hela beats Querrey in Clay Court Championships: Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina won his first tournament in over three years with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory against American Sam Querrey at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston on Sunday.

The unseeded Argentine turned aggressive in the second set and pulled away from the hard-serving Querrey for his fifth tour championship and his first since beating Carlos Moya in Acapulco in March 2007.

Chela stayed steady on his favorite surface and wrapped up the title at the first match point when Querrey returned a serve out of bounds.

Wozniacki triumphs: Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark took advantage of Olga Gorvotsova's numerous mistakes and successfully defended her title in the MPS Group Championships with a 6-2, 7-5 victory in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Wawrinka takes Casablanca final: Top-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland beat Romania's Victor Hanescu 6-2, 6-3 to win the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco.

Pennetta earns Andalucia title: Second-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy defeated Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to win the Andalucia Open in Marbella, Spain.

Andreev, Seppi advance: Igor Andreev of Russia and Italy's Andreas Seppi both advanced to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Andreev had three aces in a 6-3, 6-4 win against Simone Bolelli of Italy, and Seppi was leading 7-6 (7-3) against Olivier Rochus when the Belgian player retired with a lower-back problem.

Soccer

Portsmouth beats Tottenham to reach FA Cup final: Portsmouth reached the FA Cup final, scoring twice in extra time to beat Tottenham 2-0 in a big upset. The victory came a day after the 2008 winners were relegated from the Premier League in a season in which crippling debt almost put the club out of business.

Frederic Piquionne broke the deadlock in the ninth minute of extra time. Former Spurs midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng added a penalty kick 18 minutes later.

Portsmouth will face Chelsea in the May 15 final. The defending champions beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Saturday.

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AS Roma takes lead: AS Roma moved to the top of Serie A by beating Atalanta 2-1 after goals from Mirko Vucinic and Marco Cassetti.

Panathinaikos takes Greek title: Panathinaikos captured its first Greek league title in six years, beating Iraklis 2-0 after first-half goals by Djibril Cisse and Sotiris Ninis.

Liverpool owners looking to sell: Liverpool's American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr., are stepping up efforts to sell the English Premier League club by tasking Barclays Bank with finding a buyer and appointing a new chairman
Texas Stadium dynamited: More than 20,000 people gathered at tailgate parties and other spots to watch fireworks go off one last time over Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, before a ton of dynamite lit up the Dallas Cowboys' longtime home and brought it to the ground.

The building known for the giant hole in its roof — "so God can watch his team," according to local lore — was demolished in a planned implosion set off by the 11-year-old winner of an essay contest. The Cowboys played 38 seasons in Texas Stadium, winning five Super Bowls during that time. The local landmark also was home for the world famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Jets acquire WR Holmes: The New York Jets have acquired wide receiver Santonio Holmes from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a fifth-round draft pick this month. Holmes, the 2009 Super Bowl MVP, is facing a lawsuit in Florida from a woman who claims he threw a glass at her, cutting her above the eye, in an Orlando nightclub.

Cycling

Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix: Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the Paris-Roubaix, capturing the race for a second time and claiming his second victory in a one-day classic in eight days.

Cancellara won by two minutes after dominating a field that included three-time winner Tom Boonen of Belgium. The Swiss rider, who won the 2006 Paris-Roubaix, finished first in the Tour of Flanders last Sunday.

Thor Hushovd of Norway was second and Juan Antonio Flecha of Spain was third.

Horse racing

Unzip Me wins at Santa Anita: Four-year-old filly Unzip Me won her fourth straight and ended the downhill dominance of Gotta Have Her with a gate-to-wire victory in the $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Unzip Me covered 6 ½ furlongs in 1:12.80 and paid $9.60, $5.20 and $3. Czechers returned $5.80 and $3.20. Gotta Have Her, who carried five more pounds than the winner, paid $2.10 to show in the Grade III race.