Sports
India crushes England
India defeated defending champion England by 90 runs in a Group A match of the World Twenty20 in Colombo Sunday. India scored 170-4 after being sent in to bat and then bowled England out for 80 in front of 20,000 spectators at the Premadasa Stadium.
Vettel wins F1 Singapore GP
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix for the second straight year Sunday, jumping up to second place in the Formula One drivers’ championship.
Robson falls to Hsieh in final
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei beat Briton Laura Robson in the WTA Guangzhou Open final Saturday.
Pakistan beats New Zealand by 13 runs
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 13 runs in an exciting finish to their Group D.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Australia reached the Super Eights at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Lewis Hamilton maintained McLaren’s recent dominance by claiming pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, and said on Saturday the season was mapping out perfectly for a Formula One championship challenge.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident his side’s potentially explosive clash against Manchester United Sunday will pass off peacefully.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
The Singapore Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One calendar through 2017 after an agreement was struck between the national government and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor hoped his batsmen counter Pakistan’s spin threat in the Group D cracker at Pallekele Stadium Sunday.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Kevin Frandsen hit one of Philadelphia’s four solo homers to back Kyle Kendrick, and the Phillies inched closer in the NL playoff race with a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves Friday night.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
World cycling chief Pat McQuaid Saturday ruled out an amnesty for riders who took performance-enhancing drugs during their careers.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
New York Giants safety Kenny Phillips and three teammates have been fined for their play in last week’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the National Football League said Friday.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Juventus coach Antonio Conte will have to wait until Oct. 2 before discovering if he has any chance of seeing a 10-month worldwide touchline ban reduced.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
South Africa beat hosts Sri Lanka by a convincing 32 run margin.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho insisted Saturday that rumors of dressing room discord were untrue.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Ashley Cole spared the blushes of Chelsea’s $200 million attack today as the Premier League leaders left it late to secure a 1-0 victory over Stoke on Saturday.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Veteran Jim Furyk, hunting his first PGA Tour victory in two years, took advantage of a sizzling start to grab a one-shot lead in Friday’s second round of the elite Tour Championship.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Defending champion Montpellier was held to a 1-1 draw by Saint Etienne Friday, bringing an end to a frustrating week where it had suffered two successive defeats.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Russell Martin homered in the 10th inning against Sean Doolittle, and the AL East-leading New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Friday for their sixth straight win.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Lee Chong Wei will meet Thailand’s unseeded Boonsak Ponsana in the final of the Japan Open after the two-time champion breezed past Simon Santoso Saturday.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
Jeff Gordon will start from pole position in the NASCAR race in New Hampshire Sunday as he tries to move up in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Gordon ran a lap at 134.911 mph in qualifying Friday.
Sunday, 23 - September 2012
New York Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount of money for violent conduct by the former Arsenal striker in an MLS game.
