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Despite a troublesome hamstring, Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., won the heptathlon at the Canadian track and field championships in Windsor, Ont., on Friday to gain a berth at the Beijing Olympics.

WIMBLEDON, England, July 4 -- Venus and Serena Williams planned to spend Friday evening as they have nearly every night for the past two weeks: talking about everything except tennis, having dinner together and retiring to their rooms to read (in Venus's case) or watch a movie (in Serena's).

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Shane Victorino came through with a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies cap a two-out rally and defeat the visiting New York Mets 3-2 on Friday.

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps roared to another world record, Aaron Peirsol equaled one and Dara Torres had a swim for the ages as the U.S. Olympic trials produced plenty of Independence Day fireworks on Friday.

Each morning, Bruce Jenkins offers new observations and thoughts from Wimbledon for SFGate readers. I got to the Wimbledon grounds early this morning, before the gates opened to the public, lending the chance to steal inside the fabled Court 2. This is the...

Environmental adviser Johan Eliasch among Prince Andrew's guests in the royal box.

Moody Muscovite lets his frustration out on chair during defeat to Roger Federer, writes Mark Hodgkinson.

Swiss World No 1 faces quest to win men's title for a record sixth time and to maintain his aura of invincibility, writes Mark Hodgkinson.

Running a partial schedule the past two years, Mark Martin was able to rekindle his passion for racing and ponder the championship that has eluded him his entire career. Presented with an opportunity to make one last run at a title with storied Hendrick...

Cycling's most prestigious race begins today, trying to shake its history of drugs and cheating. The turmoil has left this year's race without many of the sport's biggest names. The loss of glamour, however, gives a new crop of riders a chance to step...