Tennis

• Nadal reaches semifinals at Indian Wells
  Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (4) Thursday night to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in his first tournament since returning from a six-week injury layoff.

• Nadal a straight-set winner in Indian Wells QFs
  Rafael Nadal advanced through to the semifinals at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open Thursday with a straight-set win.

• Lloyd steps down as British Davis Cup captain
  John Lloyd has stepped down at Britain's Davis Cup captain.

• AP Interview: Agassi drug inquiries dropped
  Tennis officials have closed the book on Andre Agassi's drug revelations.

• Nadal, Murray, Roddick advance; Djokovic stunned at Indian Wells
  Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick were among the top seeds to move on, while No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic was sent packing in Wednesday's fourth-round action at the upset-plagued $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open.

• Nadal restores order with win at Indian Wells
  Rafael Nadal restored order on a day of upsets with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 fourth-round victory over big-serving American John Isner at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, after Novak Djokovic and Elena Dementieva were ousted.

• Murray, Roddick advance; Federer bows out at Indian Wells
  World No. 1 Roger Federer was upset by 27th-seeded Marcos Baghdatis in third-round action, while fourth-seeded Andy Murray and seventh-seeded Andy Roddick moved into the fourth round Tuesday at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open.

• Federer upset by Baghdatis at Indian Wells
  Marcos Baghdatis upset top-ranked Roger Federer 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the third round of the BNP Parabas Open, beating the Swiss for the first time in seven meetings.

• Agassi apologizes for poking fun at Sampras
  Andre Agassi told ESPN.com he was "out of line" and apologized for poking fun at Pete Sampras during a charity match last week.

• Jankovic moves on; Azarenka, Clijsters exit at Indian Wells
  Sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic snuck into the fourth round, while third-seeded Victoria Azarenka and 14th-seeded Kim Clijsters were third-round losers Monday at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open tennis event.

• Kuznetsova upset in 2nd round at Indian Wells
  Svetlana Kuznetsova had a succinct explanation after losing her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open.

• Nadal, Djokovic move on at BNP Paribas Open
  Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were both second-round winners Saturday at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open, an ATP World Tour Masters event.

• Wozniacki, Sharapova advance at Indian Wells; Henin slips
  U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova were among Friday's second-round winners at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open tennis event.

• Stephens gets first WTA Tour win at Indian Wells
  Sloane Stephens got her first victory on the WTA Tour, beating Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.

• Rafael Nadal to prep for Wimbledon at Queen's
  Rafael Nadal will return to Queen's this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009.

• Henin cruises into second round at Indian Wells
  Former world No. 1 Justine Henin was among Wednesday's first-round winners at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open tennis event.

• Clijsters juggling motherhood, tennis in return
  Kim Clijsters is still adjusting to her second career as a tennis player.

• Gonzalez sends Chile into Davis Cup QFs
  Fernando Gonzalez straight-setted Dudi Sela on Monday, sending Chile into the 2010 Davis Cup quarterfinals. The Chileans cruised past Israel, 4-1.

• WTA renews partnership with Sony
  St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The WTA Tour and Sony Ericsson announced a two-year extension of their existing partnership on Sunday.

• Serbia beats US 3-1 in Davis Cup
  The Davis Cup run for the United States is over in the first round.

• Pavlyuchenkova downs Hantuchova to win at Monterrey
  Third-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her second match of the day on Sunday to capture the title at the $220,000 Monterrey Open.

• Djokovic propels Serbia past U.S. in Davis Cup
  Novak Djokovic outlasted big John Isner in five sets on Sunday to lift Serbia past the United States and into the 2010 Davis Cup quarterfinals.

• Czechs settle for 4-1 Davis Cup victory over Belgians
  The Czech Republic wound up with a 4-1 victory over host Belgium in a first-round Davis Cup tie in Bree.

• Croatia rips Ecuador 5-0 in Davis Cup first-rounder
  Croatia put the finishing touches Sunday on a 5-0 sweep of visiting Ecuador in a best-of-five Davis Cup first-round matchup.

• Ferrer sends two-time champs into Davis Cup quarters
  David Ferrer whipped Stanislas Wawrinka in Sunday's first reverse singles match, sending Spain into the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a first-round victory over Switzerland. The two-time defending champion Spaniards beat the visiting Swiss 4-1.