Sports News

Fri, May 18, 2012

Serena Williams goes into last four as Pennetta quits

ROME (Reuters) - Serena Williams enjoyed an easy passage into the semi-finals of the Italian Open tennis on Friday when her opponent Flavia Pennetta retired ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Liu assumes Olympic burden in home stop

By Nick Mulvenney

SHANHGAI (Reuters) - High hurdler Liu Xiang takes centre stage in his home town of Shanghai on Saturday, ready once again to ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Phillies hold on to give Halladay the win

(Reuters) - Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay finally got some run support from his Philadelphia team mates and won for the first time ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Kings beat Coyotes, edge closer to Cup finals

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The giant-killing Los Angeles Kings extended their magical playoff run, moving to just one win from their first ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Pepsi drops sponsorship of horse show after video of animal abuse

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Soft drink maker Pepsi said on Thursday that it was dropping sponsorship of a prestigious national horse show ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Pacers give Heat "butt-kicking", Spurs clip LA

(Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers, showing the poise and determination Miami was supposed to have, routed the cold shooting Heat 94-75 on Thursday to take ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Saints' Vilma files defamation lawsuit against Goodell

(Reuters) - Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell over statements regarding ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery

(Reuters) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, according to a ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

American Dave Zabriskie takes Tour of California lead

BAKERSFIELD, California (Reuters) - American David Zabriskie grabbed the Tour of California lead on Thursday with a dominant victory in the stage five individual time ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Eagles' McCoy awarded five-year contract extension

(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles rewarded LeSean McCoy with a five-year contract extension after the running back enjoyed a breakout 2011 season, the National Football ...