Dyson withdraws from Turkish Open
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – England’s Simon Dyson, who faces suspension from the European Tour for cheating, has withdrawn from next week’s Turkish Open.
Penev extends Bulgaria stay for Euro 2016 qualifiers
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria coach Luboslav Penev has extended his contract and will lead the team through the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, the Balkan country’s football union (BFU) said on Saturday.
Trezeguet strikes twice as Newell’s recover for 2-2 draw
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Striker David Trezeguet struck twice in the final 16 minutes and took his career goals tally to 301 as Newell’s Old Boys fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Colon on Friday.
Beholder wins Distaff as Royal Delta fades
ARCADIA, California (Reuters) – Favorite Royal Delta ran out of steam to be thwarted in her bid to win the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff for a third consecutive time as Beholder stormed to a commanding victory at Santa Anita Park on Friday.
Vettel’s finger salute gets up Prost’s nose
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Alain Prost has one particular piece of advice to offer Sebastian Vettel, as one four times Formula One world champion to another.
Big guns suffer as underdogs have their day
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Six-times Euroleague winners Panathinaikos were among the few big guns who could celebrate on Friday as some of their peers were stung by debutants and unheralded rivals in the third round of the preliminary group stage.
Messi draws another blank but Barca win derby
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona extended their near-perfect start to the season when Alexis Sanchez tapped in at the far post from Neymar’s clever assist to secure a 1-0 win at home to city rivals Espanyol in La Liga on Friday.
NYC Marathon to be run under massive security measures
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Marathon returns to the streets of the Big Apple on Sunday after a two-year absence, with massive security measures in place after the tragic April bombings at the Boston Marathon.
U.S. regulator considers end to sports broadcast blackout rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to eliminate a decades-old rule that prohibited broadcasting of some professional sporting events, often NFL football games, in their home markets.
Dortmund crush Stuttgart 6-1 with Lewandowski hat-trick
BERLIN (Reuters) – Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a second-half hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga with an awe-inspiring 6-1 demolition of VfB Stuttgart on Friday.
