*TENNIS: An Italian journeyman became the first player to be punished under the sport’s anti-corruption program for betting on matches, the Association of Tennis Professionals announced. Alessio Di Mauro, ranked No. 124, received a nine-month suspension and $60,000 fine. … Justin Henin defeated fourth-ranked Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4, and Maria Sharapova stopped No. 7 Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals of the round-robin Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid.
*AUTO RACING: Kyle Busch’s run of bad luck ended Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway. Busch followed his Friday night Truck Series win with a victory Saturday in the Busch Series, giving him a chance Sunday in the Nextel Cup event to become the first driver to sweep all three of NASCAR’s national series at the same track on the same weekend.
*GOLF: Phil Mickelson shot a 4-under 68 to take a two-stroke lead over England’s Ross Fisher after the third round of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Mickelson holed a 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole and added a tap-in birdie on No. 18 to reach 14 under. Fisher also shot a 68. England’s Paul Casey (66) was three strokes back at 11 under, and Kevin Stadler (73) followed at 10 under. Padraig Harrington (69) and Vijay Singh (72) topped a group at 9 under. … Paula Creamer shot a 4-under 68 to increase her lead to six strokes in the LPGA Tournament of Champions an event for tournament winners from 2004-07 and active Hall of Famers. Five strokes ahead after rounds of 67 and 65, Creamer’s second straight bogey-free day pushed her to 16-under 200. Pat Hurst (68) was 10 under, and Jin Joo Hong (70) followed at 9 under. Suzann Pettersen shot a 68 to join Annika Sorenstam (70) and Birdie Kim (66) at 8 under.
*BASEBALL: Free-agent reliever J.C. Romero re-signed with the Phillies, agreeing to a three-year, $12 million contract. The 30-year-old left-hander went 2-2 with one save and a 1.92 ERA in 74 games with the Phillies and Red Sox last season. … Delwyn Young hit a three-run homer to lead the U.S. to a 5-1 victory over Japan at the 37th World Cup in Taipei. The Dodgers minor leaguer helped the U.S. improve to 3-1. Team USA, managed by Davey Johnson, needed a win to stay in the tournament.
*HOCKEY: Brett Sterling collected two goals for the second straight game, and goals by Jesse Schultz and Andre Deveaux in the final period helped the Wolves (10-0-1-0) win 4-3 at Hamilton and continue the best start in franchise history.
*SPEEDSKATING: Italy’s Enrico Fabris and Finland’s Pekka Koskela broke world records in a World Cup event in Kearns, Utah. Fabris finished the 5,000 meters in 6 minutes 7.40 seconds. Koskela set the world mark in the 1,000, finishing in 1:07 to erase the record of 1:07.03 set by Shani Davis.
