
Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, citing back
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand ...
Pietersen set to return from injury
Kevin Pietersen has confirmed he is ready to return from injury and play for Surrey on Friday, boosting England's hopes of the batsman being fit for ...

Heat, Spurs set for pivotal Game 5 of NBA Finals
Tony Parker's hamstring, not Dwyane Wade's knee, is the current chief injury concern. Manu Ginobili, not Chris Bosh, is mired in the slump of the ...
England backs Wade, Barritt called up by Lions
England backs Christian Wade and Brad Barritt have been called up by the British and Irish Lions as injury cover. Wade, a winger, and Barritt, a ...
Sinclair, Evans for Canada; Ireland to debut 1
Canada lock Jebb Sinclair and winger Matt Evans have overcome concussion concerns to start against Ireland at BMO Field on Saturday. Sinclair, Evans ...
Ankle healed, Prince to join Russian national team
Epiphanny Prince is healthy enough to head to the EuroBasket tournament. Prince will fly Thursday afternoon to France and join the Russian national ...

Cilic, Berdych, Hewitt reach 3rd round at Queen's
Defending champion Marin Cilic and second-seeded Tomas Berdych advanced to the third round at Queen's Club on Wednesday, but top seeded Andy Murray's ...

Twelvetrees called up by Lions as injury cover
England center Billy Twelvetrees has been called up by the British and Irish Lions as injury cover. The Lions have concerns over the fitness of ...
Monfils beats Raonic on Halle grass
Gael Monfils beat fifth-seeded Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open on Tuesday, the latest step in the Frenchman's ...

Tebow signs with Patriots
Tim Tebow, the polarizing quarterback with the poor throwing motion, was signed by the New England Patriots on Tuesday. The move came six weeks after ...

Spain aims to complete trophy case with Confed Cup
Spain can complete its trophy case with an elusive Confederations Cup title when it heads to Brazil next month. Since winning the first of two ...

Nadal withdraws from Gerry Weber Open to rest
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Gerry Weber Open on Saturday to rest ahead of Wimbledon. Nadal said the grueling physical demands of recent weeks, ...
Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has back surgery
Real Madrid says midfielder Xabi Alonso has undergone surgery after missing several games at the end of last season because of back pain.

Injured Morkel to miss rest of Champions Trophy
South Africa strike bowler Morne Morkel was ruled out of the rest of the Champions Trophy on Friday due to a thigh injury. Morkel pulled up with a ...
Barca's Cuenca out 3-4 months after 2nd surgery
Barcelona says winger Isaac Cuenca will be out for between three to four months after undergoing a second operation on his right knee. Barcelona says ...
Dortmund defender Piszczek out for 5 months
Borussia Dortmund's Poland defender Lukasz Piszczek is expected to be out for five months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right hip to ...
Reds hope to have Sturridge back for EPL opener
Liverpool says Daniel Sturridge should be fit for the start of the next English Premier League season after a "high ankle sprain" on England duty last ...
Murray set for return from injury
Andy Murray is set to make his return from injury in next week's grass-court tournament at Queen's Club in London. The U.S. Open champion missed the ...

Bolt ready to run his best again at Rome meet
Usain Bolt is looking forward to performing at his best again after being slowed by a hamstring injury a month ago. The 100-meter world record-holder ...

Ogbonna, Ranocchia out of Italy's Confed Cup squad
Defenders Angelo Ogbonna and Andrea Ranocchia were among six players left out of Italy's final 23-man squad for the Confederations Cup late Monday.

Column: Federer becoming "Iron Man" of tennis
In the dark times in sports, when serial doping, cheating, greed, bad sportsmanship and corruption make you want to switch off for good, there has ...
Pekhart replaces injured Vydra for Italy qualifier
Watford striker Matej Vydra has been injured and won't be available for the Czech Republic next week in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.
Italy to use reserves in friendly vs. San Marino
Italy will field a team of reserves for its friendly against tiny San Marino on Friday, as the Azzurri prepare for a key World Cup qualifier and the ...
Injured Nasri out of France squad
Midfielder Samir Nasri has pulled out of France's squad to play Uruguay and Brazil next month after injuring his kneecap. The French football ...
Balotelli to sit out Italy friendly with back pain
Mario Balotelli has back pain and will sit out Italy's friendly with San Marino on Friday, joining striker partner Stephan El Shaarawy on the injured ...