Federer rallies to win at ATP

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LONDON — Roger Federer bounced back once again after losing the first set, rallying to beat Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals and ensuring he will have the year-end No. 1 ranking for the fifth time. Federer dominated Murray in the final two sets, controlling play from his serve and also getting his forehand on target. Federer, who has two wins from two matches in Group A and is favored to reach the semifinals at the season-ending tournament, still has to play Juan Martin del Potro in the round-robin stage. Del Potro beat Federer in the U.S. Open final and on Tuesday he beat Fernando Verdasco. In Group B, Novak Djokovic and Robin Soderling won opening matches and will play each other today. Rafael Nadal faces Nikolay Davydenko.

Horse Racing

Zenyatta is getting the Grade 1 race she won twice at Santa Anita renamed in her honor. Track officials said the Lady's Secret will be renamed The Zenyatta beginning next fall.

Winter Sports

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, the Olympic and world silver medalists in ice dance, have withdrawn from next week's Grand Prix final. Belbin had surgery to treat an infected wisdom tooth and has been advised to avoid strenuous activity for a week.

Soccer

The Pontiac Silverdome, built three decades ago for $56 million, is being sold at auction for a paltry $583,000. That comes out to $7.25 a seat. "An 80,000-seat domed arena and its 127-acre site sold for less than a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan," Jon Stewart marveled on "The Daily Show." Not just any apartment — one "with a rodent problem, above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley." The dome costs $1.5 million a year to maintain. The buyer, Triple Properties Inc. of Toronto, has said it plans to use the site for a soccer arena. ... At Nyon, Switzerland, top soccer officials from nine countries embroiled in a match-fixing scandal will meet with the sport's European governing body this week. More than 200 matches are suspected of being fixed by an organized betting operation.

Boxing

At Philadelphia, an autopsy has been scheduled for a boxer who died two days after a fight in Philadelphia. Francisco Rodriguez, 25, died after losing a USBA super bantamweight bout against Teon Kennedy on Friday. Rodriguez is a former national Golden Gloves champion from Chicago who was 14-2 as a pro.

Weightlifting

At Goyang, South Korea, Lu Xiaojun of China has set two world records to claim two gold medals in the men's 170-pound division at the World Weightlifting Championships. Lu lifted 383.6 pounds on his third and final attempt in the snatch.