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UPI NewsTrack Sports(UPI Sports News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Federer wins again at MelbourneMELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Roger Federer, the men's No. 1 seed, beat Max Mirnyi, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, Saturday in the third round of the Australian Open at Melbourne. Federer has lost only 22 games through three matches. It was the hottest day so far of this year's tournament. Also, Sebastien Grosjean ousted Guillermo Coria, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Paul-Henri Mathieu beat Luis Horna, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (9-7), 6-1, and will play Grosjean in the round of 16. Nikolay Davydenko was a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, winner over Nathan Healey; Dominik Hrbaty outlasted Igor Andreev, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Tommy Haas topped Peter Luczak, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Nicolas Kiefer beat Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; and Juan Ignacio Chela beat Kristof Vliegen, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Hingis, Clijsters win at MelbourneMELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Kim Clijsters, Amelie Mauresmo and Martina Hingis were third-round winners Saturday at the Australian Open at Melbourne. Clijsters, the second seed and defending U.S. Open champion, beat Roberta Vinci, 6-1, 6-2. The third-seeded Mauresmo won her match in a walk-over when Michaella Krajicek retired after the first set because of heat stress. I felt like I was going to throw up, said Krajicek. I couldn't even see the ball because my eyes were burning. Krajicek had to take an ice bath to cool herself off. Hingis -- a three-time Australian Open champion who is resuming her career following a three-year retirement -- blasted Iveta Benesova, 6-4, 6-1. Nicole Vaidisova beat Flavia Pennetta, 6-4, 6-2. Francesca Schiavone trounced Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, 6-0, 6-0. Campbell's lead down to one-shotPALM SPRINGS, Calif., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Chad Campbell shot a 5-under 67 Saturday, but his lead dropped to one shot at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Campbell, who led by four shots after Friday's play, is 24-under 264 through four rounds. That's the best 72-hole score of his five-year PGA Tour career, but Scott Verplank closed to one stroke by posting an 8-under 64. John Senden will complete the final threesome Sunday after shooting a 5-under 67 to get to 20-under 268. Two-time champion Phil Mickelson chipped in twice during his round and shot a 67 to tie for fourth place at 270. Justin Rose was also at 270 after a 66. The first four days of the 90-hole event were spread over four courses: Classic Club, La Quinta, the Palmer Course at PGA West and Bermuda Dunes. The final round will be played at the Classic Club, a new course added this year. Swedes lead World Cup by three shotsSUN CITY, South Africa, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann of Sweden took a three-shot lead in Saturday's second round of the Women's World Cup of Golf. The Swedes shot a 3-under 69 for a 10-under-par 134 through two days of play. Saturday's format saw the teams playing foursomes, or alternate shot. They will play stroke play on Sunday with each player's score counting toward the team total. Korea's Meena Lee and Bo Bae Song shared the first-round lead with the Swedes, but an even-par 72 in the second round put them three back in second place at 7-under 137. Minea Blomqvist and Riikka Hakkarainen of Finland posted their second 69. They were tied in third place at 138 with Colombian sisters Christina and Marisa Baena. Pimlico Race Course under quarantineBALTIMORE, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The Maryland Jockey Club placed Pimlico Race Course on quarantine Saturday due to the recent outbreak of equine herpes virus. The quarantine was to take effect at the end of Saturday's racing, would last until further notice. This is a precautionary measure, said Lou Raffetto, chief operating officer for the Maryland Jockey Club. It is in our best interest to restrict the movement in and out of Pimlico until we see the outcome of the tests on the horse in Barn A. Eleven horses have shown signs of the virus since Jan. 1. The Maryland Department of Agriculture put an Investigational Animal Hold Order on three Pimlico barns. Two horses tested positive for the virus and were euthanized. Eight horses are in isolation and a ninth showed signs of the virus Thursday morning, the Baltimore Sun reported. Racing is being conducted at Pimlico's sister track, Laurel Park. Nearly 500 horses are currently stabled at Pimlico, including nearly 110 affected by the hold orders. |