Walcott lifts Arsenal, Man City sink Liverpool
LONDON (Reuters) – Theo Walcott’s double fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at West Ham United on Thursday and title favourites Manchester City moved ominously into second spot by beating Liverpool 2-1.
United comeback never in doubt, says Moyes
LONDON (Reuters) – Troubled though his early months at Manchester United have been, manager David Moyes can rest easy that his side have lost none of the fighting spirit they used to display regularly under Alex Ferguson.
Valencia hire Pizzi as coach to replace sacked Djukic
MADRID (Reuters) – Valencia have completed the appointment of Argentina-born coach Juan Antonio Pizzi to replace the sacked Miroslav Djukic, the La Liga club said on Thursday.
Russia’s Plushenko says will not skate in men’s event in Sochi
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian figure skating superstar Yevgeny Plushenko said on Wednesday he will not compete for the gold medal in the men’s competition at the Sochi Olympic Games after he came in second in the national championships.
Rodgers promises Thursday decision for Packers
(Reuters) – Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will know by Thursday whether he will be cleared medically to play in Sunday’s pivotal regular-season finale against the Chicago Bears.
Waiting game continues for Cowboys over injured Romo
(Reuters) – The Dallas Cowboys say that Tony Romo has not been ruled out of Sunday’s crucial regular season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles, though one major media outlet claimed that the quarterback’s season was done and dusted.
Thornton’s 15-game ban upheld by league on appeal
(Reuters) – Boston Bruins forward Shawn Thornton will serve out a 15-game suspension for punching an opponent in the head after National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the ban on Tuesday.
Dempsey returns to Fulham on two-month loan deal
LONDON (Reuters) – United States forward Clint Dempsey is rejoining Fulham on loan for two months from Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders, the struggling Premier League club said on its website (www.fulhamfc.com) on Tuesday.
Nets’ Pierce fined $15,000 for flagrant foul on Hill
(Reuters) – Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce has been fined $15,000 by the National Basketball Association (NBA) for committing a flagrant foul on opposing point guard George Hill during Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers.
Most expensive Brazil World Cup stadium has leaking roof
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The most expensive of the 12 stadiums built or revamped for the 2014 World Cup has a leaking roof less than eight months after it was finished, the stadium’s operators said on Tuesday.
