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Nadal into Round of 16 at Australian Open [Jan 23, 2012] Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nadal into Round of 16 at Australian Open [Jan 20, 2012] Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Australian Open Results [Jan 18, 2012] MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Results Wednesday at the $26.83 million Australian Open on outdoor hardcourts at Melbourne Park (number in parentheses denotes seeding): Singles Men Second Round Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Olivier Rochus , Belgium, 6-1, 6-0, 7-6 (4). Yen-hsun Lu , Taiwan, def. Florent Serra , France, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Philipp Kohlschreiber , Germany, def. Pere Riba , Spain ... [via YahooNews] More >>

S&P Downgrades France, Austria; Spares Germany [Jan 14, 2012] Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said late Friday that it has lowered the long-term ratings on Cyprus, Italy, Portugal and Spain by two notches; lowered the long-term ratings on Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia by one notch; and affirmed the long-term ratings on Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. [via YahooNews] More >>

S&P Downgrades France, Austria; Spares Germany [Jan 14, 2012] Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said late Friday that it has lowered the long-term ratings on Cyprus, Italy, Portugal and Spain by two notches; lowered the long-term ratings on Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia by one notch; and affirmed the long-term ratings on Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. [via YahooNews] More >>

Futsal World Cup play-off lineup set [Dec 19, 2011] EURO finalists Spain, Italy, Serbia, Portugal, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Russia, Romania, Slovenia and Azerbaijan, plus Norway, Slovakia, Belarus and Hungary, have reached the play-offs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Napoli wins 2-0 at Villarreal to progress [Dec 08, 2011] Napoli's Marek Hamsik from Slovakia celebrates after scoring against Villarreal during their group A Champions League soccer match at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Napoli wins 2-0 at Villarreal to progress [Dec 08, 2011] Napoli's Marek Hamsik from Slovakia celebrates after scoring against Villarreal during their group A Champions League soccer match at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Draw made for 2012/13 first qualifying round [Nov 15, 2011] Spain will take on Poland, Faroe Islands and Slovakia in next season's first qualifying round while Germany play Russia, Greece and Romania, and Montenegro face a tough debut. [via YahooNews] More >>

Draw set for 2012/13 first qualifying round [Nov 15, 2011] Spain will take on Poland, Faroe Islands and Slovakia in next season's first qualifying round while Germany play Russia, Greece and Romania, and Montenegro face a tough debut. [via YahooNews] More >>

The World?s Wackiest Christmas Traditions [Nov 14, 2011] From Slovakia to Spain, below are the eight most interesting?and wackiest!?Christmas traditions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wimbledon Seeds Fared [Jun 26, 2011] Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Gilles Muller , Luxembourg, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-0. Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Marcos Baghdatis (32), Cyprus, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wimbledon Seeds Fared [Jun 25, 2011] Saturday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Wimbledon, England Men Third Round Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Gilles Muller , Luxembourg, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-0. Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Marcos Baghdatis (32), Cyprus, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. David Nalbandian (28), Argentina, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Robin Soderling (5), Sweden, lost to Bernard Tomic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Wimbledon Capsules: French Open champ Li upset by Lisicki at Wimbledon [Jun 24, 2011] Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Karol Beck, Slovakia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (26), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wimbledon results for Thursday [Jun 23, 2011] Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Karol Beck, Slovakia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (26), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wimbledon Qualifying Results [Jun 17, 2011] Thursday At Bank of England Sports Ground Roehampton, England Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Qualifying Round Kenny de Schepper, France, leads Simone Bolelli (13), Italy, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, susp., rain. Lukas Lacko (20), Slovakia, leads Go Soeda (16), Japan, 6-4, 3-4 (15-15), susp., rain. Ruben Bemelmans , Belgium, leads Guillermo Olaso, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 1-0, susp., rain. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe ... [via YahooNews] More >>

French Open Seeds Fared [May 24, 2011] Monday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Men First Round Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Thiemo de Bakker , Netherlands, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Feliciano Lopez , Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, lost to Stephane Robert , France, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 9-7. Gael Monfils (9), France, def. Bjorn Phau , Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-0. Mardy Fish (10 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Porsche Grand Prix Results [Apr 19, 2011] STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Results Tuesday in the Porsche Grand Prix, a $721,000 WTA Tour event on indoor clay at Porsche Arena (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Julia Goerges , Germany, def. Michaella Krajicek , Netherlands, 6-3, 6-1. Sam Stosur (5), Australia, def. Maria Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 7-5, 6-1. Daniela Hantuchova , Slovakia, def. Alexandra Dulgheru , Romania, 7-5, 6-3 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Australian Open Seeds Fared [Jan 17, 2011] Monday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Men First Round Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Lukas Lacko , Slovakia, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Marcel Granollers , Spain, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Marco Crugnola , Italy, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2. Andy Roddick (8), United States, def. Jan Hajek , Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Fernando Verdasco (9 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Australian Open seeded players fared [Jan 17, 2011] MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- How seeded players fared Monday at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park (number in parentheses denotes seeding): Singles Men First Round Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Lukas Lacko , Slovakia, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Marcel Granollers , Spain, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Marco Crugnola , Italy, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 ... [via YahooNews] More >>