AFP - Top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze of Russia reached her second final of the season here on Friday, beating France's Amelie Mauresmo 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the 600,000-dollar WTA and ATP hard-court event.

AFP - Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has offered to quit the club's board after fleeing Thailand with corruption charges hanging over him, its executive chairman said in comments reported Saturday.

AP - Rookie Jeff Clement had two run-scoring doubles to help the Seattle Mariners break their seven-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

AP - Glen Perkins pitched eight innings and Denard Span and Delmon Young homered for the Minnesota Twins, who took over first place in the AL Central with a 9-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

AFP - Brazil overcame their deep frustration at not making the men's Olympic football final by putting away Belgium 3-0 to take the bronze medal consolation prize at Shanghai Stadium here Friday.

Reuters - The Denver Nuggets have re-signed specialist three-point shooter J.R. Smith to a multi-year contract, the team said on Friday.

AP - Bryan Clay has won the decathlon at the Beijing Games, the first American man to win the 10-discipline event at the Olympics since 1996.

AP - The parents of the Chinese gymnasts are indignant, the International Olympic Committee sounds satisfied and the Beijing Games are almost over. Yet questions persisted Friday about the ages of China's gold-medal women's gymnastics team.