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MELBOURNE, Australia - Serena Williams stuck out a fist in mock triumph and mouthed Cmon, careful not to push her point too far.The 33-year-old Williams was closing in on her 19th Grand Slam singles title, her 16th straight win over Maria Sharapova and her sixth Australian Open championship when she was docked a point by the chair umpire for hindrance — for yelling in celebration too early when she thought shed hit a service winner.She didnt let that, or another early celebration on match point, or a hacking cough that made her sick, become distractions. Instead, Williams maintained her composure to beat Sharapova 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Saturday night to continue her 100 per cent record in finals at Melbourne Park and move closer to Steffi Grafs record of 22 major titles in the Open era.I got too excited and I hit a great serve ... I didnt expect her to get it back, Williams explained of the hindrance call in the seventh game of the second set. I said, Cmon, a little too soon. I guess theres a rule that you cant do it. So Im fine with it. I moved on very fast to the next point; just tried to stay as focused as I could.The muted fist pump, she said, was just for fun.Im like, Cmon. It just goes to show you I have more fun on the court. I would have never done that three years ago, four years ago, said Williams, who has let similar calls upset her in the past. So I just kind of made a little sarcasm after that.On her third match point, she let her racket go before hearing a let call to what she thought was an ace.I thought, Wow this is it, I did it, only to hear let. I was like, OK Serena! she said.So she fell back on her biggest weapon, firing another ace — her 15th of the set and 18th of the match. This time, after checking it was official, she bounced around like a little child and the celebration was real.Im so honoured to be here and to hold this 19th trophy, Williams said. I didnt think it would happen this fast, to be honest, but it feels really good.Williams, at 33 years and 127 days, became the oldest winner of the Australian womens title in the Open era and moved into outright second place on the list of major winners in the Open era, moving clear of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18.No. 20 is her next objective, and her next chance is at the French Open.When I think about Paris, I dont think about 20. I just think about winning there, said Williams, who didnt reach a quarterfinal in a Grand Slam between her wins at the 2013 and 2014 U.S. Opens.Still affected by a recent cold, Williams controlled the first set around a rain delay when play was stopped for 13 minutes during the sixth game for the roof on Rod Laver Arena to be closed. Williams came back on court momentarily, but returned to the locker room.I had a really bad cough, I ended up throwing up, Williams said. I think in a way that just helped me — I felt better after that.She returned to court and fired an ace to start a run of six straight points to take the set away from Sharapova.Williams won the first six points of the second set, too, before Sharapova started hitting out.The five-time major winner had 18 of her 21 winners in the second set, and fended off four break points.No. 2-ranked Sharapova saved two match points, including one in the 10th game when she hit a forehand winner down the line, and she calmly held serve twice to stay in the match. In the end, though, it wasnt enough to end a decade-long losing streak to Williams.I havent beaten her in a long time but I love every time I step on the court with her, said Sharapova, who trails 17-2 in career head-to-heads against Williams and hasnt beaten the American since 2004. Ive had some of the best memories of my career on this court and also some of my toughest losses, but thats the life of a tennis player.On the mens side, Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli became the first all-Italian team to capture a Grand Slam mens doubles title in more than 50 years after beating French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-4.Novak Djokovic has won all four times hes reached the Australian Open final and is aiming to maintain his 100 per cent record when he takes on Andy Murray in Sundays singles final. Adidas Originals Superstar Canada . -- The Toronto Maple Leafs are tightening the race for second place in the Atlantic Division. Adidas Superstar Canada Sale .Boston beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Tuesday night and celebrated consecutive wins for the first time in more than a month. http://www.cheapsuperstarcanada.com/.com) - The Buffalo Bills will return to the friendly confines of Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday when they welcome the upstart Cleveland Browns to town. Cheap Adidas Superstar Canada . Left-handed reliever Boone Logan agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract on Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Adidas Superstar Clearance Sale . Those who impressed in each of the three events were asked to attend the main CFL Combine which begins Friday in Toronto.Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Justin Abdelkader scored twice and Pavel Datsyuk once in the third period, as Detroit overcame a one-goal deficit and topped Washington, 4-2, at Verizon Center. Gustav Nyquist also lit the lamp and Henrik Zetterberg posted two assists for the Red Wings, who have won four of their last six. Jimmy Howard stopped 25-of-27 shots for the win, improving to 4-1-2 on the season. We showed some good character there falling behind in the second period and then coming out and playing extremely well in the third, said Howard. Theyre world class players and they work well together; theyve done it for years. Its nice to see them team up here tonight for a couple [goals]. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Troy Brouwer provided offense for the Capitals, who have dropped two in a row and three of four. Braden Holtby surrendered all four scores on just 22 shots. Abdelkader beat Holtby just after the four-minute mark of the third by stripping Andre Burakovsky between the circles and scoring from the slot, then gave Detroit a 3-2 lead just after the midway point when he took a Datsyuk drop pass and hammered a shot from the left circle. Datsyuk then provided insurance at the tail end of a brief power play, ripping a shot through a screen from the outer edge of the right circle inside of a minute left. The Caps, who pulled Holtby thereafter, had a goal inside of one second remaining wiped ouut when Brouwer was ruled to have made contact with Howard.dddddddddddd. I thought we were good up until midway through the second period, maybe even to the end of the second period, but then we started taking a few chances, noted Brouwer. Couple of needless turnovers. Theyre really good with picking pucks. Nyquist snapped a scoreless tie at 8:56 of the second period. Abdelkader controlled a failed Caps clear in the offensive zone and dished ahead to the Swedish winger, who outwaited Holtby and pumped his own rebound home. Kuznetsov evened things during a Capitals power play, off a sick lead pass from Joel Ward, beating Howard on the forehand from in front at 13:19. Washington led 2-1 with 58 seconds before intermission as John Carlson slipped a pass from the right wing to the left and Brouwer whipped a shot home from the circle. Game Notes Abdelkader added an assist for a three-point night, a season high which also accounted for his second multi-point effort of the season ... Datsyuk picked up an assist to earn his first multi-point game of the year ... Caps defenseman Matt Niskanen participated in his 500th career game ... Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, who has been held scoreless for a career-long five games, entered play with 16 points (9G, 7A) in 11 career games vs. Detroit. He took a game-high seven shots on goal and failed to record a point. ' ' '