http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/ News - Stories and Pictures of More sports, Racing, Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, Hockey and Sports in Sports - mail.com en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/ http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095870-coutures-ot-goal-sharks-2-1-win-kings.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win. With the script being flipped from Game 2 in Los Angeles, the Sharks have played their way back into this second-round series against their Southern California rivals. Logan Couture returned from a second-period injur... Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095870-coutures-ot-goal-sharks-2-1-win-kings.html 2013-05-19T05:28:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095402-red-wings-beat-blackhawks-4-1-series.html CHICAGO (AP) — In case they weren't aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they're going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and Detroit beat the Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal ser... Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095402-red-wings-beat-blackhawks-4-1-series.html 2013-05-19T04:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095512-beckham-walks-tears-game.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation — for the last time in front of a home crowd at a football game. A clearly emotional Beckham was mobbed by his teammates on the field when coach Carlo Ancelotti decided to substitute him in the 81st minute of a 3-1 win over Brest on Satu... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095512-beckham-walks-tears-game.html 2013-05-18T23:44:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095552-sharks-fined-100000-gms-comments.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs. The NHL said the fine was issued for violating a rule put in place earlier this year prohibiting formal team statements to th... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:25:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095552-sharks-fined-100000-gms-comments.html 2013-05-18T23:25:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095452-elche-earns-promotion-to-spains-1st-division.html MADRID (AP) — Elche will play in Spain's first division next season after securing promotion on Saturday. Elche is guaranteed of a top-two finish in the second division — and automatic promotion — after Alcorcon was held to a 1-1 draw at Barcelona B on Saturday. The last time Elche played in the top flight was 1989. ... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:17:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095452-elche-earns-promotion-to-spains-1st-division.html 2013-05-18T23:17:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095526-ibrahimovic-scores-twice-beckham-waves-goodbye.html PARIS (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic stole some of the spotlight from David Beckham as he scored two goals to lead French champion Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 home win against Brest on Saturday. Beckham, who announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the season, captained PSG in his last ever home game and played a part in the first goal before s... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095526-ibrahimovic-scores-twice-beckham-waves-goodbye.html 2013-05-18T23:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095216-sociedad-valencia-win-to-stay-fight-4th.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad came back to win 2-1 at Sevilla and Valencia beat Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as both teams remained locked on points in their fight for a fourth-place finish in the Spanish league. Sociedad remained ahead of fifth-place Valencia on head-to-head goal difference and in control of Spain's last Champions League spot with two ... Sat, 18 May 2013 22:52:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095216-sociedad-valencia-win-to-stay-fight-4th.html 2013-05-18T22:52:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095158-sampdoria-beats-juventus-3-2-final-serie-game.html MILAN (AP) — Sampdoria became the only team to beat Juventus twice in the league under Antonio Conte as it secured a 3-2 victory over the newly-crowned Serie A champion on Saturday. Eder, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Mauro Icardi helped Sampdoria come from behind after Fabio Quagliarella had scored against his old team. Emanuele Giaccherini reduced the defici... Sat, 18 May 2013 22:26:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095158-sampdoria-beats-juventus-3-2-final-serie-game.html 2013-05-18T22:26:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095072-swiss-stun-us-ice-hockey-worlds-semis.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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. The Swiss stunned the U.S. 3-0 on Saturday, setting up a final against co-host Sweden and guaranteeing the team a first world championship medal in 60 years. Sweden beat Nordic rival and f... Sat, 18 May 2013 21:12:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095072-swiss-stun-us-ice-hockey-worlds-semis.html 2013-05-18T21:12:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095480-spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-game-3.html OTTAWA (AP) — Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season. The star forward hasn't played since Jan. 27 after undergoing back surgery for a herniated disk. He'll rejoin Ottawa's lineup Sunday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Senators trailing 2-0 to the Pittsburgh P... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2095480-spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-game-3.html 2013-05-18T20:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2094854-federer-to-renew-rivalry-with-nadal-rome-final.html ROME (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday — exactly a week before the French Open starts. In Saturday's semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from rising Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4, and six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 ... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:41:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2094854-federer-to-renew-rivalry-with-nadal-rome-final.html 2013-05-18T20:41:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094852-mcdowell-reaches-semis-world-match-play.html KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) — Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match-Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts on Saturday in a match that featured a bizarre moment where his opponent had to take a penalty drop inside a toilet. McDowell fought back from being 1 down after two holes to win 2 and 1 over his Euro... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:07:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094852-mcdowell-reaches-semis-world-match-play.html 2013-05-18T20:07:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095410-dortmund-defender-hummels-doubt-cl-final.html DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels is doubtful for the Champions League final but midfielder Mario Goetze is continuing his recovery from injury. Dortmund, which plays Bayern Munich in an all-German final at Wembley next Saturday, says Goetze is due to resume team training on Tuesday and that it looks "quite good" for the 20-... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:50:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095410-dortmund-defender-hummels-doubt-cl-final.html 2013-05-18T19:50:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095160-chiles-tullo-leads-madeira-3rd-round.html SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal (AP) — 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 last eight holes on the Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra course for a 12-under total of 204. Overnight leader Craig Lee of Scotland and American Peter Uihlein were tied f... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:46:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095160-chiles-tullo-leads-madeira-3rd-round.html 2013-05-18T19:46:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095348-beckham-captains-psg-game.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham has been named Paris Saint-Germain's captain for Saturday's game against Brest in the French League, his final home match before retiring at the end of the season. PSG clinched the league title last weekend, making Beckham the first English player to win the championship in four different countries after title success with Manch... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:37:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095348-beckham-captains-psg-game.html 2013-05-18T19:37:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095090-schalke-cl-spot-duesseldorf-relegated.html BERLIN (AP) — Schalke clinched Germany's last Champions League spot by winning 2-1 at Freiburg in the final round of Bundesliga games on Saturday, while Fortuna Duesseldorf was relegated after losing 3-0 at Hannover. The 19-year-old Julian Draxler gave Schalke the lead in the 20th, cutting inside a defender from the edge of the area and shooting inside th... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095090-schalke-cl-spot-duesseldorf-relegated.html 2013-05-18T18:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095258-toulon-beats-clermont-to-win-1st-european-cup.html DUBLIN (AP) — Jonny Wilkinson delivered another brilliant display of goalkicking to guide Toulon to its first European Cup title Saturday, booting 11 points in a 16-15 victory over Clermont-Auvergne in an all-French final in Dublin. The former England flyhalf converted a try by compatriot Delon Armitage to give Toulon the lead for the first time in the ma... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:56:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095258-toulon-beats-clermont-to-win-1st-european-cup.html 2013-05-18T18:56:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094894-england-lead-nz-205-3-days-lords.html LONDON (AP) — 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 Lord's on Saturday. First, New Zealand was dismissed for 207 to give England a first-innings lead of 25, a significant amount on a tricky, soft pitch. That lead was then boosted from 25 to 205,... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:50:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094894-england-lead-nz-205-3-days-lords.html 2013-05-18T18:50:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095098-santambrogio-wins-weather-altered-14th-giro-stage.html BARDONECCHIA, Italy (AP) — Mauro Santambrogio of Italy won a weather-affected and altered 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali finished second to extend his overall lead. Santambrogio, who rides for Vini Fantini, won in a time of 4 hours, 42 minutes, 55 seconds in in rainy, windy and even snowy conditions, beating Niba... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:48:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2095098-santambrogio-wins-weather-altered-14th-giro-stage.html 2013-05-18T18:48:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095324-setback-bayerns-badstuber-knee-injury.html MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich and Germany defender Holger Badstuber has suffered a recurrence of the cruciate ligament tear in his right knee. The Bundesliga club says Badstuber needs another operation and will be out of action for several more months. Badstuber missed more than half the Bundesliga season from the initial injury, sustained when he slipped a... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095324-setback-bayerns-badstuber-knee-injury.html 2013-05-18T18:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095070-nice-lyon-game-postponed-heavy-rain.html PARIS (AP) — The French league match between Nice and Lyon has been postponed until Sunday afternoon because of heavy rain. The teams are battling for third place and a spot in the Champions League final qualifying round. With two rounds remaining, Lyon is in third place and three points ahead of fifth-place Nice. Nice has surged up the standings in the s... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:12:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2095070-nice-lyon-game-postponed-heavy-rain.html 2013-05-18T15:12:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094996-marquez-takes-pole-position-french-motogp.html LE MANS, France (AP) — MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez of Spain took pole position for the French Grand Prix ahead of defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo of Spain and Italy's Andrea Dovizioso. Marquez clocked 1 minute, 33.187 seconds on his Honda in rainy conditions around the 4.18-kilometer (2.6-mile) Le Mans Circuit on Saturday for the second... Sat, 18 May 2013 14:27:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094996-marquez-takes-pole-position-french-motogp.html 2013-05-18T14:27:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2094926-fired-mancini-thanks-city-fans-newspaper-advert.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Roberto Mancini bade farewell to Manchester City fans by taking out a full-page advert in the local newspaper on Saturday, thanking them for their support during his 3 1/2 years in charge. The Italian was fired by City on Monday after failing to win a major trophy in a season of regression, even though he guided the club to a fi... Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2094926-fired-mancini-thanks-city-fans-newspaper-advert.html 2013-05-18T13:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2094932-mascherano-valdes-injury-barcelona.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Defender Javier Mascherano and goalkeeper Victor Valdes have recovered from injury and are available for Barcelona's remaining three games of the season. The club says Mascherano is fit again after he injured a ligament in his right knee during the Champions League game with Paris Saint-Germain on April 2. Valdes had been sidelined... Sat, 18 May 2013 13:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2094932-mascherano-valdes-injury-barcelona.html 2013-05-18T13:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094886-ireland-flyhalf-ronan-ogara-retires-rugby.html 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 role at big-spending French club Racing Metro. The 36-year-old flyhalf scored 1,083 points in 128 matches for Ireland and won two test caps across three tours with the British and Irish Lions (2001, '05 and '0... Sat, 18 May 2013 12:58:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2094886-ireland-flyhalf-ronan-ogara-retires-rugby.html 2013-05-18T12:58:03Z