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Stephens leads way for USA at French Open
Sloane Stephens revived hopes of a US winner at the French Open on Thursday as she swept past the challenge of Slovenia\'s ...US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86
Maya Angelou, the American poet and author, died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday. She was 86.Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova reach finals of Madrid Open
Maria Sharapova held her nerve Saturday to reach her second consecutive Madrid Open final, where she\'ll play Simona Halep of Romania.US sprinter gets one-year ban for positive test
Tyson Gay, the U.S. record holder in the 100 meters, returned his 2012 London Olympics track and field silver medal for receiving ...NBA bans LA Clippers owner for life over racist comments
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says ...Egypt sentences 683 Morsi supporters to death
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 supporters to death, a lawyer and prosecutor said.Violence erupts in Rio slum near Olympic venues
Violence erupted in a Rio de Janeiro favela as angry residents set fires and showered a busy avenue in the city\'s main ...American wins Boston Marathon for first time since 1985
Eritrean-American Meb Keflezighi won the men\'s marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds, becoming the first American man to win in ...Thousands to participate in Boston Marathon amid tight security
Some 36,000 runners from 70 countries take part Monday in the 118th Boston Marathon. Security is tight at the event, following last ...Vietnam says it will not host Asian Games
Vietnam says it has decided against hosting the 2019 Asian Games due to financial reasons and is exploring procedures to withdraw from ...