<div><p>DUBAI (Reuters) - German Sabine Lisicki defeated Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan 6-1 6-4 at the Dubai Championships on Sunday to line up a second-round clash with holder Venus Williams.</p><p>"I was very aggressive with my returns and hit some very good winners off her second serve and I think ...

<div id="subtitle">Women's tennis player wonders if being blonder and thinner would attract more sponsors</div><div><p>Despite her No. 11 ranking and a run to the 2007 Wimbledon final, Marion Bartoli has no sponsor and wonders if it's because she's not blonde and thin.</p ...

<div><p>Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm earned a place Friday in the Bali Tournament of Champions semi-finals when Belgian Yanina Wickmayer quit on news of her one-year ban for missing doping tests.</p><p>Wickmayer, the world number 18, was suspended Thursday by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for failing three ...

<div><p>Marion Bartoli made a strong start on the opening day of the Bali Tournament of Champions on Wednesday with the number one winning a group match over Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4, 6-4.</p><p>"I'm really happy to win in two sets," Bartoli said. "I was quite happy with ...