Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia lost 6-7 3-6 to No. 1 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in the final of the Bausch & Lomb Championships tennis tournament in Amelia Island.

Slovaks Lukas Lacko and Filip Polasek beat Georgians Nodar Itonishvili and Revaz Osadze in the singles on the Day 3 of the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group I tie. Slovakia advanced to the World Group playoffs scheduled for September.

Slovaks Michal Mertinak and Filip Polasek won the doubles to give Slovakia a 2:1 lead over Georgia in the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group I tie at Bratislava's National Tennis Centre.

Defending Slovak champions Slovan Bratislava beat HC Kosice 3:2 in the decisive Game 7 of Slovakia's ice-hockey premier league final series and successfully defended the title. Slovan won the best-of-seven series 4:3.

HC Kosice beat Slovan Bratislava 3:2 in overtime in Game 6 of Slovakia's ice-hockey premier league finals and ties the best-of-seven series to 3:3. The decisive Game 7 is scheduled for Friday in Bratislava.

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia leaves Qatar Open WTA tournament in Doha after losing to 16th-seeded Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in their quarter-final match on Friday.

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia created new sensation on the fourth day of the 2.5 million dollar Qatar Open WTA tournament. Eighteen year-old Cibulkova scored the biggest win of her career as she defeated six-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams impressively with a 6-3, 6-3.