French footballers’ underage prostitute trial adjourned to 2014
PARIS (Reuters) – The trial of French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema over claims they paid for sex with an underage call girl was adjourned for procedural reasons on Tuesday until 2014.
Iran ‘in heaven’ as soccer team qualifies for 2014 World Cup
DUBAI (Reuters) – Tehran’s streets were filled with young revelers for the second time in four days on Tuesday after the Iranian national soccer team qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a win over South Korea.
Heat face crunch time in bid to keep Finals alive
MIAMI (Reuters) – An enthralling NBA Finals reaches Game Six later on Tuesday with the San Antonio Spurs one win away from clinching their fifth championship and the Miami Heat knowing they must win to keep their season alive.
Scherzer improves to 10-0 as Tigers maul Orioles
(Reuters) – Max Scherzer maintained his perfect start to the season by securing a 10th straight victory in pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 triumph against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.
Blackhawks bemused as unflappable Rask basks in glory
(Reuters) – The Chicago Blackhawks are finding out what the Pittsburgh Penguins already knew – that Boston Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask is pretty good.
Connelly new boss at Nuggets
(Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets named Tim Connelly as their new general manager on Monday after Masai Ujiri joined the Toronto Raptors last month.
Bruins lead Blackhawks 2-0 after second period
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Boston Bruins scored second period goals through Dan Paille and Patrice Bergeron to jump out to a 2-0 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Final.
Wimbledon holds no fear for Radwanska any more
EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) – Wimbledon can hold no fear for Agnieszka Radwanska this year, after she survived all the way to the final last July.
Poised Rose wins first major at U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Justin Rose produced remarkable poise and a Ben Hogan-like finish to win his first major title by two shots at the U.S. Open on Sunday after overhauling 54-hole leader Phil Mickelson in the final round.
Iconic Merion stands test of time in hosting U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Like a vintage bottle of wine brought out of the cellar after gathering dust for 32 years, Merion Golf Club’s iconic East Course made a welcome return as host of the U.S. Open – and did so in classic style.
