Cards’ Matheny takes life’s lessons into manager role
BOSTON (Reuters) – As a former catcher, Mike Matheny knows that Major League Baseball, like life, throws up the odd curveball.
Blatter wants more African and Asian teams at World Cup
(Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes there should be more places at the soccer World Cup for African and Asian countries.
Cardinals crave home sweet home effect as Series shifts
(Reuters) – The Cardinals went from a team beginning to wobble on the ropes to an optimistic outfit looking to turn home field advantage into a knockout punch as the World Series shifts to St. Louis.
Federer beats ‘Baby Federer’ to keep up Tour Finals bid
(Reuters) – Roger Federer ended Grigor Dimitrov’s seven-match winning streak and showed the Bulgarian he has some way to go to live up to his ‘Baby Federer’ tag with a 6-3 7-6 (2) quarter-final victory at the Basel Open on Friday.
Cuiaba fire adds to Brazil’s World Cup woes
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A fire in the basement of the Arena Pantanal at Cuiaba in Mato Grosso state could scupper the 2014 World Cup venue’s chances of being ready by FIFA’s December deadline.
Li earns hat-trick of wins against injured Azarenka
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – China’s Li Na made it a hat-trick of White Group victories, overpowering back-injury victim Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-1 on Friday to march through to the semi-finals of the WTA Championship.
Black players may boycott Russia World Cup: Toure
(Reuters) – Black players could boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia if the country does not tackle racism in the stands, according to Manchester City’s Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure.
Russia toughens anti-terrorism law ahead of Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament passed a bill on Friday imposing prison terms of up to six years on Russians who take part in conflicts abroad, as the government tries to head off potential security threats ahead of the Winter Olympic Games in S…
Pirelli warn of possible 2014 tire crisis
GREATER NOIDA, India (Reuters) – Pirelli warned on Friday they will not be able to supply tires for next year’s Formula One season unless they are allowed to do more winter testing with an up-to-date car.
Todt junior plays his hand in F1 driver market
GREATER NOIDA, India (Reuters) – Nicolas Todt is a busy man as Formula One’s driver market shifts up a gear.
