Klitschko retains world titles with points win
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Klitschko retained his world heavyweight titles with a unanimous points victory over Russian Alexander Povetkin at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium on Saturday.
Obama wades into debate over NFL Washington Redskins’ name
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, already embroiled in a battle over a government shutdown, jumped into another dispute on Saturday – a long-running fight over the name of the Washington Redskins NFL team.
Messam is hero and villain as All Blacks keep title
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Liam Messam ran in two tries and was sin-binned as New Zealand underlined their status as the world’s top ranked team by retaining the Rugby Championship title with a thrilling 38-27 victory over South Africa on Saturday.
Latvala leads in France after Neuville suffers puncture
(Reuters) – Jari-Matti Latvala surged into the lead at the Rally of France after benefiting from Thierry Neuville’s early puncture on Saturday.
Britain/Ireland level as Seve Trophy heads to finale
PARIS (Reuters) – The Seve Trophy is heading for a nail-biting finish after Britain and Ireland won three of Saturday’s foursomes at St-Nom-la-Breteche to draw level at 9-9 with Continental Europe.
Nadal reclaims top spot after Berdych retires
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal will return to the top of the world rankings after Tomas Berdych retired with a back injury during their China Open semi-final on Saturday.
U.S. stay one point in front of Internationals
DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) – Tiger Woods remained unbeaten at this week’s Presidents Cup as the United States maintained a one-point lead over the Internationals after the weather-delayed foursomes ended on Saturday morning.
Serena thumps Radwanska to set up final date with Jankovic
(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams and Serbian eighth seed Jelena Jankovic set up a final showdown in the China Open after their contrasting victories in the semi-finals on Saturday.
Tigers clinch Division Series opener against Athletics
(Reuters) – The Detroit Tigers scored three runs in the first inning and that was all they needed to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 in Game One of their American League Division Series on Friday.
North Korea rewards athletes with luxury apartments
SEOUL (Reuters) – “Happy laughter” drifted from deluxe new apartments in North Korea on Friday after some of the country’s top athletes were rewarded for their performances in international competitions.
