hong Kong Champions Challenge.