AFP - YEREVAN (AFP) - Ireland are taking a long trip into unknown territory when they start their Euro 2012 campaign against Armenia in their opening Group B fixture here on Friday.
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mardy Fish gave American fans something to cheer about early on Thursday as he reached the third round of the U.S. Open with a 7-5 6-0 6-2 victory over Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.
The Canadian Press - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva beat 94th-ranked Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, 7-6 (5) Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Open.
AFP - ROME (AFP) - World 800m champion Caster Semenya insisted Thursday that she is not interested in what people say about her as she steps up her preparation for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next month.
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva battled her way into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1 7-6 win over Germany's Sabine Lisicki Thursday.