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Victor Cayo remained unbeaten and scored the most impressive victory of his career with an unanimous decision over former International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Julio Diaz on Friday night.

Former heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov has decided to retire.

President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people, including political ally Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, tennis legend Billie Jean King and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.

Congress urged a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the late black heavyweight champion.

Roger Federer reportedly wants to play in Switzerland's Davis Cup playoff against Italy in September.

Austrian tennis player Tamira Paszek faces a provisional suspension while officials investigate whether a medical treatment she received for a back injury violated doping regulations.

French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of next week's L.A. Women's Tennis Championships due to a foot injury.

Former world heavyweight champion Herbie Hide has been ordered to pay $57,720 in libel damages to boxing promoter Frank Warren by London's High Court.

Former top 10 player Tim Mayotte has been hired as a U.S. Tennis Association national coach.

Former cruiserweight champion David Haye will get a heavyweight title shot but it won't come against Vitali Klitschko, as has been in the works. Instead, he will challenge heavyweight titlist Nikolai Valuev on Nov. 7 in Germany.