Blatter rules out co-hosting of 2022 World Cup
DOHA (Reuters) – FIFA has ruled out any possibility that Qatar could co-host the 2022 World Cup with neighboring countries, Sepp Blatter said on Saturday.
Dashing Dubuisson streaks five shots clear in Turkey
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – Victor Dubuisson, the young Frenchman with the Hollywood actor good looks, stole the show by charging into a five-shot lead after the Turkish Airlines Open third round on Saturday.
Khawaja fluffs Ashes audition, England tour match drawn
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja fluffed his Ashes audition with a soft dismissal for just three runs as England’s rain-disrupted tour match against Australia A in Hobart ended in a draw on Saturday.
Steady Scott extends lead at Australian PGA
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Adam Scott struggled with his putter but will still go into the final round of the Australian PGA Championship with a three-shot lead after notching a third round even-par 71 in difficult conditions on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Kirk in command at Sea Island, Simpson lurks
(Reuters) – American Chris Kirk took control of the McGladrey Classic on Friday while world number 19 Webb Simpson was among a pack of four golfers in the clubhouse one shot back before darkness halted second round action.
No worries Wawrinka, it’s Rafa to the rescue
LONDON (Reuters) – If Stanislas Wawrinka’s life depended on the outcome of one tennis match he would surely want Rafa Nadal fighting his corner, and while the stakes were not as high as life or death on Friday the Swiss player’s fate was in safe hands….
Sizzling Fenerbahce sink Partizan, Barca down CSKA
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Fenerbahce Istanbul stretched their perfect Euroleague start to four wins after Croatian forward Bojan Bogdanovic led a second-half comeback in a thrilling 88-78 win at Partizan Belgrade on Friday.
U.S. sanctions lawyer accused of selling phony tax breaks to NFL players
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chicago-area lawyer accused of selling phony tax breaks worth a combined $16 million to some American football players and others has been permanently barred from preparing taxes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
Falcao strikes back as Monaco avoid third defeat
MONACO (Reuters) – Striker Radamel Falcao scored his ninth goal of the Ligue 1 season to salvage a 1-1 home draw for Monaco against Evian Thonon Gaillard as the team from the principality continued to stall on Friday.
Nadal win over Berdych sends Wawrinka into semi-finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal dashed Tomas Berdych’s hopes at the ATP World Tour Finals with a win over the Czech on Friday that put Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka into the semi-finals.
