Compiled from staff and wire reports
Published: 7:13?p.m.?Sunday,?Sept.?23,?2012
BOXING
Ex-champ Sanders dies in robbery
Corrie Sanders, the South African southpaw who knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in one of the great upsets in heavyweight boxing, died after being shot by robbers at a restaurant during a family celebration. The former WBO and WBU champion was 46.
Sanders was shot in the hand and stomach at a family member's 21st birthday party at the restaurant in Brits, in South Africa's North West province, on Saturday night, police said. Police Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said three armed men entered the restaurant with the apparent intention to rob it and shot randomly, hitting Sanders. No other injuries were reported. No arrests had been made but a murder investigation has been opened.
Renowned for his hand speed, the 6-foot-4 Sanders retired in 2008 with a 42-4 record, with 31 knockouts. But he was most remembered for the shocking second-round knockout of Klitschko in Germany in 2003 that earned him the WBO title. It is one of only three losses for the Ukrainian and current WBO champion. Sanders agreed to the fight on short notice and was a 40-1 underdog.
NHL
League, players?to meet today
The NHL and NHL Players' Association are set to meet today in Toronto for the first time in nearly two weeks, but a discussion about a new collective bargaining agreement isn't on the agenda.
Instead, the sides will discuss the accounting for last season's hockey-related revenue. It's the first time they've met since Sept. 12, when each side tabled a proposal.
The league enacted a lockout when the CBA expired three days later. The work stoppage has already caused a delay in the start of training camps and prompted the cancellation of September's preseason games.
SOCCER
Terry quits international play
Former England captain John Terry unexpectedly ended his nine-year international career, quitting before he was due to face a racism hearing because his place in the team had become "untenable." Despite being cleared in court of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match last year, the Chelsea defender was facing a lengthy ban if found guilty by a Football Association panel this week. Terry, 31, became the first England player to be stripped of the captaincy twice when he was fired in February ahead of the criminal trial. But Terry has no plans to stop playing for Chelsea, where he has spent his entire career.
TENNIS
Wozniacki romps? to 19th career title
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki dominated Kaia Kanepi 6-1, 6-0 to win the KDB Korea Open in Seoul, South Korea. Wozniacki from Denmark needed only an one hour to defeat the third-seeded Kanepi of Estonia. It was Wozniacki's 19th career WTA victory.
? Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France routed fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 to defend his Moselle Open title in Metz, France. The seventh-ranked Tsonga needed just 50 minutes to win, breaking the Italian's serve four times. It is Tsonga's second title of the year, after the Qatar Open in January.
? Martin Klizan of Slovakia defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-2, 6-3 to win his first career ATP title at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. In the past seven months, the 23-year-old Slovak has moved up from No. 121 in the world to a career-high 45th. His breakthrough season included reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open by beating No. 6-ranked Jo-Wilfred Tsonga.
WNBA
Adams, Silver Stars ?run past Lynx
Danielle Adams scored 28 points and the San Antonio Silver Stars closed the regular season with a 99-84 victory over the visiting Minnesota Lynx. Tangela Smith added 15 points and Danielle Robinson scored 14 for playoff-bound San Antonio (21-13). Seimone Augustus had 18 points, Monica Wright scored 16 and Lindsay Whalen had 14 for defending champion Minnesota (27-7).
? Erin Phillips matched a career high with 21 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the visiting Tulsa Shock 91-58 in the regular-season finale for both teams. Tamika Catchings added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Fever (22-12). Ivory Latta led the Shock (9-25) with 16 points.
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