South Carolina high school football coach: 62 years, 613 wins and counting
SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) – With 613 career wins under his belt, the coach of a small-town South Carolina high school football team has blazed a victory trail unmatched at any level of the American sport.
Argentine eight-year-old Messi lookalike makes headlines
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine eight-year-old prodigy from the southern Andes who could be mistaken as a clone of Lionel Messi may soon be taking the same road to soccer glory as the Barcelona ace.
Rare Wilshere double good news for Arsenal and England
LONDON (Reuters) – Overshadowed by Aaron Ramsey and new signing Mesut Ozil so far this season, midfielder Jack Wilshere offered signs that he was getting back to his best with both goals for Arsenal against Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday….
Mental pressures taking their toll in sport, says McIlroy
(Reuters) – The pressure to succeed in sport is pushing more and more athletes towards stress-related illnesses, says Rory McIlroy, who is looking to put a troubled year on and off the course behind him at this week’s Australian Open.
Hot Scott seeks to finish tour Down Under in style
SYDNEY (Reuters) – World number two Adam Scott’s victory lap of his home nation draws to a close this weekend, with the U.S. Masters champion bidding to win the Australian Open for a clean sweep of the country’s three marquee tournaments.
O.J. Simpson denied request for new trial, attorney says
(Reuters) – O.J. Simpson’s request for a new trial was denied by a Nevada judge on Tuesday, leaving intact the football great’s 2008 conviction on robbery, kidnapping and other charges that landed him in prison at least until 2017, his attorney said.
Newtown football team goes undefeated in season dedicated to Sandy Hook
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – The Newtown, Connecticut, high school football team completed an undefeated regular season on Tuesday that players and coaches had dedicated to the victims of last December’s massacre at the town’s Sandy Hook Elementary…
Manchester United plane aborts landing in Germany
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United’s plane had to abort its landing seconds from touchdown as the squad flew to Germany for Wednesday’s Champions League match with Bayer Leverkusen, British media reported.
Eto’o to have scans after being injured in Chelsea loss
BASEL (Reuters) – Chelsea forward Samuel Eto’o would need scans on a leg injury after he was carried off during the first half of Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat against Basel in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Basel brush past Chelsea but Londoners advance
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) – Champions League outsiders Basel completed a remarkable double over Chelsea on Tuesday, winning 1-0 with a late Mohamed Salah goal although the stunned visitors still qualified for the last 16.
