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President Hamid Karzai, his brother and another prominent set of brothers struck agreements that have publicly backfired.

The United States entered the make-or-break stage of its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup as a six-person team from FIFA began to assess the American proposal.

Argentina handed Spain its first loss since winning the World Cup two months ago, earning a dominant 4-1 win.

No. 3 Venus Williams defeated Francesca Schiavone and will face No. 2 Kim Clijsters, the defending champion, who beat Samantha Stosur.

Rafael Nadal won his 18th consecutive Grand Slam match by beating his fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the fourth round.

Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland outlasted Sam Querrey in a fourth-round five-set battle, eliminating the last American man in the draw.

Still seen by many as glum, Robin Soderling, the Swede who will face Roger Federer on Wednesday, has learned to enjoy life at the top of tennis.

In men’s tennis, the prospect of playing a fifth set to decide a match encourages some players and leaves others sick to the stomach.

The best of Kentucky’s top-ranked recruiting class, the Turkish center Enes Kanter, received more than $100,000, according to the team’s general manager.

Angel McCoughtry scored a career-high 42 points to win a high-scoring duel with Cappie Pondexter as the Atlanta Dream advanced to the finals against the Seattle Storm.