Oscar award helps Drogba get No 11 Chelsea shirt back
LONDON (Reuters) – Didier Drogba praised an Oscar performance on Friday when the returning Chelsea great was handed the number 11 shirt he made famous during his first spell at Stamford Bridge.
Serena romps through, Benneteau stuns Wawrinka in Cincinnati
(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams stormed into the semi-finals with a 58-minute thrashing of Jelena Jankovic but men’s third seed Stan Wawrinka was stunned by Frenchman Julien Benneteau at the Western & Southern Open on Friday.
Schippers wins second gold with year’s best time
ZURICH (Reuters) – Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers ran the fastest 200 meters this year on Friday to collect her second gold medal of the European championships.
Teens busted after sneaking into home of basketball star Ray Allen
MIAMI (Reuters) – Seven teenagers were questioned by south Florida police after sneaking into the house of former Miami Heat basketball star Ray Allen and could face charges after frightening his wife and children, officials say.
Navratilova hails Mauresmo’s coaching breakthrough
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Men’s tennis will see a flurry of women coaches after Andy Murray broke down a gender barrier by hiring Amelie Mauresmo, says 18-times grand slam singles champion Martina Navratilova who is open to tutoring men.
NASCAR tells drivers to stay in cars in wake of fatal crash
(Reuters) – NASCAR on Friday said it would forbid drivers from getting out of their cars during caution periods following an on-track fatality last weekend when three-time champion Tony Stewart struck another driver.
Suarez trains with Barcelona for first time
(Reuters) – Luis Suarez trained with his new Barcelona team mates, including Neymar, for the first time on Friday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that he need not be banned from all soccer activity.
Manfred same, but different than Selig
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Rob Manfred shares some of the same qualities as outgoing Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, but as the next commissioner he is expected to bring more of a modern management style to the job.
Robredo ends Djokovic bid for elusive Cincinnati title
(Reuters) – Spain’s Tommy Robredo shocked world number one Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 7-5 on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Thompson shares first round lead at LPGA Championship
(Reuters) – Long-hitting American Lexi Thompson plundered the par-fives to surge into a share of the lead with South Korean Meena Lee after the first round at the LPGA Championship on Thursday.
