Berdych downs Monfils to win Montpellier - Czech Tomas Berdych claimed his seventh career title when he defeated local favourite Gael Monfils 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the final of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Sunday. Coppel claims Besseges - Jerome Coppel won Etoile de Besseges by claiming a decisive victory in the concluding 9.7km time trial. Maguire sparkles to lead O'Sullivan - Stephen Maguire opened up a 5-3 lead over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the German Masters final with four centuries made in the opening four frames in Berlin. Dutch Eredivisie reults - Ajax 0-2 Utrecht; Heracles Almelo 1-1 PSV Eindhoven; NEC Nijmegen 0-2 Feyenoord. Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 16 - All the action from the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. PBT: Did Kobe hurt Lakers' shot at Howard? - PBT: There's this crazy rumor that Kobe Bryant ruined the Lakers' chances at Dwight Howard. What's going on? Premier League - Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa - Papiss Demba Cisse had a dream debut as his goal gave Newcastle United a 2-1 win at home to Aston Villa, putting his side fifth in the Premier League. He rifled in an expert half-volley with 18 minutes left to add to Senegal team-mate Demba Ba’s opener, which had been cancelled out by Robbie Keane. Svendsen wins mens' 15km mass start - Emil Hegle Svendsen wins his and Norway’s first gold of the Holmenkollen IBU Biathlon World Cup in the mens' 15km mass start. German Andreas Birnbacher is second and Russian Evgeniy Garanichev is third. Newcastle 2-1 Aston Villa - Papiss Demba Cisse marks his Newcastle debut with a stunning strike that helps his side beat Villa to move back up to fifth in the table. Sizing Europe romps to Punchestown victory - Sizing Europe made a big statement ahead of the Queen Mother Champion Chase by destroying Big Zeb in the Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.

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I'll Have Another wins Lewis Stakes in an upset (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 5:05 pm]
I'll Have Another, the longest shot in the field at 43-1, won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes for 3-year-olds by 2 3/4 lengths at Santa Anita. Liaison, the 3-2 favorite trained by Bob Baffert, wound up last in the eight-horse field after he clipped heels with Groovin' Solo and his rider Rafael Bejarano fell off.

Alpha wins the Withers Stakes at Aqueduct (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 3:45 pm]
Alpha moved into the Triple Crown picture on Saturday after easily beating Speightscity by 3 1-4 lengths in the $200,000 Withers Stakes for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. Racing wide throughout the 1 1-16 miles, Alpha needed only mild urging from Ramon Dominguez to secure his third win in five starts. The 1-5 favorite trained by Kiaran McLaughlin is a perfect 2 for 2 this season, also capturing...

Hansen, Union Rags head Triple Crown nominees (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 3:15 pm]
Hansen and Union Rags, who dueled to a close 1-2 finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and undefeated Algorithms lead the list of 397 early nominees for the Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds. Hansen edged Union Rags by a head in the Juvenile and won the Eclipse Award as last year's top 2-year-old.

La Sombre wins Santa Anita feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 3, 2012, 7:05 pm]
La Sombre defeated Lofty Ambition by 11/2 lengths to win the $70,150 Aristotle Purse for fillies and mares Friday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Martin Garcia, La Sombre ran 61/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course in 1:12.66 and paid $3.80, $2.60 and $2.60 as the odds-on favorite. The 5-year-old California-bred has never finished worse than second in eight career starts, while winning three.

Big Brownie wins the Big A's Holly Springs Stakes (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 3, 2012, 2:21 pm]
Big Brownie returned from a nine-month layoff Friday to win the $73,500 Holly Springs Stakes at Aqueduct, beating Lady Gracenote by 11/4 lengths. Big Brownie went off as the 8-5 favorite in the race for New York bred fillies and mares despite her time away because of respiratory bleeding problems. The 6-year-old won for fifth time in 19 starts.

Don Perico wins Santa Anita feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 2, 2012, 7:55 pm]
Don Perico led gate-to-wire to win the $59,750 Black Rock Purse for California-breds at Santa Anita on Thursday, ending a six-race skid. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Don Perico ran 6 1-2 furlongs on the hillside turf course in 1:12.92 to win by a half-length. The 5-year-old gelding paid $18.40, $9.60 and $6.20 at 8-1 odds Starspangled Heat returned $8.80 and $6.40, while Husband's Folly was another...

Falaah wins the Aqueduct feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 2, 2012, 3:11 pm]
Falaah rolled to a 4 3-4 length win over Star Harbor on Thursday in the $62,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct. The 9-5 favorite trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and ridden by Alan Garcia, Falaah won for the second time in four starts. The 5-year-old ran the six furlongs in 1:09.70. Falaah paid $5.60, $3.30 and $2.70.

Animal Kingdom to return to racing in Florida (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 1, 2012, 8:33 pm]
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is set to return to racing on Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs after being sidelined for nearly eight months with a hairline fracture to his left hock. Team Valor chief executive officer Barry Irwin says Animal Kingdom will use the 1 1-16-mile turf race as a prep for the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March.

Animal Kingdom to return to racing in Florida (PA SportsTicker) [Yahoo! Sports: February 1, 2012, 8:30 pm]
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is set to return to racing on Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs after being sidelined for nearly eight months with a hairline fracture to his left hock.

Judicial Leader wins Big A feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 1, 2012, 3:09 pm]
Judicial Leader, the 2-5 favorite, extended her winning streak at Aqueduct to four on Wednesday afternoon with a neck win over Silver Chest in the $40,000 handicap feature for fillies and mares. Trapped behind rivals turning for home, Judicial Leader and rider Alan Garcia angled to the far outside to launch the rally that produced her eighth win in 39 starts.

Rachel Alexandra back at farm (PA SportsTicker) [Yahoo! Sports: January 30, 2012, 3:50 pm]
A spokeswoman for Stonestreet Farm says Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have returned to their home.

Unzip Me takes Wishing Well Stakes at Santa Anita (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 29, 2012, 7:17 pm]
Six-year-old mare Unzip Me held off Teroda by a half-length Sunday in the $86,600 Wishing Well Stakes, winning for the seventh time in 11 starts on Santa Anita's downhill turf course. Sent off at odds of 7-10 despite several poor recent performances as a prohibitive favorite, Unzip Me and jockey Rafael Bejarano sat third in the early going, but took the lead as the bottom of the hillside turns...

Algorithms wins Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 29, 2012, 4:49 pm]
Algorithms capped a big day for trainer Todd Pletcher's speedy 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park, winning the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes. Algorithms, ridden by Javier Castellano, pulled away to beat 2-year-old champion Hansen by five lengths, running a mile on the sloppy dirt track in 1:36.17. Earlier, Pletcher's Broadway's Alibi won the $200,000 Forward Gal for 3-year-old fillies, and his...

Media Starlett wins Big A feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 29, 2012, 2:42 pm]
Media Starlett drew off to a 4 1/4-length victory over Winnie Dixie on Sunday in the $62,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares at Aqueduct. Junior Alvarado guided the 4-year-old trained by Tony Dutrow to a second straight win, her fourth in 10 career starts. The time was 1:10.97 for the six furlongs on the fast track.

Home Sweet Aspen wins Santa Anita feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 7:26 pm]
Home Sweet Aspen edged Sugarinthemorning by a neck in the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes for older fillies and mares at Santa Anita on Saturday, highlighting the Sunshine Millions card featuring stakes races exclusively for California-breds. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Home Sweet Aspen ran seven furlongs in 1:21.42 and paid $13.60, $6.80 and $4.40.

Mucho Macho Man wins at Gulfstream (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 5:11 pm]
Mucho Macho Man won the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, beating Ron the Greek by 1 1/2 lengths. Ridden by Ramon Dominguez and trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:47.91 and paid $6.20, $3.80 and $3. One of only three horses to race in all the three legs of the Triple Crown last year, Mucho Macho Man made was making his 2012 debut in...

Redding Colliery, Love and Pride win Big A stakes (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 3:30 pm]
Redding Colliery and Love and Pride raced to pacesetting victories Saturday in $75,000 stakes at Aqueduct. Redding Colliery held off I Want Revenge, the 4-5 favorite, by 2 lengths in the Evening Attire, a race postponed last weekend because of snow. A gray 6-year-old trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and ridden by Alan Garcia, Redding Colliery won for the seventh time in 20 starts.

Hog's Hollow wins Santa Anita feature (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 10:50 pm]
Hog's Hollow won the $60,000 Highway 61 Purse at Santa Anita on Friday by 3 3/4 lengths. Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Hog's Hollow ran 1 1-4 miles on the turf in 2:01.27 and paid $14.60, $5.80 and $2.80 at 6-1 odds. Highway Bandit returned $11.40 and $4.60, while Dynamic Host was another three-quarters of a length back in third and paid $2.20 to show.

Hog's Hollow wins Santa Anita feature (PA SportsTicker) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 10:47 pm]
Hog's Hollow won the $60,000 Highway 61 Purse at Santa Anita on Friday by 3 3/4 lengths.

Rachel Alexandra, foal taken to hospital (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 5:25 pm]
A spokeswoman says Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have been taken to an equine clinic for pain management related to the birth. Spokeswoman Caroline Shaw said in an email Friday that Rachel Alexandra and the colt are expected to return to Stonestreet Farm in a couple of days, barring unforeseen issues.











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