Sports
Serena beats Vandeweghe to keep title
Top seed Serena Williams overcame a week fighting jet-lag to beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 to retain the Stanford Classic title Sunday.
AFC suspends Bin Hammam because of bribery
The Asian Football Confederation accused its disgraced president Mohammed Bin Hammam of bribery after an internal audit revealed fresh allegations of financial wrongdoings by the Qatari football official.
India invites Pakistan for 1st cricket series in 5 years
Indian cricket chiefs Monday said they had invited Pakistan for a series later this year.
Fedrigo claims stage, Wiggins retains lead
Pierrick Fedrigo of France won Monday’s 15th stage of the Tour de France by leading a two-man final breakaway, while Bradley Wiggins kept the overall lead.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The Olympic Athletes Village opened its doors Monday to the first competitors as the logistical operation to handle the arrival of thousands of athletes and officials shifted into a higher gear.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Football Association chiefs have been urged to follow the precedent set by the Luis Suarez case and take action against Chelsea captain John Terry for using racially offensive language.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Justin Verlander returned to form after his uncharacteristic start in the All-Star game, allowing three hits in eight innings Sunday to carry the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles 4-0.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
American Zach Johnson birdied the second hole of a sudden death playoff to beat compatriot Troy Matteson and capture the John Deere Classic in Sunday.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Tiger Woods will play alongside Spain’s Sergio Garcia and England’s Justin Rose in the first and second rounds of the 141st British Open, according to groups and tee times released Monday.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Dundee will take the place of Rangers in the Scottish Premier League (SPL) next season it was announced Monday.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Kasey Kahne got his second Sprint Cup win of the season.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Norwegian Thor Hushovd, the 2010 world champion, Monday announced that he was pulling out of the Olympic Games due to ill health.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The Olympic Games, an international festival of sport which originated in ancient Greece, were revived in the 19th century by a French aristocrat worried by young Frenchmen not getting enough physical education at school.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The Russian Football Union (RFU) Monday appointed Italian coach Fabio Capello as new national manager to revive the flagging fortunes of the team after its flop at Euro 2012.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
A member of the Russian Olympic squad makes a phone call as he arrives at Heathrow airport Monday.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Ben Sheets pitched six scoreless innings in his first game in two years and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 6-1 Sunday for their season-high seventh straight victory.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Australia has selected two squads for the short series against Pakistan next month with a focus on the World Twenty20 tournament in September, drafting in uncapped allrounder Glenn Maxwell to gain experience and including veterans Shane Watson and Ben Hilfenhaus for only half of the tour to the United Arab Emirates.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Japan’s Takashi Uchiyama defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight title against Michael Farenas of the Philippines, which ended in a draw Monday.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the obvious candidates. Leslie Davies, though, may raise a few more eyebrows.
