Westwood’s birdie splurge puts him in Dubai shake-up
DUBAI (Reuters) – England’s Lee Westwood struck a seven-under-par 65 in the third round of the $8-million DP World Tour Championship on Saturday to give the former world number one a fighting chance of claiming his first European title of 2013.
Tendulkar bids farewell with tears and cheers
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar struggled to hold back the tears as he soaked up the unconditional veneration of an Indian crowd for the last time when the sun set on the master batsman’s glittering 24-year career on Saturday.
Capello will stay on as Russia coach: sports minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fabio Capello is staying on as Russia coach and is expected to soon sign a contract extension that will take him through to the 2018 World Cup, the country’s sports minister said on Saturday.
Red-hot Scott storms clear at Australian Masters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Defending champion Adam Scott laid one hand on a second successive Australian Masters trophy on Saturday, shooting a five-under 66 to take a commanding four-stroke lead into the final round.
Argentina, without Messi, held 0-0 by Ecuador
(Reuters) – An experimental Argentina, playing without injured captain Lionel Messi, drew 0-0 with fellow World Cup finalists Ecuador in a friendly at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Friday.
Karlsson and Stadler surge in weather-hit Mexico
(Reuters) – – Swede Robert Karlsson and American Kevin Stadler pushed their way to a three-shot lead in Friday’s rain-interrupted second round of the PGA Tour’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico.
Del Potro turns down Argentina over ‘two-faced’ approach
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Juan Martin del Potro has declined to play in Argentina’s Davis Cup tie against Italy next year and said efforts by the country’s tennis association (AAT) to get him back on the team were “two-faced”.
NZ arrive home with World Cup dreams hanging by a thread
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – With their World Cup dreams hanging by a thread, New Zealand arrived home from Mexico on Saturday to begin preparations for the second leg in Wellington where they will need to play the game of their lives to overturn a 5-1 defic…
NFL’s Bornstein may be candidate to head IMG: sources
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Steve Bornstein, the National Football League’s top media executive and a one-time ESPN chairman, may be a top candidate to be chairman of the powerful sports agency IMG if a group he is advising succeeds in buying it, according…
Chile too hot to handle as Alexis sinks England
LONDON (Reuters) – Chile confirmed they are likely to pose a serious threat at the World Cup with a 2-0 win over an experimental England side thanks to an Alexis Sanchez double as the visitors largely dominated Friday’s friendly at Wembley.
