Bilbao halt Getafe charge and climb to fifth in La Liga
MADRID (Reuters) – Athletic Bilbao ended Getafe’s run of four straight wins and climbed above them into fifth place in La Liga when Aymeric Laporte’s early bullet header secured a 1-0 win at the Coliseum in Madrid on Monday.
Boston’s Ortiz a leader on and off the diamond
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – David “Big Papi” Ortiz is flying high at the World Series, wreaking havoc on the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff and delivering a rousing dugout pep talk to inspire his Boston Red Sox teammates.
Lotus apologise for outburst of bad language
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Lotus apologized on Monday for bad language in a heated exchange with their driver Kimi Raikkonen during Sunday’s Indian Formula One Grand Prix.
Penn State to pay $59.7 million in Sandusky child sex abuse settlement
(Reuters) – Penn State has settled the bulk of claims by child sex abuse victims of Jerry Sandusky in a major step to move beyond a scandal that cost millions and upended a once legendary football program, the university said on Monday.
Juventus sanctioned over anti-Naples chanting
(Reuters) – Serie A champions Juventus became on Monday the latest team to be sanctioned for anti-Naples chanting by their fans during a game, the Serie A league said in a statement.
Cilic happy as a kid playing for first time
PARIS (Reuters) – After four months away from the courts following a doping ban, Marin Cilic felt like a kid playing for the first time at the Paris Masters on Monday.
Newey excited by new challenge
NEW DEHLI (Reuters) – Red Bull designer Adrian Newey’s decision to join Red Bull from McLaren in 2006 has paid off fourfold but still he wants more.
NFL considers selling some Thursday night games: exec
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League is studying whether to auction the media rights for a new slate of regular-season games, a process that has ignited fierce bidding wars in the past for a deal to broadcast the hugely popular…
Gay people welcome at Sochi Winter Olympics, says Russia’s Putin
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin, seeking to defuse criticism over his treatment of gay people in Russia, said everyone will be welcome in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Federer doesn’t care about number one spot, says Nadal
PARIS (Reuters) – Been there, done that. Roger Federer does not need to be world number one anymore and he might well be a top contender at next year’s Australian Open, his chief rival Rafa Nadal said.
