French Open News

The suicide attempt by Michael Jackson's only daughter Paris attracted high viewer interest in the week ending June 9, and coverage of the shocking event made magazine shows the only show genre in syndication in which every veteran show's rating was steady to higher.

The men's field has seen a slight power-shift in the last couple months, with Andy Murray withdrawing from the French Open , Rafael Nadal dominating the sport and Roger Federer winning just one title all year.

A protester carrying a flare got onto the court during the French Open final. Tennis tournaments around the world are taking steps in the aftermath to prevent such an occurence.

The 33-year-old has not missed a tournament at the grass court finals since making her debut in 1997 but has struggled with a back injury in recent months.

British number one Laura Robson recorded her first win under new coach Miles Maclagan to reach the second round of the Aegon International in Eastbourne.

The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago.

French Open finalist David Ferrer lost his first-round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, a grass-court tournament held the week before Wimbledon.

Wimbledon can hold no fear for Agnieszka Radwanska this year, after she survived all the way to the final last July.

MOSCOW, Russia - When crowds of protesters first flooded the streets of Moscow in December 2011 chanting "Putin is a thief!" they probably had in mind rigged elections, budgetary funds and natural resources, to name a few concerns.

The 27-year-old - who rested for about eight months with tendinitis after last year's second-round defeat to Lukas Rasol at Wimbledon - is 43-2 with seven singles titles already this year.

Two Chicago firefighters have been charged after allegedly attempting to rape an unconscious woman at a house party over the weekend, according to police.

With the 2013 Wimbledon Championships right around the corner, time is running out for players to find their groove on the faster-playing grass.

MOSCOW, June 17 Former World women's tennis No. 1 Martina Hingis is no longer coaching Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russian national team coach Vladimir Kamelzon told R-Sport on Monday.

ANDREW Mickel, multi-millionaire boss of house building giants Mactaggart Mickel, is disputing wife Jo's demands.

Andy Murray was pleased to shake off any ring-rust as he claimed his third Aegon Championships title by beating Marin Cilic 5-7 7-5 6-3 at Queen's.

Serena Williams donned a bikini when she hit the beach on Saturday with a group of friends in Miami.

With the start of Wimbledon only seven days away, this week's Aegon International at Eastbourne will offer players a last chance to get in some grass-court competition before taking to the Grand Slam stage.

This Nov. 17, 2012, file photo shows Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks in Altoona, Iowa.

After Rep. Trent Franks' comment that pregnancies resulting from rape are "very low," House Republicans went into quiet damage control mode on his bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks - first adding an exception for rape and incest, and then putting conservative Rep. Marsha Blackburn in charge of overseeing the legislation.

Rafael Nadal's winning of the French Open was the main highlight of last week in the sport.