NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal took the next step in his charge after the one grand slam crown missing from his collection by demolishing fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open. Nadal moved within two wins of a ninth major title ...

It will be a repeat of the Champions Trophy final in Nottingham in July when Argentina beat the Dutch 4-2 for their third successive title. The Dutch, six times World Cup winners, reached their fourth successive final when they beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes after a 1-1 draw ...

The six-times champions, who scored a massive 25 goals in five pool matches compared to only seven by England, were held scoreless in the opening half for the first time in the tournament. A hard-working English side went ahead in the 56th minute with a goal by Hannah McLeod from a cross from the ...

The 19-year-old South African, only cleared to compete again in July after controversial gender tests had put her career on hold since winning the world title in August 2009, ran one minute 58.16 seconds to win easily. Just 10 days ago a dejected-looking Semenya had finished ninth in a time of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A text message brought American duo Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber together for only the second tournament in their career and ended with them winning their second grand slam at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Last year's French Open champions reunited at Flushing Meadows to beat ...

The Briton's five-under-par 65 left him in fourth place, three strokes behind leader Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium. European captain Colin Montgomerie will also be heartened by solid performances from two other Cup rookies at the Hilversumsche ...

"I would consider it a longshot that he's back in the regular season," agent Joe Bick told The Denver Post (www.denverpost.com) on Thursday. Cook fractured his right fibula when he was struck by a ball hit by Cincinnati batter Joey Votto during Wednesday's game with the Reds, the Rockies ...

The two sides have been at odds for years over what the IOC has said were far too large amounts of money from broadcasting and sponsoring deals flowing to the USOC based on old contracts. "The IOC and the USOC have reached agreement on a significant financial contribution from the USOC to ...

"I've never done that before," the multi-talented Crosby told the Penguins' website (http://penguins.nhl.com/) after sending a batting practice pitch flying out of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Major League Baseball stadium on Wednesday, "It was halfway up the deck -- pretty ...

Vladimir and his brother Vitali have had a stranglehold on the division and while the two technically outstanding Ukrainians are undisputed world champions, their reign has done little to boost the sport's popularity. The fight in Eintracht Frankfurt's soccer arena will be unleashing two big ...

BERNE (Reuters) - FIFA may abolish extra time at the World Cup with drawn knockout matches going straight to penalties, the federation's president Sepp Blatter said Thursday. Blatter said in an interview with FIFA's web site (www.fifa.com) that too many teams had played defensively at the World ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer mastered the wild weather and his opponent to storm into the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday and remain on course for another showdown with his great rival Rafa Nadal. Federer was at his brilliant best as he outclassed Sweden's dual French Open finalist Robin ...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Chief executive Doug Logan's future with USA Track & Field (USATF) will be on the line when the governing body's board meets in Las Vegas this weekend. "I think that is the sole topic," Logan told Reuters in a telephone interview on ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer won a measure of revenge and a return to the U.S. Open semi-finals as he beat fifth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling 6-4 6-4 7-5 on Wednesday to book his place in the last four for a seventh successive time. Federer, showing the all-round brilliance that has won him ...

Hamels extended his streak of scoreless innings to a career-best 25 and the Phillies (81-60) kept their half-game edge in the division over the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia's left-hander allowed just four hits and struck out five to capture his third consecutive start. He has not allowed a run ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki, battling the elements as much as their opponents, sailed into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with straight-sets wins. Vera Zvonareva also breezed through, reaching the last four in New York for the first time, but the trio ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki stayed on course for a return to the U.S. Open final, fighting near gale-force winds and big forehands from diminutive Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals. The top-seeded Dane, who breezed through the first four rounds losing ...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has warned that a deal with the players' union over a new collective bargaining agreement will be "more complicated" to reach if it is not struck before March. The current deal, which governs a raft of financial and contractual ...

Brady is set to earn $6.5 million this season in the final year of his current deal and is widely believed by local media to be on the verge of a three-year contract worth $58 million. "Who wants to talk football?" the 33-year-old asked with a broad smile after being swarmed by reporters ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Long in the shadows of its more famous siblings in New York, London and Berlin, the Athens classic marathon is using one of sport's most evocative anniversaries to boost its international profile. This year is the 2,500th anniversary of the fabled 490 BC run of messenger ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic defied high, swirling winds to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open for the fourth consecutive year with a convincing 7-6 6-1 6-2 victory over Gael Monfils on Wednesday. There were high expectations for the a match that featured two of the most ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Long before the first ball was struck at this year's U.S. Open, most tennis fans were pretty sure a Spanish left-hander would reach the men's semi-finals. And they were right. The forecasters were vindicated even before the quarter-finals were played, but it may not be the man ...

Friday's Quebec Grand Prix and Sunday's Montreal Grand Prix mark the return of high level cycling to the country after short-lived attempts in the 1990s. International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid said the races were a significant step as the sport tries to increase its international ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The men's tennis tour is in talks to implement a two-week extension to its off-season in time for the 2012 season, the head of the men's ATP tour said on Wednesday. The game's top players have long campaigned for more time off between November's ATP World Tour Finals in London ...

An audacious three-pointer by guard Milos Teodosic from nine meters with three second remaining handed Serbia a 92-89 win over holders Spain, while Turkey blew away Slovenia 95-68 to send a passionate home crowd into raptures. The two sides will meet on Saturday for a berth in the final while the ...

LEMONT, Illinois (Reuters) - Tiger Woods returned to one of his happy hunting grounds on Wednesday riding the momentum from one of the best weeks of a turbulent year into his title defense at the BMW Open. With his divorce finalized, a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad confirmed and his game ...

No other reliever is within 45 saves of Major League Baseball's all-time leader. The New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera stands next ON 555. Hoffman, 42, achieved his milestone in Tuesday's 4-2 home victory over the St. Louis ...

Last weekend, European team members Miguel Angel Jimenez and Molinari's elder brother Edoardo completed a one-two finish at the European Masters. Montgomeri is now hoping U.S. PGA champion Kaymer and Francesco can maintain the winning run at this week's Dutch Open so that his team get a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal edged closer to a place in his first U.S. Open final after thrashing fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Tuesday with another devastating serving performance. The world number one, who would complete the collection of grand slam titles with a victory at ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters needed all her fighting qualities to keep her U.S. Open defense alive and cap an extraordinary day of titanic struggles at the last grand slam of the season Tuesday. Now unbeaten at Flushing Meadows in 19 matches dating back over five years, the Belgian regained ...

The Rays scored four runs in the fourth and six in the fifth, chasing Matsuzaka after just 4 2/3 innings, having plundered eight runs from the right-hander. Ben Zobrist, Jason Bartlett and Evan Longoria each finished with one home run and three RBIs for the Rays, who also got back-to-back homer ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Kim Clijsters held off a gritty challenge from fifth-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur, surviving an error-filled three-set battle on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open. With both players struggling to hold serve in tricky winds on Arthur Ashe ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Venus Williams ended the run of French Open champion Francesca Schiavone at the U.S. Open when she beat the flamboyant Italian 7-6 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The 30-year-old American, seeded third and champion at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Sam Querrey bowed out of the fourth-round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday and then said he was annoyed at the European domination on the men's tour. The 20th seed fell 7-6 6-7 7-5 4-6 6-4 to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, leaving no ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer hopes a return to one of his favorite surfaces will help him avenge his only defeat to Robin Soderling when they clash in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Federer won his first 12 matches with the big-serving Swede but spoiled his perfect record ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Martina Hingis said on Tuesday she may make a second return to the women's tour, this time on the doubles circuit. The 29-year-old Swiss, who won Wimbledon at the age of 16 and picked up four other grand slam singles titles, quit the sport for a second ...

Quarterback Leinart, the 10th overall pick in the 2006 draft, was released by the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday after entering their training camp as the starter. "He's obviously a talented young man to have been the 10th pick in the draft," Texans coach Gary Kubiak told the team's ...

Scola, who as a 10-year-old boy mopped the court during timeouts at the 1990 world championship in his country, poured in 37 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a rip-roaring contest against the Brazilians. Argentina, the 2004 Olympic champions, will face Lithuania for a place in the last four ...

"I think some of the international community underestimates the passion for the game in the United States," Gulati told a news conference in New York at the start of a four-day inspection visit by FIFA delegates. "When we start talking about the landscape in the U.S. they're ...

"Effective immediately, Jeff Ireland will assume full control over all aspects and decisions in regard to the Miami Dolphins football team and support staff," the team said in a statement. "This was the intent of the structure put in place in the past. Parcells, the team's executive ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Number 12 seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reached the fourth grand slam quarter-final of his career with a convincing 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-4 victory over Spain's Tommy Robredo at the U.S. Open Tuesday. Youzhny, a semi-finalist at Flushing Meadows in 2006, successfully landed 62 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a tumultuous year on and off the course for Tiger Woods, the world number one will have one more chance for golfing glory after being named Tuesday as one of four wildcard picks for next month's Ryder Cup. Woods, who failed to gain automatic selection for the biennial ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - The last time the New Orleans Saints played at their home venue, the Louisiana Superdome, they won the NFC championship after battering and bruising Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. On Thursday, the Super Bowl champions return to action and, in the perfect piece of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will lead the Spanish Armada into the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday as he continues his bid to capture the only grand slam to have eluded him. Spain have strength in numbers and are already assured of having at least one men's semi-finalist after filling ...

The Padres used a committee of seven pitchers to end their suffering with their first win since Aug, 25, helping the team maintain a one-game edge over the San Francisco Giants. With ace pitcher Mat Latos scratched due to stomach flu, regular reliever Tim Stauffer filled in and pitched the first ...

Uncertainty has clouded the Steelers at the quarterback position after two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season following accusations of sexual assault. Backup QB Byron Leftwich was injured Thursday in the team's last ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The easy part is over for Roger Federer. The U.S. Open is about to get a lot harder for the Swiss master. The 16-times grand slam champion is through to the quarter-finals and in majestic form, but most of his main rivals are too. Only Andy Murray has made an early ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer brushed aside Austrian Jurgen Melzer in straight sets Monday to set up a revenge match against Sweden's Robin Soderling in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. Five-time U.S. Open winner Federer dismissed Melzer 6-3 7-6 6-3, taking the second-set tiebreaker by ...

With five wins and just two goals conceded in their opener against South Africa, Argentina secured a semi-final against the second-placed team in Pool A, almost certainly Germany or Australia. Penalty corner specialist Noel Barrionuevo took her tally to five when she put Argentina ahead in the ...

NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Charley Hoffman charged to a commanding five-stroke victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday but it remains to be seen whether it was enough to earn a spot on the American Ryder Cup team. Hoffman was a class apart as he compiled 11 birdies in a ...

Rodriguez became the first major leaguer to reach the milestone with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning of New York's 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. "It feels good," Rodriguez told reporters after breaking clear of a four-way tie with Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx, who had each achieved the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark elicited a barrel full of errors from former champion Maria Sharapova to post a 6-3 6-4 victory on Monday and advance to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. Wozniacki, runner-up last year to Kim Clijsters, showed poised and patience as ...

Houshmandzadeh, who was released by the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, will beef up Baltimore's receiving corps as he enters his 10th season in the league. In a related move, the Ravens traded wide receiver Mark Clayton to the St. Louis Rams for an undisclosed draft ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - France's Gael Monfils overpowered Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-5 7-5 in a fourth-round encounter at the U.S. Open Monday and then chided his compatriot for buckling under pressure. Monfils, the number 17 seed, praised Gasquet as the stronger player before the pair stepped on court ...

The Americans, looking for their first world title since 1994, will start as favorites against Russia, the 2007 European champions, when they meet for a semi-final berth in the Sinan Erdem Dome Thursday. An athletic Angolan team displayed glimpses of raw talent and physical ability with rare ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova hit out at tournament organizers Monday after she was beaten in the fourth round by unseeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova, the lowest ranked player left in the women's draw. Kuznetsova, who won the title in 2004 and was runner-up ...

Roethlisberger, who has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season following accusations of sexual assault, had been a captain the previous two years. The 28-year-old, a Super Bowl winner with Pittsburgh in 2006 and 2009, is not permitted to be at the team's practice ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic successfully countered big-hitting American Mardy Fish's service game Monday to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals. Djokovic, who survived a five-set struggle in the first round, shifted into top gear for his best performance of the tournament ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - They name streets after their NFL greats in Green Bay and quarterback Aaron Rodgers could soon be on the map if he can put the Packers on the road to the Super Bowl. Visit Green Bay and sooner-or-later, you will find yourself on Lombardi Avenue, Holmgren Way or even Brett Favre ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - Peyton Manning may be in the final year of his contract but jittery Indianapolis Colts fans can sleep easy because their Pro Bowl quarterback has no plans to follow LeBron James's playbook and look for greener pastures. No doubt there will be a long line of suitors with check ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - They became the new 'America's team', winning hearts by taking a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina to Super Bowl glory, but the New Orleans Saints know just how tough a repeat performance is in the NFL. The team coached by Sean Payton and led on the field by quarterback Drew ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - The hard road to the Super Bowl starts on Thursday with the established NFL powers facing challenges from old foes and some fresher faces looking to get their hands on the Vince Lombardi trophy. The 16-game regular season kicks off with a mouthwatering clash -- the defending ...

"This is an intermediate step to what we hope will be an entire career of Darrelle as a Jet, for him to retire as a Jet and for him to hopefully go to the Hall of Fame as a Jet," said general manager Mike Tannenbaum on the team's website (newyorkjets.com). Although contract terms were ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Jim Courier said on Monday he is interested in taking over as the United States Davis Cup captain when Patrick McEnroe steps down later this month. McEnroe, the longest-serving captain for the U.S., announced on Monday that he is to leave the role after ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Samantha Stosur saved four match points in a thrilling third set as she fought back to beat Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3 2-6 7-6 and reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open in the early hours of Monday morning. The fifth-seeded Australian won the climactic tiebreaker 7-2 to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Murray hobbled out of the U.S. Open Sunday, beaten 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round by Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka after his ailing body and his mind failed him when he needed it most. Struggling to run at full speed after requiring treatment to his legs, elbow and ...

The setback extended San Diego's longest losing streak since a 13-game skid in 1994. The Padres owned a 6.5-game lead in the division back on August 25 and seemed assured of reaching the post-season before their recent collapse. "We're not playing well enough to win right now," Padres ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An ailing Andy Murray suffered a shock exit from the U.S. Open when he beaten 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 6-3 by Swiss 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Scot served for a two sets to love lead but then suffered a left thigh problem and Wawrinka, ...

Major League Baseball does not have a disabled list during the month of September but Hamilton will be out of the lineup for an undetermined amount of time after slamming into the wall while making a catch Saturday against the Twins. "It's not good. All signs point to not soon," Hamilton ...

The Turks, roared on by the home crowd, romped to a 95-77 win over France while the Slovenians, who are looking for their first medal in any major event, blew away Australia 87-58. Slovenia, the smallest nation in the 24-team event with a population of just over two million, demonstrated trademark ...

The word number one started the day seven strokes off the lead and while a two-under-par 69 was credible in windy conditions, it was not enough to lift him into contention at the Boston TPC. "Today was a bit of a struggle," Woods, who has not won this year while going through divorce in ...

Doctor Claudio Costa, part of the motorcycling world championship's medical team, told reporters the news. Riders in the premier MotoGP class were also informed after their race, won by Dani ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man for all occasions, Roger Federer provided a masterful demonstration of skill and precision in gale-force winds to breeze into the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday. On a day when the swirling gusts teased and tormented the world's best players, the Swiss master ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Svetlana Kuznetsova chalked up her 100th grand slam win in singles by beating her fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Saturday. The 2004 Flushing Meadows champion used all her big match experience to blunt most of the effects of the swirling winds at ...

Cardinals second baseman Aaron Miles missed a ground ball that should have led to a double-play to finish the first inning, but instead allowed one run to score, and Jonny Gomes later hit a two-run double to open a 3-0 lead. "I think it just came up on him, the ball took a funny hop or ...

"In fairness to Matt, I think it would be a tough position for him to be in a backup role," Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt told local media. "Maybe a fresh start for him would be a good for all of us." Leinart, 27, had stood to make $2.5 million this year and $7.4 million ...

Serbia'a Ana Ivanovic has been one of the feel-good stories of this year's championship. The former world number one has been struggling for the past year but is suddenly starting to rediscover her best form. Clijsters has been following Ivanovic's comeback closely and wants her to do well, but ...

NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker putted brilliantly to take a share of the lead with Australian Jason Day after the second round of the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday. Tiger Woods, who struggled with an opening round of 72, hit back with a six-under ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer has warned Rafa Nadal that he must win the U.S. Open to stand any chance of being labeled as the greatest to ever play the game. Nadal has captured eight grand slam titles and time is on the 24-year-old Spaniard's side as he bids to catch the record total of 16 ...

The Sunday newspaper has quoted Hameed as saying that some of his team mates were fixing "almost every match." "They were doing it (fixing) in almost every match. God knows what they were up to," he is quoted as ...

Spain, who beat Serbia comfortably last year to capture their first European championship, will start as favorites again after coasting to an 80-72 victory over Greece, the team they beat in the 2006 world final. Serbia's young team, though, will be brimming with confidence after a dramatic 73-72 ...

NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Tiger Woods ensured he would make the halfway cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship with a six-under 65 in Saturday's second round. After an opening 72 the world number one knew he needed a low score to maintain his involvement in the remainder of the FedExCup ...

The NHL rejected Kovalchuk's initial 17-year $102 million deal with the Devils, believing it was a blatant attempt to circumvent the league's salary cap. But after more than five weeks of negotiations, a new agreement was reached, paving the way for the 27-year-old to resume playing next ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Murray need not have worried. The forecasters got it wrong on both fronts at the U.S. Open on Friday. While the wind picked up and there were a few fleeting drops of rain that caused a stoppage in play, Hurricane Earl never quite made an appearance at Flushing ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stylish Venus Williams gave a commanding performance with little sister Serena looking on as she trounced qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday. Third-seeded Williams needed two service games to find her bearings and then ...

NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Australia's Jason Day and American Zach Johnson shot eight-under 63s to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, but Tiger Woods faces an uphill battle to stay in the tournament. The world number one ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - French Open champion Francesca Schiavone said she wants a DVD copy of the Roger Federer-like trick shot she produced on her way to the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday. The Italian sixth seed replicated Federer's stunning between-the-legs shot in the second set of her ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dustin Brown likes to hit it big on the tennis court, and the rangy Jamaican hopes his U.S. Open showing enables him to hit it big back home. The 6-foot, 5-inch (1.96 meter) Brown notched his first grand slam match win in the opening round and gave Andy Murray a tough time in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dodged some rain drops and some sizzling serves before quickly reaching the third round by outshining Jamaican Dustin Brown 7-5 6-3 6-0 at the U.S. Open Friday. Murray ended a briefly rain-delayed opening set against the 123rd-ranked Brown ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Sam Stosur extended her best-ever run at the U.S. Open by reaching the fourth round on Friday and then said she now feels like she belongs among the game's elite. The fifth seed had never been beyond round two in New York but turned in an impressive display to beat ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters erased an early first-set deficit and put her hopes of defending her U.S. Open title back on track with a 6-3 6-0 win against Petra Kvitova on Friday that secured the Belgian a spot in the fourth round. The second seed's hopes of extending her winning streak at ...

Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad received a six-game ban and a fine for his role in a clash with Morgan and others during the fracas, MLB said Friday in a release. The league ruled that Volstad had intentionally thrown the ball at Morgan on two occasions and that he was involved in fighting after ...

ORIHUELA, Spain (Reuters) - Italian Alessandro Petacchi put his legal problems to one side to roar to a landmark 20th stage victory in the Tour of Spain on Friday. The veteran Lampre rider accelerated away in a bunch sprint in Orihuela that decided the 187.1-km seventh ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Number 11 seed Elena Dementieva recovered from a first-set slump to continue her strong record against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova with 7-5 6-2 win Friday. It was the 16th career meeting in a decade between the two and the Russian took her tally of wins against Hantuchova to ...

The 28-year-old Roethlisberger, who won Super Bowls with Pittsburgh in 2006 and 2009, was suspended in April for the first six games of the upcoming regular season without pay although no charges were filed. Roethlisberger was told to undergo a behavioral evaluation as part of his suspension and ...

Passion will also be running high when holders Spain take on Greece, also on Saturday, in a repeat of the 2006 final. Favorites the United States play Angola on Monday while Argentina and Brazil lock horns in a South American derby on Tuesday. The Serbians have had more success than the Croats ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former Olympic figure skating champion Yevgeny Plushenko is still determined to compete at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics despite the indefinite ban imposed on him last month. The Russian was banned by the International Skating Union (ISU) for skipping the world championships ...