Donald banks on home advantage to salvage season
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – Luke Donald could not have hand-picked a more suitable venue for this week’s BMW Championship as he aims to end what has been a disappointing season, by his lofty standards, with a flourish.
Patchy Italy look to recreate spirit of 2006
ROME (Reuters) – Four-times World Cup champions Italy have booked a place at the 2014 finals in Brazil with two games to spare but even their smooth qualification could not gloss over the patchy displays throughout the team’s campaign.
Connecticut police hunt crony of accused ex-NFL star Hernandez
BOSTON (Reuters) – A man who says he was shot in the face by ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez is being sought by Connecticut police after he skipped a court appearance related to a double-homicide probe in Massachusetts targeting Hernandez.
Qualification just the start of test for Klinsmann’s U.S
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – The United States celebrated qualification for the World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Tuesday but the true test of Juergen Klinsmann’s team will not come until Brazil itself.
Mollema claims stage 17, Nibali holds on to overall lead
BURGOS, Spain (Reuters) – Dutchman Bauke Mollema broke away from a group of around 40 riders with less than 500 meters to the finish to win stage 17 of the Tour of Spain, while Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali held on to the overall lead on Wednesday.
Raikkonen to partner Alonso at Ferrari
LONDON (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen will race for Ferrari next season in a two-year deal that takes the 2007 world champion back to the glamour team he left in 2009 and creates the strongest pairing in Formula One.
Analysis: Ferrari create F1 super team
LONDON (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen’s return to Ferrari alongside Fernando Alonso has handed Formula One a compelling storyline for the next two seasons.
Davis Cup semi offers beaten Djokovic quick fix
LONDON (Reuters) – If Novak Djokovic needed a quick fix for any post U.S. Open blues, this week’s Davis Cup semi-final against Canada in Belgrade could not have been better timed.
Rafa was a ball-player before he could walk, granny says
MADRID (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal started playing with balls before he could walk and in his formative years liked soccer just as much as tennis, his grandmother Isabel Homar told Spanish radio on Wednesday.
Five teams still in hunt to join Argentina in Brazil
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina booked their World Cup ticket with a 5-2 rout of Paraguay on Tuesday, leaving five other countries jockeying for three automatic South American places and one playoff berth.
