Chinese shuttlers swept the men's and women's singles titles at the Denmark Open badminton tournament in Aarhus, Denmark on Sunday.

Chinese duo Xue Chen and Zhang Xi beat compatriot team Tian Jia and Wang Jie on Sunday in the resort island Phuket of south Thailand, to win the title for Phuket 2006 Women's Open, a FIVB World Tour women's professional beach volleyball tournament.

Olympic champion China dropped its second match in a row here on Sunday at the 2006 women's volleyball world championship, losing to Germany 1-3 in a Group B match.

Marilson Gomes dos Santos from Brazil on Sunday made a remarkable debut by crossing the finish line in 2:09:58 to become the first South American to win New York marathon, while defending champion Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia finished in 2:25.05, becoming the first woman in more than a decade to win two straight titles in New York.

Olympic champion China dropped its second match in a row here on Sunday at the 2006 women's volleyball world championships, losing to Germany 1-3 in a Group B match.

Substitute Marlon Harewood scored the winner on Sunday to give West Ham a 1-0 over visiting Arsenal, which ignited an touchline bust-up between the two teams' managers.

Tottenham pulled off their first win against Chelsea in 16 years on Sunday when they came back from a goal down to inflict a 2-1 upset on the 10-man Premiership champions.

Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil became the first South American to win the New York City Marathon while Latvia's Jelena Prokopcuka retained her women's title on Sunday.

Kim Clijsters successfully defended her title at the Gaz de France Stars tournament on Sunday after defeating qualifier Kaia Kanepi in three sets.