West Ham’s Reid out after ankle surgery
LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United defender Winston Reid has undergone ankle surgery and is ruled out for the foreseeable future, the Premier League club said on Friday.
Bjorn reigns supreme Down Under to lead World Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn was a model of consistency as he tamed Royal Melbourne with a three-under 68 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the $8 million World Cup of Golf on Friday.
Players’ union boss Weiner dies from brain tumor
(Reuters) – Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner died on Thursday after a 15-month battle with brain cancer.
Saints shackle Falcons to maintain edge over Panthers
(Reuters) – The New Orleans Saints ground out a vital 17-13 win over the struggling Atlanta Falcons on Thursday to maintain their division lead over a surging Carolina Panthers.
Sharapova takes on Groeneveld as coach
(Reuters) – Four-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has hired Sven Groeneveld as her new coach for the 2014 season.
Young Kings maturing but enduring growing pains
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – Now that the grassroots “Here We Stay” campaign has been completed, “Here We Win” must happen for the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings.
Kings owner looks to transform side into ‘India’s team’
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – In January, the Sacramento Kings appeared to be erased from the NBA after the owners, the Maloof family, agreed with a Seattle-based investment group to sell and relocate the team.
Croatia defender Simunic fined for pro-Nazi chant
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian public prosecutors have fined soccer international Josip Simunic 25,000 kuna ($4,400) for pro-Nazi chants he shouted at a stadium in Zagreb, following the World Cup playoff victory over Iceland.
Greece say fair play saved Romania from World Cup forfeit
ATHENS (Reuters) – An act of sportsmanship by Greece coach Fernando Santos and team director Takis Fyssas saved Romania from the possibility of a forfeited 3-0 defeat in the first leg of their World Cup playoff last week, they claimed on Thursday.
Perez 95 percent confident of staying in F1
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Mexican Sergio Perez believes he now has a 95 percent chance of staying in Formula One next season after being dropped by McLaren.
