Sports
SA deposes England as No. 1 Test team
South Africa replaced England as the world’s No. 1 Test side after a 51-run win in the third Test at Lord’s gave it the three-match series 2-0. Both sides collapsed to 54 for four in their first innings.
Augusta admits first women members
The Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters golf tournament, Monday said it has admitted two women as members for the first time.
Barca makes a statement; Real misfires
Lionel Messi took up where he left off last season as the Argentine scored twice to help Barcelona.
Malta player banned for Euro fix
UEFA acknowledged Monday that its showpiece international competition had been corrupted.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
World No. 1 Roger Federer heads to the US Open with a sixth tournament win of the year to his name, no evident fitness problems and little sign that his Olympic defeat by Andy Murray has had any adverse effect on his confidence.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
The Pittsburgh Pirates needed more than six hours to outlast the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Sunday in a 19-inning marathon, the longest game in the Majors this season.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Greg Biffle won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway Sunday when leader Jimmie Johnson left the track because of engine trouble with six laps left.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Maya Hayes scored a hat trick to lead the United States over Ghana 4-0 Monday in the Americans’ opener at the Women’s Under-20 World Cup.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Becky Hammon scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars past Phoenix 89-47 Sunday, extending their club-best winning streak to 11 games
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Third division Karlsruher SC beat Hamburger SV 4-2 to knock the Bundesliga side out of the German Cup in the first round Sunday.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Sergio Garcia snapped a four-year PGA Tour title drought with victory at the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship in North Carolina Monday that secured the Spaniard a spot on the European Ryder Cup team.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Cameroon midfielder Alex Song has completed his move from Premier League side Arsenal to Barcelona after signing a deal worth 19 million euros ($23.45 million), both clubs said Monday.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Dani Pedrosa claimed his second victory of the season as the Spaniard won the Indianapolis MotoGP in emphatic fashion Sunday.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Ichiro Suzuki hit two home runs to power the New York Yankees to a 4-1 home win over struggling rivals the Boston Red Sox Sunday.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Juventus coach Antonio Conte and his deputy Angelo Alessio Monday began their bid to overturn a lengthy ban from football for failing to report suspicions of match-fixing at a previous club.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Al Ahly of Egypt surrendered a perfect 2012 CAF Champions League Group B record when held 1-1 at Berekum Chelsea of Ghana Sunday.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Alejandro Valverde won stage three of the Tour of Spain Monday and moved into the overall lead.
