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Federer beats Roddick in epic

LONDON - Second seed Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick of the United States 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 in an epic Wimbledon final to win his sixth title at the All England Club on Sunday. The 27-year-old Swiss now stands alone as the winner of 15 grand slam titles after sharing the record of 14 with American Pete Sampras, who watched the match from the Royal Box on Centre Court.

Impressive Cavendish delivers as planned

BRIGNOLES, France - Mark Cavendish made it clear he is probably untouchable in mass finishes on the Tour de France this year when he stunned the rest of the field to win the second stage on Sunday. Left in the front with three of his Columbia team mates after a crash in the final turn of the 187 kms stage from Monaco had split the bunch, the Briton was forced to an unexpectedly long sprint in the last 500 metres.

Onions preferred to Harmison for Ashes opener

LONDON - Pace bowler Graham Onions won selection ahead of Durham team mate Steve Harmison in the England squad named Sunday for the first Ashes test against Australia starting in Cardiff next week. Batsman Ian Bell has also been added to the England XI who played Warwickshire last week while left-arm spinner Monty Panesar wins selection for the match starting Wednesday ahead of Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid.

Kaymer wins French Open after playoff with Westwood

ST QUENTIN, France - German Martin Kaymer won the French Open on Sunday after defeating former European number one Lee Westwood of Britain in a sudden-death playoff. Kaymer took the 930,000 dollars first prize with a par at the first extra hole after both men had finished on 13-under-par 271, three strokes better than Briton Ian Poulter.

I'll prove I'm worth 80 million pounds, says Ronaldo

MADRID ," the Portugal winger told sports daily Marca in an interview.

Serena too hot for Venus to handle

LONDON - Serena Williams can stomach her sister's name emblazoned on the singles trophy, she even accepted the smaller room in their rented house, but she put her foot down to snatch back the Wimbledon title on Saturday. Her emphatic 7-6 6-2 victory over 29-year-old Venus to capture an 11th grand slam singles title on Independence Day will not make any classic Wimbledon compilation DVDs, but it was razor-sharp, ruthless and just too hot for her elder sibling.

Beckenbauer says 2018 World Cup should go to Europe

SYDNEY - Franz Beckenbauer believes Europe should host the World Cup in 2018 after South Africa and Brazil stage the next two finals. The former World Cup-winning captain and coach with West Germany stopped short of endorsing any individual bids but said England would be capable of hosting the tournament.

Wolves sign Marseille defender Zubar

LONDON - Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed Olympique Marseille's former France under-21 defender Ronald Zubar on a four-year deal, the club said on Saturday. The 24-year-old, who has joined for an undisclosed fee, became the sixth signing of the close season for the Premier League newcomers and their fourth in the last week.

Bowlers dominate first day of Galle test

GALLE, Sri Lanka - The bowlers dominated the opening day of the first test on Saturday, with Pakistan slumping to 15 for two after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 292. The visitors were on top for most of the day before Sri Lanka fast bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and Thilan Thushara picked up a wicket apiece before the close.

Woods and Kim share lead at Congressional

BETHESDA, Maryland - Tiger Woods and holder Anthony Kim set the stage for some final-day fireworks by sharing the lead after three rounds of the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club on Saturday. Tournament host Woods and Kim hold a one-stroke lead over Michael Allen and Cameron Beckman, while Jim Furyk and Australia's Rod Pampling are one shot further adrift.

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