Cardinals maintain NFC West lead with win against Ravens
(The Sports Xchange) – The Arizona Cardinals might be on the verge of solving their losing ways on “Monday Night Football.” The Baltimore Ravens, meanwhile, still have their issues.
Hewitt confirmed as Australia’s Davis Cup captain
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Retiring two-time grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt has been confirmed as Australia’s Davis Cup captain.
Hunter hangs up glove
Oct 26 (Reuters) – Longtime outfielder Torii Hunter, known for his acrobatic catches and wide smile, announced his retirement on Monday following 19 years in the Major Leagues.
Refugee athletes can compete at Rio under Olympic flag
(Reuters) – Top refugee athletes with no home country to represent will be allowed to compete at the 2016 Rio Games, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly.
It’s party time to the end of the year, says Hamilton
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton celebrated in true Texan fashion after winning his third Formula One world title and the party could go on to the end of the year.
FIFA money transfer a mistake but no votes bought: Beckenbauer
BERLIN (Reuters) – Franz Beckenbauer, who headed Germany’s 2006 World Cup organizing committee, said on Monday a transfer of 6.7 million euros to world soccer’s governing body FIFA in 2005 was a mistake but rejected claims it was a return of a loan to …
Nadal narrowly avoids another Rosol beating
(Reuters) – Third seed Rafa Nadal came within two points of defeat by old nemesis Lukas Rosol before sparking into life and reaching the second round of the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel on Monday.
Title-starved teams offer gripping World Series matchup
(Reuters) – The Kansas City Royals and New York Mets get set to battle in the 111th World Series starting on Tuesday in a best-of-seven clash with intriguing match-ups between teams aching to end long title droughts.
F1 governing body says Ferrari vetoed engine cost proposal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Ferrari vetoed Formula One cost reduction measures that included a proposal to set a maximum price for the engines and gearboxes manufacturers supply to customer teams, the governing FIA said on Monday.
Ecclestone wants more races in America
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he wants more races in the United States, despite recently expressing a lack of enthusiasm for the country, with Southern California the latest possibility.
