These were the words of the cardiologist Claudio Burgos, leader of the medical team that transplanted the singer at the Italian Hospital of Mendoza. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Spain have retained the Davis Cup with Saturday’s doubles victory in Barcelona earning an unassailable 3-0 lead over the Czech Republic as Rafael Nadal enjoyed a moral boosting success.

Manny Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance, defeating Miguel Cotto by TKO in round 12 to become the first boxer to win seven world titles in seven weight classes.

The Argentine tennis player Juan “Pico” Monaco, seeded fourth, eased into the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix, which offers 650,000 euros in awards, after brushing aside 6-3, 6-2, the Frenchman Josselin Ouanna.

After the match against Zaragoza (6-1 win), Lionel Messi thanked his teammates and the fans for the recent support he received.

Charles K. Kao, who discovered how to transmit light through fiber optics, and the team of Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, who designed the first digital imaging sensor, split the award, announced by the Nobel Foundation on Tuesday. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Kim Clijsters, just 18 months after having a baby and three tournaments into a comeback, won the U.S. Open on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Caroline Wozniacki.

The “millionaires” opened the scoring with ca goal by “Ogro” Fabbiani, during the first half, even for the local team, Brown won the draw in the second half, and Abelairas defined the victory for the Argentine team.

He said he’s not too concerned about regaining the No. 1 ranking he lost to Rafael Nadal in August. No, Federer’s priority is winning more Grand Slam titles. The first chance to get No. 15 and surpass Pete Sampras comes at Wimbledon, which begins June 22.

The Roland Garros victory gave Federer, 27, a complete set of Grand Slam singles titles and allowed him to tie the career record of 14 major singles titles held by Pete Sampras

The European season of slow surfaces started with good news for the Argentine tennis. Juan Ignacio Chela was the first winner of the tournament, on having beaten the Russian Igor Kunitsyn for 6-4, 2-6 and 7-5, in two hours and 22 minutes.