Former U.S. football star Gale Sayers sues NFL over head trauma
(Reuters) – Chicago Bears great Gale Sayers has filed a federal lawsuit against the National Football League, accusing it of failing to warn him about and protect him against head injuries, including multiple concussions, during his eight-year Hall of …
America’s Cup showdown postponed due to weather
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Fluky weather prevented America’s Cup racing on Saturday, extending at least one more day a regatta that Emirates Team New Zealand a week ago appeared to have all but won against defender Oracle Team USA.
Chelsea go top, Southampton shock Liverpool
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea put a miserable week behind them to return to the Premier League summit with a 2-0 home win over Fulham as the wheels came off Liverpool’s bright start in a 1-0 home defeat by Southampton on Saturday.
Stenson stays four ahead at wet East Lake
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Henrik Stenson retained his four shot lead in the season-ending Tour Championship despite dropping four shots in torrential rain over the closing holes of Saturday’s third round.
Returning Tsonga, Simon set up all-French final
METZ, France (Reuters) – Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will aim to cap his comeback from injury with a third consecutive title at the Metz Open on Sunday after setting up a final against compatriot Gilles Simon.
Sluggish Ferraris look for more Sunday speed
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – It was a case of ‘business as usual’ for Ferrari in Singapore on Saturday as the Italian team ended a disappointing two days of practice and qualifying well off the pace and hoping to make up ground with superior race strategy.
Good putting offsets poor ball-striking for Woods
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Tiger Woods endured another bad day of ball-striking at the Tour Championship in Saturday’s third round but was thankful for a relatively sharp putting display as he carded his first sub-par score of the week.
Qualifying a pain in the back for Raikkonen
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen vowed to be on the Singapore Grand Prix starting grid after gritting his teeth and qualifying his Lotus in 13th place on Saturday with the help of pain-killing injections for a sore back.
Vettel breathes sigh of relief as gamble pays off
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel put pole position on the line with a bold and risky gamble that paid off, after an anxious wait, at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.
Vettel storms to Singapore pole position
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel continued his imperious march towards a fourth consecutive Formula One world championship by storming to pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday after dominating the two days of practice.
