Rising NFL star Hernandez charged with murder in Massachusetts
ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (Reuters) – National Football League player Aaron Hernandez was charged with the execution-style murder of a friend and fired by the New England Patriots on Wednesday, a rapid fall for the rising star who was signed to a $41 mi…
Teixeira out for season, needs wrist surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Yankees slugging first baseman Mark Teixeira, who has played just 15 games this season due to a wrist injury, will undergo surgery and miss the rest of the year, the injury-hit team said on Wednesday.
Woods hopes elbow will be ‘good enough’ for British Open
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods did not express confidence about being 100 percent fit for next month’s British Open but said on Wednesday his injured left elbow would be “good enough” for the year’s third major championship.
Firm-footed Murray moves into third round
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray kept his feet while all around him were losing theirs to negotiate his way past a tricky second round opponent as Wimbledon descended into a chaotic flurry of skids, shocks and drop outs on Wednesday.
Sharapova slides out to qualifier Larcher De Brito
LONDON (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova tried hard not to blame the slippery Court Two after falling three times and tumbling out of the tournament at the hands of powerful Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito on Wednesday.
Frenchman Tsonga adds to Wimbledon injury woes
LONDON (Reuters) – Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined a long list of casualties at Wimbledon on Wednesday when he retired injured while trailing Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in his second round match.
Brazil defend Neymar after diving accusation
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil have defended their star striker Neymar against accusations of diving and said Uruguay’s attempts to discredit him ahead of Wednesday’s Confederations Cup semi-final were a transparent attempt to influence the …
Kenya’s Kirui and Kipsang won’t go to Moscow
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Twice world marathon champion Abel Kirui and Olympic bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang have withdrawn from Kenya’s provisional squad for August’s world championships in Moscow, athletics officials said on Wednesday.
Motor racing-Alonso seeking another ”sign of destiny”
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – The spirit of Ferrari’s pioneering “Pampas Bull” will be with Fernando Alonso when he takes on the Red Bulls at the British Grand Prix this weekend.
Wimbledon rules orange shoes out but not colored undies
LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer received orders from Wimbledon organizers on Wednesday to change his orange-soled shoes that breach an all-white rule although women players will not be pulled up for wearing colored knickers.
