Szavay beats Bacsinszky, will face Bondarenko in semifinals of Budapest Grand Prix

October 9th, 2009 LONDON - Injured Brazilian Formula One racing driver Felipe Massa will be back in action during the Brazilian Grand Prix next week, where he would be waving the chequered flag. The Ferrari star follows Brazilian celebrities including Pele and supermodel Gisele Bundchen in waving the flag.

August 20th, 2009 Serena Williams cruises at Rogers Cup in TorontoTORONTO — Serena Williams cruised past one of the Bondarenko sisters at the Rogers Cup. Williams defeated Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko 6-1, 6-4 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals, two days after sister Venus Williams fell to Kateryna Bondarenko.

August 18th, 2009 VWilliams upset, Ivanovic advances at Rogers CupTORONTO — Venus Williams is still winless at the Rogers Cup. The third-ranked Williams was upset 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 by Kataryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the second round Tuesday.

July 31st, 2009 Dushevina, Bacsinszky reach Istanbul semisISTANBUL — Fifth-seeded Vera Dushevina reached the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup Friday by routing No. 3-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-1, 6-2.

July 30th, 2009 HAMBURG - Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One to fill in at Ferrari for badly-injured driver Felipe Massa has surprised compatriot Sebastian Vettel. "I think it's a big surprise for everyone and will delight a lot of fans to see Michael back in Formula One," said the Red Bull driver.

July 26th, 2009 BUDAPEST - Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren-Mercedes claimed his first win of the 2009 Formula One season at the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday. The defending world champion won from Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Mark Webber of Red Bull.

July 26th, 2009 BUDAPEST - Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was said to be stable after undergoing emergency surgery for skull damage and a concussion suffered as a result of a crash Saturday in the qualifying session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. Massa crashed into a tyre wall in second qualifying after being hit on the helmet by a piece of flying debris believed to have come from the Brawn GP car of Rubens Barrichello.

July 26th, 2009 BUDAPEST - Felipe Massa remains in a stable condition following emergency surgery for skull damage and a concussion suffered as a result of a crash Saturday in the qualifying session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. Massa crashed into a tyre wall Saturday after the Ferrari driver was hit on the helmet by a spring that flew from the Brawn GP car of Rubens Barrichello.

July 25th, 2009 BUDAPEST - Felipe Massa has undergone emergency surgery after suffering skull damage and concussion as a result of a crash Saturday in the qualifying session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver crashed heavily into a tyre wall in second qualifying after being hit on the helmet by a piece of flying debris believed to have come from the Brawn GP car of Rubens Barrichello.

July 19th, 2009 Schiavone and Bammer in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone has outlasted Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in a rain-delayed semifinal at the Prague Open to set up a title match against Sybille Bammer. Schiavone needed more than 2 hours, 30 minutes on Sunday to prevail in windy conditions against the unseeded Bacsinszky.

July 19th, 2009 Bammer beats Schiavone in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Sybille Bammer of Austria has beaten top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (4), 6-2 to win the Prague Open. Bammer broke Schiavone twice for a 4-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before the Italian rallied tied the score at 5-5.

July 17th, 2009 Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semis at Prague OpenPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone routed Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open. The 30th-ranked Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last month, will next play either fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain or Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in one of Saturday's semifinals.

July 6th, 2009 Bondarenko beats Sprem at Budapest Grand PrixBUDAPEST, Hungary — Sixth-seeded Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine has beaten Karolina Sprem of Croatia 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest. Bondarenko broke Sprem's serve at 1-1 in the first set on Monday and later jumped out to a 4-2 lead, but the Croatian came back to win four games in a row.

July 4th, 2009 Bulgaria hopes to secure F1 race in 2011SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria is hoping to strike a deal that would allow the Balkan country to host a Formula One grand prix in 2011. Representatives of the race organizing committee said they have received a formal invitation to the German Grand Prix on July 12 at the Nuerburgring, where they were to meet with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.

June 1st, 2009 BEIJING - The 2009 China Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the global outbreak of influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has said. "Due to the ...