France sink Serbia to win European bronze medal
LILLE, France (Reuters) – European championship host nation France beat Serbia 81-68 in the competition’s third-place playoff to win the bronze medal and secure a third successive podium finish on Sunday.
KPMG reviews Swiss unit’s auditing of FIFA
ZURICH (Reuters) – Auditing firm KPMG has launched an internal review of its Swiss business over audits of world soccer body FIFA’s financial record keeping, a spokesman said on Sunday.
Lee made a mistake, says Europe captain Koch
ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) – European captain Carin Koch sympathized with the distraught Alison Lee but was convinced the rookie American made a mistake in believing her short putt had been conceded at the Solheim Cup on Sunday.
Players in tears after Solheim Cup controversy
ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) – Players from both teams were in tears after a controversial incident on the 17th green helped holders Europe take a commanding 10-6 lead over the United States in the 14th Solheim Cup on Sunday.
Samoa, U.S. looking to keep up Brighton rugby fever
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Both Samoa and the United States have much to live up to when they open their Rugby World Cup campaign on Sunday as Brighton woke up still buzzing from the sensational Pool B start on Saturday.
Former NHL enforcer Todd Ewen dies at 49
(Reuters) – Former Montreal Canadiens enforcer Todd Ewen passed away on Saturday at the age of 49, his former team the St. Louis Blues announced via their official Twitter account.
Drogba continues to make Impact with Montreal
(Reuters) – Didier Drogba scored one and set up another in Montreal’s 3-0 home win over New England Revolution on Saturday, as the Impact continue to impress with the former Chelsea striker spearheading their forward line.
Brewers lose eighth straight, two players
(The Sports Xchange) – A bad week at the end of a bad season got even worse for the Milwaukee Brewers as they dropped a 9-7 decision to the Cincinnati Reds and lost infielder Elian Herrera and outfielder Shane Peterson to injury on Saturday.
Britain’s Murray brothers win tense doubles against Australia
GLASGOW (Reuters) – Brothers Jamie and Andy Murray claimed a tense four-hour doubles rubber against Australian pair Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth on Saturday to put Britain 2-1 up and on the verge of a first Davis Cup final since 1978.
Cubs defeat Cardinals again as tensions continue
(The Sports Xchange) – Jorge Soler and Kris Bryant hit back-to-back solo home runs in the fifth inning as the Cubs beat St. Louis 5-4 on Saturday, a result that temporarily stalled the Cardinals from clinching a playoffs-berth.
