Giants hitters Pence, Sandoval also shining in Series
KANSAS CITY Missouri (Reuters) – While Madison Bumgarner has won justifiable praise for his dominant World Series pitching, teammates Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence have come up big for the San Francisco Giants with their bats.
Baseball-The day Taveras showed the Cards what might have been
ST LOUIS Missouri (Reuters) – It was a magical night as the St. Louis Cardinals rediscovered some of the mighty mojo that carried the team to a World Series championship in 2011. A night when it seemed another prolific home run hitter had been born.
Spanish federation made a mess of Leon appointment, says Murray
PARIS (Reuters) – British number one Andy Murray believes Gala Leon’s appointment as Spain’s Davis Cup captain was handled “horribly”.
Putin says needs effective, yet subtle World Cup security
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday security at the 2018 World Cup would be “effective but not intrusive”, underlining to his security chiefs the need for subtle measures that will not scare off fans.
Identikits released of suspects in death of South Africa soccer captain
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police issued identikit pictures on Tuesday of two men suspected of killing the national soccer captain, a death that led to more calls for tighter gun laws a week after track star Oscar Pistorius was jailed for s…
Lipsky eyes ticket home with Malaysia win
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Asian Tour Order of Merit leader David Lipsky has already secured European Tour playing privileges this year but the American is eyeing an even grander ticket to his home PGA Tour at this week’s CIMB Classic in Malaysian.
McCoy leads Redskins past Cowboys in overtime
(Reuters) – Replacement quarterback Colt McCoy overcame a limping Tony Romo to lift the Washington Redskins to a 20-17 overtime victory over the red-hot Dallas Cowboys on Monday, snapping the home team’s winning streak at six games.
Pacquiao roughs up sparring partners before Algieri fight
(Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao is more than three weeks out from his next title defense against unbeaten American Chris Algieri but the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight champion is already in devastating form, trainer Freddie Roach says.
More international players than ever before, league says
(Reuters) – The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.
Brees lifts home-loving Saints past Packers
(Reuters) – New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes to lead the Saints to a 44-23 win over Green Bay on Sunday, bringing the Packers’ four-game winning streak to an end.
