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Manukura the white kiwi is among the rarest of birds. And she appears to have regained her mojo after a heart scare during surgery Friday to remove a stone from her gizzard.

Five-time champion Venus Williams overcomes a first-set scare to progress to the third round at Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal admitted there are problems in his game after coming close to the most stunning of French Open defeats against John Isner before hitting back to win his first Roland Garros five-setter 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-4.

No defending men's champion has ever lost in the first round at Roland Garros and the idea it could be Nadal was almost ...

Defending champion Rafael Nadal survives a five-set scare as he overcomes American John Isner to reach the second round of the French Open while Britain's Andy Murray begins his campaign with a comfortable win.

Stoke winger Matthew Etherington will have a scan on his damaged hamstring on Wednesday which could force him to miss the FA Cup final next month.

Norwich moved back into second in the npower Championship despite an early scare with a frenetic 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest.

England survive a major scare in their opening World Cup match as they overcome a spirited Netherlands with only eight balls to spare.

West End star Ruthie Henshall diced with danger after after being blown off course during a daredevil skydiving stunt.

No. 8 Ohio State rallies to avoid an upset at the hands of Iowa.

Bolton stopped Champions League heroes Tottenham in their tracks after surviving a late scare to win 4-2 at the Reebok Stadium.