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Sharapova claims champion at Rome Masters

Maria Sharapova (2nd L, front) of Russia and Li Na (2nd R, front) of China pose for photograph during the awarding ceremony of the women's singles final at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, May 20, 2012. Maria Sharapova won 2-1 to claim the champion.

Li Na, Nadal advance into quarterfinals in Rome Masters

Li Na and Rafael Nadal won the third round to enter the quarterfinals at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, May 17, 2012.

Chinese Olympic medallist Li Ning eager to participate in Olympic Flame Handover ceremony

Chinese Olympic medallist Li Ning expressed his eagerness to participate as one of the last torchbearers in the Olympic Flame Handover ceremony for the 2012 London Games to be held in Athens on Thursday evening.

•	Olympic Flame reaches Acropolis, on eve of handover ceremony
•	Cuban ace hurdler Robles to compete in U.S. for first time
•	Barcelona's Alves to miss cup final with broekn collar-bone
•	Sevilla confirm Michel to continue as coach
•	German side Cologne sign coach Holger Stanislawski

Japanese breaks record of oldest female to scale Mt. Qomolangma

A 73-year-old Japanese woman climbed Mt. Qomolangma on Saturday morning, breaking her own record of the oldest woman to scale the world's highest peak.

Drogba helps Chelsea grab their first-ever Champions League title

Powerful striker Didier Drogba tied the score with a thunder-like header in the last minutes of regular time and scored the decider in the penalty shoot-out, leading Chelsea to their first-ever Champions League title here on Saturday night.

Beckham kicks off torch relay on British soil

British soccer player and London 2012 Olympic Games ambassador David Beckham lights the Olympic torch as the Olympic Flame arrives at RNAS Culdrose air base in Cornwall, Britain, May 18, 2012.

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•	Napoli win first Italian Cup in 22 years

•	French Ligue 1 results

•	French Ligue 1 leading scorers

•	French Ligue 1 standings

Table Tennis & Badminton >>

•	Rome Masters WTA final result

•	Thomas Cup badminton results

•	Danish badminton veteran Gade builds up towards London Olympics

•	Lin Dan to lead China for record fifth consecutive Thomas title

•	New Olympic badminton competition format "unthinkable", says Lin Dan

•	Three semifinalists decided in Spanish basketball playoffs

•	Second leg of quarter-final play offs in Spain's basketball league

•	Chinese basketballers end North American tour with only one win

•	Results of NBA Conference playoffs on May 18

•	China beats Canada 67-51 in basketball friendly

•	Leading results from Tour of Italy

•	Leading positions from Tour of Italy

•	Badminton powerhouses sail past opener at TU Cup

•	Why volleyball icon has thrown hat in the ring for top post

•	Denmark' s Martin Parkhoei wins Copenhagen marathon 2012

•	World Team Cup tennis results

•	Rome Masters ATP and WTA results (updated)

•	Rome Masters WTA results

•	Rome Masters ATP results

•	Williams reaches third round in Rome Open

Sports Stars >>

•	Former Olympic champion Edwards to run torch relay

•	Canadian shuttlers for London Olympics of Chinese descent

•	Liu Xiang claims 110m hurdles title at Samsung Diamond League

•	Former Brazil captain Lucio to leave Inter Milan

•	Kenya's Chemos launch Olympic campaign in Shanghai

Sharapova beats Li Na to retain Italian Open title

Champions league final: Chelsea beat Bayern Munich in penalty shootout

Liu Xiang wins new championship in Diamond League

Liu Xiang says relationship with Robles better after incident

	G8 summit ends with few tangible results

	Premier Wen urges efforts to maintain growth

	Miss Universe Canada crowned

	Photos of China's J-10 fighters

	Syria lashes out at EU, U.S. sanctions

	Facebook CEO marries longtime girlfriend

	Greek crisis fuels concern over collapse of euro

	Liu Xiang claims 110m hurdles title at Samsung Diamond League

	Obama to Congress: implement Wall Street reform

	Chelsea wins UEFA Champions League in Munich

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