Argentine Alejandro Gomez moves to Metalist
(Reuters) – Argentine winger Alejandro Dario Gomez has moved from Catania to Metalist, signing a four-year deal with the Ukrainian club.
Franklin gunning for fifth gold in 100 freestyle
BARCELONA (Reuters) – American teenager Missy Franklin can match the record for gold medals at a single world championships if she wins her fifth when she competes in the 100 meters freestyle in Barcelona on Friday.
Florida clinic in baseball scandal subject of U.S. probe: lawyer
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Florida anti-aging clinic at the center of a doping scandal involving Major League Baseball players, including New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, is under federal investigation for selling controlled substances to high schoo…
Mentally fatigued Mickelson battles to a 72 at Firestone
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) – Euphoric after winning his fifth major crown at the British Open last month, Phil Mickelson had a tough time mentally re-adapting to the rigors of the PGA Tour at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday.
Simpson in charge at Firestone, Tiger lurks
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) – It was case of love at first sight for Webb Simpson on his debut at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational as he spectacularly charged into a one-shot lead in Thursday’s opening round.
Firestone delight for in-form Stenson
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) – Resurgent Swede Henrik Stenson could hardly be in a more different position at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational since he most recently competed in the World Golf Championships (WGC) event three years ago.
Crutchlow set to announce move to Ducati: reports
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Cal Crutchlow is expected to announce on Friday that he will join the factory Ducati team from next season on a two-year deal, local media reported on Thursday.
Hungary, Montenegro reach world championship final
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Hungary and Montenegro reached the men’s water polo final at the world championships on Thursday after beating Olympic gold medalists Croatia and title holders Italy respectively on Thursday.
Firestone specialist Woods back in contention
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) – For Tiger Woods, it was back to business as usual at one of his happiest hunting grounds as he moved ominously into contention at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday.
Pressel, Lennarth lead as Park fades at British Open
(Reuters) – American Morgan Pressel and Sweden’s Camilla Lennarth shared the lead at the women’s British Open on Thursday as grand slam-hunting South Korean Inbee Park slumped to finish three shots off the pace in the first round.
