Sports in brief

TENNISVenus, Serena to return in England

Venus and Serena Williams are returning to competition this coming week at Eastbourne, England, a grass-court event that is the tuneup to Wimbledon. Serena hasn't played in nearly a year since winning a fourth singles title at the All England Club. She's suffered a bad foot gash in July 2010 and blood clot issues early this year. Venus hasn't played since suffering a hip injury in January at the Austrialian Open.

"In terms of winning these tournaments, that's what we are here for," Venus said. "We're not here for results, so we are going to do our best to take home two titles on this road."

Venus will play Andrea Petkovic of Germany in the first round at Eastbourne, which starts Monday. Petkovic was her opponent when she had to retire because of the injury from a third-round match at the Australian. Serena Williams will face Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.

Murray beats RoddickAndy Murray overwhelmed Andy Roddick, 6-3, 6-1, to reach the final at Queen's Club in London. He'll play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday's final. The Frenchman ended unseeded Briton James Ward's run with a 6-3, 7-6 (7) victory in the other semifinal.

SOCCER

Panama upsets Team USA

Luis Tejada scored in the 19th minute, Gabriel Gomez converted a penalty kick later in the first half and Panama stunned the United States, 2-1, in Tampa, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup.

The victory was the first for the Panamanians in nine meetings with the Americans, who had never lost a match in the group stage of any Gold Cup, the tournament that determines the champion for North and Central America and the Caribbean. Clarence Gordon scored for Team USA in the 68th minute.

SWIMMINGEvans, 39, shows she is still in the swim of thingsJanet Evans hasn't lost her touch for breaking world records, setting new master's marks in the 35-39 age group 15 years after her last competitive race. The four-time Olympic gold medalist swam the 400-meter freestyle in 4 minutes, 23.82 seconds at the Janet Evans Invitational in Fullerton, Calif., and four hours later, she shattered the 800 freestyle record with a time of 8:59.06. The 39-year-old mother of two returned to the pool in October in an attempt to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.-- AP