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Watch Video Play Video A dramatic showdown in men's tennis on Saturday...four-time winner Roger Federer and two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic went head-to-head in the 2011 final of the ATP Dubai championships. This was a repeat of their semi-final clash at the Australian Open. Federer opened the match with a 1-0 lead, but Djokovic fought back and brought the first set level at 1. The Serbian world number three started to build some distance. He broke the Federer serve to go up 2-1 up in the the first set. And that put the pressure on Federer. The former world number one lost his serve again in the ninth game. Djokovic moved ahead in the match by taking the first set 6 games to three. Federer, raised his game in the second set. He recorded a a big service break of his own in the third game. But the Swiss had not answer for Djokovic's intensity and defensive skills. Watch this exchange during a rally with break point in the balance during the sixth game. Djokovic f...

Watch Video Play Video Karrie Webb began the final day of the 2011 HSBC Women's Masters looking up at Japan's Chie Arimura. But the roles would be reversed by the end of the final round at Singapore's Tanah Merah Country Club. Overnight leader Arimura tried to cement her place at the top on Sunday. She hit a second shot that landed next to the flag, and picked up a birdie on the par-four 10th from there. But nothing Arimura did could fend off red-hot Karrie Webb. The Australian finished a run of four straight birdies with this putt on 14, to take a two-shot lead. Webb's bogey on fifteen dropped her back into a tie for the top with Arimura, but she retook sole possession of the lead with her sixth and final birdie of the day on 16. Karrie Webb of Australia gives a thumbs-up with her trophy after winning the HSBC Women's Champions Golf tournament, Sunday Feb. 27, 2011 in Singapore Arimura remained a stroke back on the 18th. She needed to hole this long birdie pu...

Watch Video Play Video The WCBA All-star game got underway last night.. but before the game, the players paid a special visit to a local primary school in Huzhou city, Zhejiang Province. The WCBA stars took to the campus and were greeted by a crowd of students. On behalf of the Chinese Basketball Association, the players donated LED TVs, basketballs, and All-star game tickets to the school. In return for this, the pupils taught the All-Stars how to play diabolo, giving the stars some relaxation ahead of the game. Chen Nan, Bayi Player, said, "I brought my 'teachers' some pencil cases. I hope they can make good use of them and progress in their studies. " Editor: Zheng Limin | Source: CNTV.CN

If a robot competed in a marathon, how fast would it finish? Well as of now, human marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie can rest easy, as the answer appears to be several days. On Thursday, five human-like robots in Osaka, Japan took part in the world's first ever robot marathon. The diminutive android athletes, standing just 16-inches high, are competing against each other over a full marathon course, 422 laps around this track built inside an Osaka convention center. Just like humans, the robots are able to do things like pull themselves up when falling over. If the event gathers more support, the organizers says that the marathon will turn into an international competition similar in scale to the Robo Cup, the robot football world cup. On Thursday, five human-like robots in Osaka, Japan took part in the world's first ever robot marathon.

Watch Video Play Video L-A Lakers are counting on All-Star game hero Kobe Bryant to be in MVP mode for the second half of the season. The Lakers matched up against the Atlanta Hawks at the Staples Center Tuesday night. Bryant and Derek Fisher presented Atlanta reserve Josh Powell with his championship ring. Powell spent the last two seasons with the Lakers before signing with Atlanta this season. Bryant then picked up where he left off Sunday. He gave the Lakers an early 8-0 lead. Shannon Brown slammed a dunk for L-A. The Lakers jumped ahead by 14. Brown scored 15 points. Just before the half...Pau Gasol sank a hoop and drew a foul. Lakers by 22...the Spaniard would finish with 14 points on the night. Bryant to Andrew Bynum...it was 54-33 at halftime. Bynum racked up 15 rebounds and three blocked shots to go with his five points. The Lakers outscored the Hawks 26-21 in the third quarter. Bryant drained a three pointer. Kobe hauled 20 points. This one was an L-A runaway. Devin Eba...

Watch Video Play Video In the final of snooker's Welsh Open...it was a Scottish Derby as defending champion John Higgins took on Stephen Maguire. Maguire got off to a promising start, taking the first two frames for a 2-0 lead. Higgins battled back in the third, with a break of 121, as he trimmed the match to 2-1. But Maguire was solid in the rest of first half, wrapping it up 5-3 at break. In the 9th frame, Maguire committed a crucial error when hitting the pink. The reigning champion capitalized on that to win the frame, making it 5-4. Maguire lost his composure in the next three frames, as Higgins blasted several breaks, taking a tournaround 7-5 lead. Maguire made another decisive mistake in the 15th frame, dropping the white ball. Higgins went on to close out the frame, closing out a 9-6 victory, successfully defending his Welsh Open title. Editor: Zheng Limin | Source: CNTV.CN

Watch Video Play Video The NBA All-Star weekend concluded in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Kobe Bryant and the West entertained LeBron James and the East. The Staples Center erupted into volvano one time after another as top NBA stars put on a blockbuster performance. Three minutes into the opening frame, Amare Stoudemire set up Dwight Howard for an ally-oop slam, the East tied the game 6-all. But the West soon pulled away. Blake Griffin connected with Deron Williams, the new-crowned Slam Dunk champion finished an airborne slam with a big throwdown, the West had 35-25 lead. Early in the second, Joe Johnson hit a three, the East cut the deficit to 5. NBA All-Star Game: West defeat East 148-143 But soon after the West regained their momentum. Russell Westbrook drove in and put down a thunderous right hander, 45-37. Late in the second, Kevin Durant struck from mid-air with another slam dunk, the West were in total control, 70-58 Early in the third, LeBron James drove in for a layup, ...