INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) Tiger Woods will begin trying to restore a reputation battered by marital infidelities at next month's U.S. Masters, the tournament which helped him become the world's most marketable sportsman. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) World number two Dinara Safina has pulled out of next week's Sony Ericsson Open tournament because of persistent back injury, the Russian said Tuesday. ... > full story
PARIS, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is to take part in this month's Criterium International two-day race in Corsica, the Spaniard said Tuesday. ... > full story
BERNE, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) Alejandro Valverde's Tour de France participation was hanging in the balance after he lost an appeal to race in Italy on Tuesday, prompting cycling's governing body to make its move to extend the sanction. ... > full story
HELSINKI, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) David Beckham will spend one more day recuperating from Achilles surgery in Turku, the small Finnish seaport city turned international media circus, his surgeon told Reuters on Tuesday. ... > full story
TOKYO, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has been hampered by back problems but is set to begin spring training in earnest at batting practice on Wednesday. ... > full story
CALGARY, Alberta, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom scored the winning goal late in the third period to keep the Red Wings ahead of the Calgary Flames in the race for the final Western Conference playoff berth with a 2-1 victory on Monday. ... > full story
INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) Jelena Jankovic had to fight her way into the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Monday while former world number one Kim Clijsters was upset by Russian Alisa Kleybanova. ... > full story
BOSTON, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) The Boston Celtics swept to a confidence-boosting 119-93 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday, quickly returning to form after losing to conference rivals Cleveland a day earlier. ... > full story
INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar. 16, 2010 (Reuters) Jelena Jankovic had to fight her way into the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament Monday, while third seed Victoria Azarenka made a premature exit at the hands of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. ... > full story
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