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Beast from the East Puts Off WBA Title Defense Due to Knee Injury Russian heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev has postponed the defense of his WBA title from April 1 to May 27 due to knee surgery he underwent three weeks ago, All Boxing News web-site reported. The operation was successful, but the boxer said he needed more time to recover.

posted on February 15, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result

Sharapova Out of Australian Open Final Sharapova dictated play in the opening set, but became increasingly frustrated as Henin-Hardenne chased every ball with excellent baseline coverage.

posted on January 26, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result

Marat Safin’s Knee Injury Makes Him Quit Tournament, Doubt Australian Open Participation Safin is suffering from tendonitis in his right knee, which also caused him to pull out of the Masters Cup in Shanghai last month.

posted on December 27, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result

Spartak Moscow Sells Vidic to Manchester United Manchester United have agreed an undisclosed fee with Spartak Moscow for defender Nemanja Vidic, the Premier League club announced.

posted on December 26, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result

Russian Heavyweight Valuev Returns Champion’s Belt to Ruiz The agency said that one of Ruiz's ringside team tried to keep the belt which did not fit the Russian boxer, but was prevented from doing so. However, a short time later, Valuev agreed to give the old belt to his defeated opponent as a souvenir.

posted on December 23, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result

Boxer Valuev Wins Russia’s First World Heavyweight Title Nikolai Valuev won the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title with a controversial majority decision over American John Ruiz on Saturday to become the first Russian champion in boxing’s most glamorous division.

posted by jennifer at 04:15 AM on December 19