TENNIS
Federer, Ivanovic are top seeds Five-time champion Roger Federer and top-ranked Ana Ivanovic were seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon on Wednesday. The tournament will begin Monday.
Rafael Nadal, runner-up at Wimbledon the past two years, was No. 2, and Novak Djokovic, the Australian Open champion, No. 3. Andy Roddick of the U.S. was No. 6.
Ivanovic, the French Open champion, was followed by Jelena Jankovic. Former champion Maria Sharapova was No. 3. Two-time winner Serena Williams was No. 6 and defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams No. 7.
SOCCER
Russia gains; Sweden,Greece out Russia defeated Sweden 2-0 and secured the final spot in the quarterfinals of soccer's European Championship. Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin scored in Innsbruck, Austria, as Russia took second in Group D. Spain, already assured of the top spot in the group, beat Greece 2-1 and sent the defending champion home.
• Steve Ralston's goal in the 79th minute helped host New England gain a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls in MLS. ... In Salt Lake City, Real Salt Lake stayed unbeaten at home with a 0-0 tie with San Jose.
COLLEGES
SE Missouri basketball penalized Southeast Missouri's women's basketball team was ordered to forfeit 44 victories, and the NCAA placed both the women's and men's programs on two years of probation for major and secondary violations.
WNBA
Silver Stars keep Dream winless • Becky Hammon had 25 points and a season-high nine assists as San Antonio handed Atlanta its 11th loss in a row, 81-66 in Atlanta..
• Katie Douglas had 16 points and eight rebounds as host Indiana beat New York 83-69. Janel McCarville had 23 points for New York.
