Dawn Approach wins 2000 Guineas for Godolphin
Dawn Approach extended his unbeaten record by winning the 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, bringing some joy for Godolphin after its involvement in a recent ...

US rallies from 2-0 down to beat Austria 5-3
The United States came from 2-0 down after 10 minutes to beat Austria 5-3 in their opening match at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.

Hull back in Premier League after 3-year absence
Hull returned to the Premier League on Saturday by clinching a runner-up finish in England's second tier ahead of Watford on a dramatic final day of ...

Lorenzo takes pole at Spain GP
Defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo won his second pole of the MotoGP season on Saturday in the qualifying session for the Spain Grand Prix.

Giro cyclists condemn ruling on Puerto blood bags
Cyclists and team directors at the Giro d'Italia are joining the growing chorus of athletes and sports officials condemning a Spanish court's decision ...
Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes to miss Betis match
Barcelona says goalkeeper Victor Valdes will miss Sunday's match against Real Betis due to an inflamed left foot. Barcelona can clinch the Spanish ...
Ferguson to have hip surgery in offseason
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will have hip surgery this summer that could see him miss the start of next season. The English champions ...
2nd-tier Scottish clubs plan breakaway
An "overwhelming majority" of second-tier clubs in Scotland want to split from the country's football league and join an expanded Scottish Premier ...
Ex-Finmeccanica chief freed from jail
The former CEO of the Italian defense giant Finmeccanica was freed Saturday from jail pending his trial on corruption charges next month.
Police bust drug gang with plantations in Spain
Officials say police have dismantled an organization that allegedly cultivated marijuana in Spain for sale in the Netherlands, frozen some of its ...

Notre Dame's new pipe organ bears history's weight
From the moment the teenage musician caught sight of the organ in France's most famous cathedral, he knew where he wanted to play. In the five decades ...

ATP chairman Brad Drewett dies at 54
Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday after ...
World Press Freedom Day: Authors say protests help
Exiled Chinese author Yu Jie joined other writers including Salman Rushdie on the 20th observance of World Press Freedom Day in appealing to China to ...

Switzerland upsets Sweden 3-2 in world hockey
Martin Gerber made 29 saves, and Matthias Bieber and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals to help Switzerland beat Sweden 3-2 on Friday night ...

Schalke beats Gladbach to cement 4th in Bundesliga
Julian Draxler scored late for Schalke to win 1-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach and consolidate fourth place in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Cameron's Conservatives suffer in UK local votes
David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, ...

Britain holding off on media regulation plans
British officials are holding off on plans for a state-backed media watchdog, the first sign that opposition from the newspaper industry is slowing ...
Celta Vigo draws 1-1 with Bilbao in Spanish league
Striker Iago Aspas scored a late equalizer for Celta Vigo to draw 1-1 at home with Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Friday. After both sides ...
Bailed-out Portugal plans another $6.3B in cuts
Portugal plans to avoid the threat of needing another bailout by making another 4.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) in cuts over the next three years, ...
Saint-Etienne's Champions League hopes take a blow
Saint-Etienne's hopes of securing a Champions League place were dealt a blow when it drew 0-0 at home to Bordeaux on Friday. League Cup winner ...
Leading seeded men's trio into Portugal semifinals
David Ferrer led the top three seeded players into the Portugal Open semifinals on Friday, beating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (2).
O'Leary receives compensation after Al Ahli firing
Former Ireland defender David O'Leary will receive compensation of $5.2 million from Al Ahli after a legal battle with the Dubai club following his ...

Slovakia, Czechs open ice hockey worlds with wins
Slovakia downed France 6-2 and the Czech Republic beat Belarus 2-0 to open with victories at the ice hockey world championships Friday. The Slovaks, ...
Top-seeded Tipsarevic knocked out in Munich
Daniel Brands beat top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Friday at the BMW Open to set up an all-German semifinal with defending champion Philipp ...