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Serena shocked at French Open, Djokovic and Federer cruise
In tennis,
Second-round singles play at the French Open is wrapping up today.
Spain's David Ferrer and Italian Simone Bolelli are now in action.
On the women's side, 7th seeded Maria Sharpova has moved into the 3rd round following a 7-5, 6-2 victory this afternoon over Tsvetana Pironkova.
Still to come on Day 5 .
Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal will take on Austria's Dominic Thiem.
Andy Murray will meet Australian "Mad Dog" Marinko Matosevic.
Former French Open women's champion Ana Ivanovic is up against Ukrainian teenager Elina Svitolina.
China's best shot at a plate from Roland Garros is on the court.
The top-seeded doubles duo of Peng Shuai and Hseih Suwei do have a tough challenge ahead of them in their opening match.
They're up against Russia's Svetlana Kutnetzova and Australian Sam Stosur.
Taiwan's Chan Yung-Jan and Chan Haoching are up against Japan's Kumuri Nara and Slovakian Anna Schmiedlova.
Nara is coming off a singles loss this afternoon to 6th seeded Jelena Jankovic 7-5, 6-love.
Schmiedlova has already earned her claim-to-fame after dumping 2nd seed Li Na in the first round of the singles tournament.
Li Na, of course, followed out in the 2nd round by top seed Serena Williams.
Tiger Woods withdraws from US Open
In golf,
Three-time champion Tiger Woods has ruled himself out of next month's U.S. Open as he recovers from back surgery.
It will be the second U.S. Open and sixth major missed by Woods due to injury.
Woods hasn't set a timetable for his return, suggesting he might also miss the year's third major, the British Open in July.
While Woods won't be at the U.S Open, his niece, Cheyenne Woods, will be there for the U.S. Women's Open the following week.
She earned a spot Wednesday in qualifying in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Men's US Open gets underway on June 12th at Pinehurst, North Carolina.
This week, the Memorial is set to open later on this Thursday in Dublin, Ohio.
Speaking ahead the tournament, World Number-6 Rory McIlroy says he hopes to use the tournament as another springboard to a U.S. Open victory.
"It's good to be here, obviously coming off the back of a win last week. My game feels in really good shape. And it was really nice to get that win at the weekend and gives me some confidence coming into here and obviously the U.S. Open in a couple of weeks' time."
McIlroy comes into the Memorial off the back of a victory at the BWM PGA European Championships in England this past weekend.
Pacers stay alive with 93-90 win over Heat
In the NBA playoffs,
The Indiana Pacers have staved off elimination with a 93-90 victory over the Miami Heat this morning.
The Pacers' Paul George knocked down 37 points and 6 assists in the victory.
Chris Bosh led Miami with a double-double in the loss, hitting 20 and collecting 10 rebounds.
The Pacers still trail the Eastern Conference Finals 3-2.
The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 Saturday morning, Beijing time.
In off-court news,
It's being reported that Shelly Sterling is reviewing bids from five groups interested in buying the Los Angeles Clippers.
It's been said that the bids are are more than one-billion US dollars.
Attorney for her ex-husband, Donald Sterling, contends there won't be a sale without his involvement.
Sterling is being threatened with being forced to sell the club after racist comments of his came to light.
Blackhawks beat Kings 5-4 in 2OT
In the NHL playoffs,
The Chicago Blackhawks have avoided elimination, getting past the LA Kings 5-4 in overtime this afternoon to stay alive in their Western Conference final playoff series.
Michal Handzus scored just over 2-minutes into the second OT.
The win puts a hault on the Blackhawks' three-game losing steak.
Patrick Kane had a 4 point night, while Brandon Saad had a goal and 2 assists.
Corey Crawford made 40 saves in the victory.
The Blackhawks are still down 3-games-2 in the series.
Game six moves back to Los Angeles on Saturday morning.
Tomorrow morning, the New York Rangers will look to book their ticket into the Stanley Cup Finals when they play host to the Montreal Canadiens.
The Rangers come into the game off a 7-4 loss in Montreal yesterday morning.
Puck drop for Game-6 tomorrow comes at 8am Beijing time.
The Rangers will be without defenseman John Moore.
Moore has been suspended two games for an illegal hit to the head to Montreal's Dale Weise in Game 5.
At the same time, Montreal tough-guy Brandon Prust will be returning to the line-up following his 2-game suspension for breaking Derek Stepan's jaw in Game 3.
Man U and NFL team owner Malcolm Glazer dies at 85
Malcolm Glazer, owner of Manchester United and the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has died.
He was 85.
Glazer suffered a series of strokes in recent years.
His sons have been in-charge of both teams management in recent years.
Glazer's takeover of Manchester United in 2005 was widely opposed by many of the club's fans.
He did manage to transform the Bucs into Super Bowl champions in 2002.
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