NEW YORK, September 4 - Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the third round of the US Open on Thursday while Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic and Robin Soderling showed why they are title contenders as well.

JOHANNESBURG, September 3- When Australia achieved their sole Test win in Bloemfontein the VW Beetle design was on the drawing board, the Great Depression gripped the USA and chocolate-chip cookies had just been invented.

BOSTON, September 3 - Tiger Woods, safely into the second event of the US PGA Tour playoffs, hopes to build momentum at the Deutsche Bank Championship as he seeks a positive finish to a year best termed "different."

MONZA, September 3- Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button may be friends and team-mates, but both are close rivals for the world championship and each has his own goals as he enters the run-in to the end of the season.

LONDON, September 3- The International Cricket Council said Thursday it has charged Pakistan's Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif with various offences under its anti-corruption code.

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 2- The game of musical chairs at AFC Leopards continue.

NEW YORK, September 2- Britain's Andy Murray breezed into the second round of the US Open on Wednesday while ninth seed Andy Roddick and Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych made early exits fom the year's last Grand Slam event.

PARIS, September 2- Laurent Blanc's plans to use France's opening Euro 2012 qualifier at home to Belarus on Friday as a launch-pad for the rebirth of the national side have been hit by bans and injuries to key players.