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It is Adieu to Arsenal for Thierry Henry
 BARCELONA, Spain — French striker Thierry Henry was set to be officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on Monday as he finalizes his transfer from English Premiership side Arsenal. The 29-year-old underwent medical tests on Monday morning before he was due to be formally presented to the public at the Nou Camp wearing Barcelona’s dark blue and red jersey for the first time. “It ... |
Wimbledon Gets Off to Soggy Start
WIMBLEDON, England — At Wimbledon, it’s Rafael Nadal’s turn to try and make some history. Only two weeks after beating top-ranked Roger Federer in a second straight French Open final, the Spaniard will get another chance to win a Grand Slam title away from Roland Garros. “Clay, hard or on grass,” the second-ranked Nadal said. “Every Grand Slam I would love to win on any surface.” Nadal reached the Wimbledon final last year but lost to Federer in four sets. The top-ranked Swiss, who is trying to win his fifth straight title at the All England Club, was due to play Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia on Monday. But that match and all others were delayed by rain at the start of the day. Andy Roddick, Tim Henman and Marat Safin were also due to play Monday. On the women’s side, two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams was scheduled to face Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain, ... |
Zenit Edges To Top of League
MOSCOW — Zenit St. Petersburg scored a nervy 4-3 victory over lowly Spartak Nalchik on Sunday to move to the top of the Russian premier league. Russian internationals Vladislav Radimov and Alexander Anyukov scored two late goals to break a 2-2 deadlock and although Nalchik pulled one back in added time, Dick Advocaat’s team held on for their sixth win from 14 games. Zenit, on 24 points, lead Spartak Moscow by a point. Champions CSKA Moscow failed to join Zenit at the top of the table, going down 1-0 at Krylya Sovietov Samara. |
