Dodgers ace Kershaw sidelined by minor back injury
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from his next start due to a back injury, the team announced on Wednesday.
Platini makes plea to FIFA to ban third party owners
ASTANA (Reuters) – The practice of players being owned by secretive agents, businessmen or investment companies out to make a quick buck is not only damaging soccer but is an affront to human dignity and must be halted, UEFA president Michel Platini sa…
Nishikori stuns Federer to reach Miami semis
MIAMI (Reuters) – A tireless Kei Nishikori shocked 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer 3-6 7-5 6-4 on Wednesday to claim his second top five scalp in two days and reach the semi-finals of the Sony Open.
Li sets up Australian Open rematch with Cibulkova
MIAMI (Reuters) – World number two Li Na powered her way past 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 7-5 and into the semi-finals of the Sony Open on Wednesday, setting up another rematch of the Australian Open final against Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova.
Djokovic ends Murray’s reign to reach Miami semis
MIAMI (Reuters) – World number two Novak Djokovic ended Andy Murray’s reign as Sony Open champion on Wednesday easing past the sixth seeded Briton 7-5 6-3 to advance to the Miami semi-finals.
Northwestern players score in bid to unionize college football
(Reuters) – The U.S. government decided on Wednesday that football players at Northwestern University who get scholarship money are effectively school employees and can vote on organizing what could become the first labor union for U.S. college athlete…
Cibulkova reaches Miami semis, cracks world top 10
MIAMI (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova fought of three match points to claim a 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 upset win over third seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at a windswept Crandon Park on Wednesday to reach the Sony Open semis.
Socialite pleads guilty to misbranding drug tied to NFL suspensions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A socialite whose weight-loss supplement was linked to suspensions of several NFL players in 2008 for banned substances pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drug misbranding.
Brazil will win World Cup with state-of-the-art base: Scolari
SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 26 – Brazil unveiled on Wednesday the state-of-the-art training center they will use during this year’s World Cup and manager Luiz Felipe Scolari said the facilities would help them win the tournament for a record sixth time.
Tight divisional races loom in race for AL pennant
(Reuters) – Competition should be keen given the prospects of tight division races that could provide another nail-biting season’s finish when American League baseball action gets under way on March 31.
