Despite his personal life in turmoil, Tiger Woods voted AP’s best athlete for 2000s
Tiger Woods voted AP’s top athlete of the decade Despite his personal life in turmoil, Woods voted the best in sport for 2000s
Woods voted top athlete of the decade As sports go, it wasn’t close: Tiger Woods was famous for his golf long before he became infamous for his personal life. Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA; whereabouts rules under threat
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Obituaries in the news Al Alberts PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran TV talent-show host Al Alberts, one in a long line of South Philadelphia crooners, died Friday in Florida, a son said. He was 87. Woodbridge accuses ITF of being irresponsible by forcing Australia to play at ChennaiMELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s most capped Davis Cup player has accused the International Tennis Federation of being irresponsible for insisting the May 8-10 Davis Cup match against India go ahead as planned in Chennai. Former French Open champ Gaudio picks up first round win at Barcelona for 1st win in two yearsBARCELONA, Spain — Former French Open champion Gaston Gaudio won his first match in nearly two years by Argentine countryman Diego Junqueira 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. |
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PARIS — French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, who was recently banned for betting on matches, has died. He was 24. The French tennis federation said Tuesday that Montcourt died overnight but “the causes of his death are not yet known.” French media reported the 119th-ranked Montcourt was found dead by his girlfriend in the stairwell of his Paris apartment. In May, Montcourt was handed a five-week ban and fined $12,000 for betting on other matches. That ban took effect Monday.
