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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 (Reuters) - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards on Monday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer stayed on track for a mouth-watering showdown in the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals after they both advanced to the last 16 on Monday.

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday 10-Richard Gasquet (France) beat 24-Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) 6-1 6-4 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat 27-Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-4 6-1 Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat 20-Andreas Seppi (Italy) 5-7 6-3 6-4 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina)WO Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 6-3 6-1

* Nadal into fourth round after playing just one match (Updates with Nadal's next opponent, para two)

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Fourth seed Angelique Kerber heeded the advice of her coach as she came from 1-4 down in the final set to beat Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 6-1 7-6 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday 7-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 32-Peng Shuai (China) 6-3 3-6 6-2 10-Nadia Petrova (Russia) beat 21-Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-1 6-2 4-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat 30-Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 6-1 7-6(4) Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-0

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells is widely regarded as the biggest tournament in tennis outside the grand slams and its chief executive officer, Raymond Moore, intends to keep it that way.

Mar 11 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Serena Williams (United States) 10365 points 2. (2) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 10325 3. (3) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 9715 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 7505 5. (5) Li Na (China) 6130 6. (6) Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5400 7. (7) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4980 8. (8) Sara Errani (Italy) 4915 9.

Mar 11 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13280 points 2. (2) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9535 3. (3) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8180 4. (4) David Ferrer (Spain) 6665 5. (5) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6105 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4740 7. (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 4410

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Sunday 9-Marion Bartoli (France) beat Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-4 6-3 5-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2 7-6(5) 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat 27-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat 14-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 2-6 6-4 6-4 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat 25-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa

* Fish advances in first event since 2012 U.S. Open (Updates with later matches)

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Sunday 8-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat James Blake (U.S.) 7-6(6) 6-4 31-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Matthew Ebden (Australia) 6-4 6-4 23-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 6-3 6-4 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-0 5-7 6-2 16-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Philipp Petzschner (Germany) 6-3 6-2

* Errani wins in straight sets against Larsson (Adds Sharapova quotes, later matches)

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 10 (Reuters) - Simply being back on the tennis court felt like a victory for Mardy Fish on Sunday after the American returned to action following a lengthy recovery from a heart condition.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 10 (Reuters) - British world number three Andy Murray had to dig himself out of an early hole before beating Russian Evgeny Donskoy 5-7 6-2 6-2 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.

March 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Sunday 7-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 6-3 6-4 Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat 22-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 5-7 6-2 6-2 Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) beat 26-Martin Klizan (Slovakia) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 12-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 7-6(7) 6-2

March 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Sunday 13-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat Mallory Burdette (U.S.) 6-3 4-6 6-2 19-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) beat 12-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-4 7-5 6-Sara Errani (Italy) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 6-3 6-1

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 10 (Reuters) - Sixth-seeded Italian Sara Errani had to work a little harder than the scoreline reflected as she beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson 6-3 6-1 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.

* Shows no sign of discomfort with left knee (Adds further quotes, detail)

* Nadal beat Harrison on hardcourt return (Updates with Nadal match)