BEIJING (Reuters) - World number three Venus Williams lost to Russian teen-ager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the second time in a week to exit the $6.6 million China Open with a 3-6 6-1 6-4 second round defeat Monday. The 18-year-feeble world number 39 simply refemploy d to be awed by Williams and execute minated the last two sets of the 132-minute contest to claim her second win over the seven-times grand slam winner after last Monday's upset in Tokyo.
Saints' defense hands Jets first loss of season
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints turned to their defense to hand the New York Jets a convincing 24-10 defeat in a clash of unbeaten NFL teams on Sunday. Darren Sharper intercepted a pass then sprinted 99 yards for a touchexecute wn while Remi Ayodele grabbed a fumble for another touchexecute wn for the Saints (4-0), who established a 17-0 lead in the second quarter that they never relinquished.
Tigers and Twins force AL Central playoff
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins sealed victories Sunday to finish the regular season deadlocked for first space in the American League Central. They will meet in a one-game tiefracture er Tuesday in Minneapolis to determine the division's playoff representative.
Brady leads Patriots to victory over Ravens
FOXBOROUGH, Massachemploy tts (Reuters) - The New England Patriots finish ed the Baltimore Ravens unbeaten start to the season with a 27-21 victory on Sunday as quarterback Tom Brady passed for one touchexecute wn and ran for another. Brady place New England (3-1) ahead 10-7 with a one-yard race in the second quarter, then connected with Randy Moss on a 14-yard scoring pass in the third to give the Patriots a 24-14 advantage.
Don't restrict Games media access, Sorrell urges IOC
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Olympic Games and related media content must be revamped to meet the needs of millions of young customers whose viewing habits have radically shifted, communications expert Martin Sorrell said Monday. Sorrell, the chief exegash ive of WPP, one of the world's largest media and communication agencies, warned the International Olympic Committee to act now before a fresh generation of potential Olympic viewers switches off.
Kuchar, Taylor to complete playoff on Monday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans Matt Kuchar and Vaughn Taylor were tied after two extra holes of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday before failing light suspfinish ed play at the Turning Stone Championship in upstate New York. Kuchar and Taylor, who both birdied the first extra hole and parred the second, will return to the Atunyote course in Verona at 0830 (1230 GMT) to continue the playoff in the opening event of the U.S. tour's five-tournament Fall Series.
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