Nadal vows passionate return to U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal has sounded a philosophical note about a season well below his accustomed standard of excellence, but the 29-year-old Spaniard insists the fire is still burning.
Ex-San Francisco 49ers player Ray McDonald charged with rape
(Reuters) – Former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald has been charged with rape by intoxication, and current 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks has been charged with sexual battery of the same woman on the same night, prosecutors said on Wednes…
Balkans out-score EU at Vienna diplomacy soccer
VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Union might have had a better start, but in the end it was the Balkan countries who brought the game home in this unlikely diplomatic soccer match on Wednesday to kick off the Western Balkan summit in Vienna.
Ex-San Francisco 49ers player Ray McDonald charged with rape: prosecutor
(Reuters) – Former San Francisco 49ers football player Ray McDonald was indicted this week by a grand jury on one count of rape of an intoxicated person, the Santa Clara County prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
Dustin Johnson quits The Barclays pro-am with illness
(Reuters) – Dustin Johnson withdrew from The Barclays pro-am midway through his round at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey on Wednesday due to illness, the PGA Tour said at the opening event of the FedExCup playoffs.
Bolt-Gatlin II on after duo top times in 200m semis
BEIJING (Reuters) – Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin looked in fine form as they ran the fastest times of the 200 meters semi-finals on Wednesday to set up a mouthwatering second sprint showdown at the world championships.
Mahan’s time of the year – FedExCup playoffs
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) – It is Hunter Mahan’s time of the year, as the American has kept his date with the season-ending FedExCup playoffs every year since its inception eight years ago.
Rooney runs riot to seal United group stage berth
(Reuters) – Manchester United ended their one-year Champions League hiatus in emphatic style when Wayne Rooney struck a hat-trick in a 4-0 destruction of Club Bruges that sent the three-times winners through 7-1 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Rooney runs riot to seal United group stage berth
(Reuters) – Manchester United ended their one-year Champions League hiatus in emphatic style when Wayne Rooney struck a hat-trick in a 4-0 destruction of Club Bruges that sent the three-times winners through 7-1 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Obama welcomes 2014 WNBA champion Mercury to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama welcomed the Phoenix Mercury to the White House on Wednesday but chided last season’s WNBA champions for beating his hometown team in the finals.
