In January, when Justine Henin was riding a 32-match victory streak, retirement seemed as preposterous a thought as a switch to a two-handed backhand. But much has apparently changed in four months, and on Wednesday, there was Henin, dry-eyed and eloquent at a news conference in her native Belgium as she called it a career at age 25, effective immediately. “It’s a page that’s turning; I don’t... 

Jakarta police arrested six Tibetien protesters after taking down banners against china. This happened outside a sports complex where Olympic torch relay is scheduled, according to a protest organizer.This arrest took place when they protested police from taking their signs. “Indonesian Society for a Free Tibet” said police moved in on protesters after a “provocateur” that... 

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentines offered Olympic organizers a respite on Friday as the Olympic torch passed through their capital amid festive spirits and in an orderly manner. Runners surrounded by rows of security carried the Olympic flame past thousands of jubilant Argentines on Friday in the most trouble-free torch relay in nearly a week. Protests were minimal and nonviolent, making the South... 

AMELIA ISLAND, Florida - Top seed Maria Sharapova, returning from a two-week fatigue break, beat Czech qualifier Barbora Zahlavova Strycova here Tuesday at the 600,000-dollar WTA Bausch and Lomb Championship. Australian Open champion Sharapova defeated Strycova 6-1, 6-3 in her first match at the clay court venue after having sat out the Miami event for the past two weeks. The 20-year-old Russian beauty... 

SAN ANTONIO - Memphis kept missing. Mario Chalmers wasn’t about to. Chalmers’ 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation put the game in overtime, and Kansas pulled away to a 75-68 victory on Monday night for its first national championship since Danny and the Miracles 20 years ago. Mario and the Miracles? That has a good ring to it, too. Chalmers’ game-saving 3 came after Memphis... 

MIAMI - Russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko defeated Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 Sunday in the final of the 3.77 million-dollar Miami ATP Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open hardcourt event. Davydenko won 590,000 dollars and his 12th career ATP title, his first since capturing the crown at Moscow last October and what he dubbed the biggest title of his career. Davydenko’s best... 

KEY BISCAYNE - Other than playing in the same era as superstar Roger Federer, the knock on Andy Roddick has been that he might’ve peaked too soon after winning the U.S. Open in 2003 and becoming the No. 1-ranked player in the world. The same could be said for the sixth-ranked Roddick at the Sony Ericsson Open this week. Less than 24 hours after stunning the top-ranked Federer to end a personal... 

New Delhi, India : The inaugural DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to become one of the richest domestic cricket tournaments in the world offering a whopping winners’ cheque of Rs 4.8 crore and an overall prize money of Rs 12 crore. The much-anticipated and high on glamour event that has teams owned by Bollywood stars and corporate bigwigs kicks off on April 18 and will live upto its... 

Karachi - Pakistan Cricket Board has come under fire by former greats of the sports for imposing a five-year ban on controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. In scathing reactions to the ban which came as a shock to many, former captains Imran Khan and Javed Miandad held the Board responsible for destroying Pakistan cricket. “The ban on Shoaib and even on the players who have gone to play in... 

Indian Wells (USA) : Sania Mirza is worried over her recurrent wrist injury as it could either result in a surgery or require her to change her grip and action, an idea she is not keen on at this stage of her career. Sania, who played in pain before losing out to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the Pacific Life Open pre-quarters here on Tuesday, said she would try to avoid surgery but was also not...