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McDowell beats Thongchai to win World Match Play
Graeme McDowell made amends for last year's loss in the final to capture the World Match Play Championship title in Bulgaria on Sunday, defeating ...
US beats Finns in shootout to win bronze at worlds
The United States won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in nine years, capturing the bronze by beating Finland 3-2 in a penalty ...
Visconti in solo victory on snowy 15th Giro stage
A superb solo ride up the grueling Col du Galibier enbaled Giovanni Visconti to win a weather-affected 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia Sunday, while ...
American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open
American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open by two strokes after shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday for his first career title in his 16th ...
England beat NZ by 170 runs in 1st test at Lord's
England finally put New Zealand in its place by defeating the Kiwis by 170 runs with more than a day to spare in the first test at Lord's on Sunday.
Pedrosa wins French MotoGP to take overall lead
Dani Pedrosa won the French Grand Prix on Sunday for his second victory of the season and took over the MotoGP championship lead from Marc Marquez.
Best to captain Ireland on summer tour
After being surprisingly overlooked by the British and Irish Lions, Rory Best will captain a 28-man Ireland squad containing six uncapped players for ...
Swiss stun US in ice hockey worlds semis
Switzerland added the United States to its list of upsets at the ice hockey world championship, and is now just one more win away its first gold medal
McDowell reaches semis at World Match Play
Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match-Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts on Saturday in a ...
Chile's Tullo leads Madeira after 3rd round
Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands Open. Tullo birdied four of his ...
Toulon beats Clermont to win 1st European Cup
Jonny Wilkinson delivered another brilliant display of goalkicking to guide Toulon to its first European Cup title Saturday, booting 11 points in a ...
England lead NZ by 205 after 3 days at Lord's
After two days of being oppressed by New Zealand, England broke the stranglehold in impressive style to take charge halfway through the first test at ...
Santambrogio wins weather-altered 14th Giro stage
Mauro Santambrogio of Italy won a weather-affected and altered 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali finished ...
Marquez takes pole position for French MotoGP
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez of Spain took pole position for the French Grand Prix ahead of defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo of Spain ...
Ireland flyhalf Ronan O'Gara retires from rugby
Ronan O'Gara, Ireland's most capped player and top points scorer, announced his retirement from rugby union on Saturday and will take up a coaching ...
FILA changes rules in bid to keep sport in games
Wrestling's governing body is pinning its hopes of keeping the sport in the Olympics after 2016 on rule changes designed to make matches more exciting ...
Ex-Serbian player seriously injured in bar fight
Serbian police say Predrag Danilovic, who played for the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, is seriously injured after being stabbed in a bar fight.
Scotland's Craig Lee leads Madeira after day 2
Craig Lee of Scotland shot 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead of the Madeira Islands Open before bad weather forced the second round to be suspended ...
AP source: McIlroy to set up own management group
Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group. A person with knowledge of ...
Jones beats Lebedev, wins WBA cruiserweight belt
Guillermo Jones of Panama won back the WBA cruiserweight title in his first fight since 2011, knocking out local favourite Denis Lebedev in the 11th ...
Povetkin stops Wawrzyk in Round 3, keeps WBA belt
Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk by technical knockout in the third ...
Jet-paced NZ 153-4 in reply to England's 232
Ross Taylor made a lie of the pitch being overly friendly for the bowlers by smacking England's battery to all parts of Lord's and keeping New Zealand ...
Wrestling federation to debate major changes
Wrestling's governing body is preparing for what could be the match of its life, holding a special congress in Moscow to discuss changes to modernize ...
Cavendish wins 13th Giro stage; Nibali keeps lead
Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in the 13th and longest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall ...
Ian Poulter eliminated from World Match Play
Ian Poulter was eliminated from the World Match Play Championship after losing another round-robin match Friday. Poulter lost to Thomas Aiken 1 up at ...