City crush woeful West Ham in League Cup semi
LONDON (Reuters) – Alvaro Negredo grabbed a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed West Ham United 6-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday in another body blow for the beleaguered London club.
Defoe to leave Tottenham for Toronto: reports
LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe is poised to sign for Major League Soccer side Toronto FC, British and Canadian media reported on Wednesday.
Canada’s Rogers inks 8-year extension to baseball broadcast deal
TORONTO (Reuters) – Rogers Communications Inc’s Sportsnet channel has signed an eight-year extension to its broadcast deal with Major League Baseball (MLB), the Canadian cable and telecom company said on Wednesday.
Knicks’ Smith fined $50,000 for shoelace stunts
(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association fined New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith $50,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after twice tinkering with opponents’ shoelaces, the league said on Wednesday.
Florida researchers developing football helmets to reduce concussions
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Researchers in Florida believe they have come up with a low-cost way to improve football helmets and better protect players against the glancing blows that experts say contribute to most concussions.
Maddux, Glavine, Thomas elected to Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pitching team mates Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine and slugger Frank Thomas were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in results announced on Wednesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Swedish club strikes gold with Libyan deal
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish club Ostersund are to receive over half a billion crowns ($76 million) to educate Libyan footballers, local media reported on Wednesday.
Test absence will hurt Lotus, says Sutil
LONDON (Reuters) – Lotus’s decision to skip the first pre-season Formula One test in Spain at the end of January will put them at a disadvantage to other teams, new Sauber signing Adrian Sutil said on Wednesday.
Real’s Alonso agrees contract extension
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has agreed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid which will keep the 32-year-old at the club until 2016, he announced on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
Jimenez sees 50 as the chance to break more records
DURBAN (Reuters) – Miguel Angel Jimenez is embracing the transition to 50 and has set himself the goal of breaking an 87-year-old Ryder Cup record this year.
