Yoshinori Sato: the man behind the Japanese arms race
KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) – Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka, the New York Yankees’ latest big-money signing, have much in common.
Martin happy to start with clean slate in San Fran
(Reuters) – Former Miami offensive lineman Jonathan Martin said on Thursday his trade to the San Francisco 49ers provided him with a ‘blank slate’ as he looks to move on from a bullying scandal at the Dolphins.
Injured Azarenka withdraws from Miami
(Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka announced on Thursday she is withdrawing from next week’s Sony Open in Miami because of a foot injury.
New Zealander Lee in four-way tie for Tampa lead
(Reuters) – New Zealander Danny Lee continued his recent resurgence to claim a share of a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of a windswept $5.7 million Tampa Bay Championship on Thursday.
Lakers’ Nash shut down for season: report
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash has been officially ruled out for the rest of the season, according to a report on the National Basketball Association’s website on Thursday.
Li and Dolgopolov through to semis at Indian Wells
(Reuters) – China’s Li Na won her rematch with Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California on Thursday.
Temporary facilities pose World Cup headache for FIFA
BERNE (Reuters) – An unpaved area of 140,000 square meters around the Porto Alegre stadium is among FIFA’s biggest headaches with three months to go until the World Cup in Brazil, secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Thursday.
Ex-NFL star Sharper ordered held without bail in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former pro football star Darren Sharper, who faces accusations in several states of drugging and raping women, was ordered held without bail by a Los Angeles judge on Thursday, based on charges filed against him this week in Ari…
Smith enters free-agent pool after being cut by Panthers
(Reuters) – Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Steve Smith joined the free-agent pool on Thursday after he was cut by the Carolina Panthers after 13 seasons with the NFL club.
German court sentences Bayern boss Hoeness to jail for tax evasion
MUNICH (Reuters) – A German court convicted Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness of tax evasion on Thursday and sentenced the man who turned the soccer club into one of the world’s most successful sports dynasties to 3-1/2 years in jail.
