All signs point to an Argentina romp over Spain

Slick hard courts. A raucous home crowd. No Rafael Nadal. Argentina has an opportunity to collar its maiden Davis Cup title in what will be the five most important points the country has ever played.

Dressing faster, higher and stronger

Paul Lukas has all the questions and answers you'd ever dare to ask about all those Olympic uniforms.

U.S. missing the boat

...pretty evenly spread between them (Andy Roddick played San Jose, Rafael Nadal was in Rotterdam and David Nalbandian labored in BA). The WTA ladies had two tournaments, with the one in Santander, Colombia, overshadowed...

Coach gives Moya new lease on tennis life

Now that his desire and passion for the game are back, Carlos Moya working his way back up the rankings.

Safin still has passion

...win, and Acasuso wouldn't just be letting himself down -- he would be letting down teammate David Nalbandian, who had brilliantly and belligerently led Argentina into the final and then played through a recent...

From World Cup to Davis Cup

...between Russia and Argentina, which features some of the game's best players, including Marat Safin, David Nalbandian and Nikolay Davydenko, should be the climactic moment of the tennis season, but it's hard...

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Players excited about start of World Cup

The TV in players' lounge was locked down on the World Cup in Germany -- and the first game was still six hours away.

This space for rent ... on Venus

...and Feliciano Lopez all in mint green. Maria Sharapova and Daniela Hantuchova both wore teal, while David Nalbandian, sponsored by Yonex, also wore the tone. Last-minute purchase Italy's Mara Santangelo wore an...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2006

Blair, Beckham going to Singapore

The head of Paris' bid for the 2012 Olympics came to the heart of rival territory Wednesday to underline how the French capital is revving up its campaign in the final weeks of the race.

Hingis must rediscover her belief

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