Gulf’s Cup drought contrasts with thirst for Europe’s clubs
DUBAI (Reuters) – Football is awash with Gulf money, yet the region’s teams will again be absent from the World Cup due to constant managerial changes and players’ lack of experience of foreign leagues.
International space crew return Olympic torch to Earth
NEAR ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – A Russian spacecraft brought three astronauts and the Olympic torch back to Earth on Monday after the torch was taken on its first spacewalk in the run-up to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
Romania captain Chiriches ruled out of Greece playoffs
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania captain Vlad Chiriches will miss the team’s 2014 World Cup playoffs against Greece with a fractured nose, coach Victor Piturca said on Monday.
Ambitious Jordan eye World Cup breakthrough
(Reuters) – Injuries, suspensions, drawn away in the second leg and up against one of the deadliest strike duos in international football – Jordan have little to be optimistic about ahead of their ‘David v Goliath’ World Cup playoff against Uruguay.
Nobody can stop us – except ourselves, says Saints boss
LONDON (Reuters) – Nobody can stop Southampton’s run towards the top of the English Premier League, except perhaps the Saints themselves, says manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Guangzhou model a blueprint for sleeping giant China
(Reuters) – Guangzhou Evergrande’s AFC Champions League success shows sleeping soccer giants China are finally stirring amid a growing belief that a bright international future is no longer a distant dream.
Anand-Carlsen duel fires up chess fervor in India
CHENNAI (Reuters) – As India’s Vishwanathan Anand squared off against Norway’s Magnus Carlsen to defend his title as world chess champion, 11-year-old Shyamsundar and his 9-year-old sister Padmapratibha unfolded their cloth chess boards and sat cross-l…
Dubuisson had to fight demons in his head to win in Turkey
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – Victor Dubuisson had to repel challenges from golfing heavyweights Tiger Woods, Justin Rose and Ian Poulter to land the Turkish Open title on Sunday but the biggest fight the Frenchman had to win was with himself.
Stenson worried about wrist ahead of Dubai finale
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – European money-list leader Henrik Stenson is concerned about a nagging wrist problem and may dial down his workload ahead of this week’s season-ending $8 million DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Jaguars claw way to first win of season
(Reuters) – The Jacksonville Jaguars pulled off the Week 10 shocker upsetting the Tennessee Titans 29-27 to collect their first win of the season on Sunday to leave the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the NFL’s only winless team.
