http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/196-sports.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/196-sports.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2109358-rosberg-fastest-crash-marred-3rd-practice.html MONACO (AP) — German driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the crash-marred third practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday. The Mercedes driver is aiming for a third straight pole position and will be confident heading into the afternoon's qualifying. Monaco's razor-thin, sinewy street circuit again proved hard to handle and Ferrari ... Sat, 25 May 2013 10:43:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2109358-rosberg-fastest-crash-marred-3rd-practice.html 2013-05-25T10:43:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2109326-england-win-toss-batting-1st-nz.html LEEDS, England (AP) — Alastair Cook won the toss and decided an unchanged England will bat first against New Zealand in the second test at Headingley under clear skies on Saturday. New Zealand made two enforced changes, with Martin Guptill in for injured wicketkeeper BJ Watling, and Doug Bracewell replacing injured spinner Bruce Martin to form an all-pace... Sat, 25 May 2013 10:06:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2109326-england-win-toss-batting-1st-nz.html 2013-05-25T10:06:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2109186-penguins-oust-sens-five-reach-eastern-finals.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — Boston or the New York Rangers? To be honest, Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson doesn't think it matters who the Pittsburgh Penguins face in the Eastern Conference finals. At the moment, Alfredsson believes the Penguins are a cut above. "I think they would be the favorite to play either of those two teams," Alfredsson said. "They have skill, sp... Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2109186-penguins-oust-sens-five-reach-eastern-finals.html 2013-05-25T07:23:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2109082-penguins-rip-ottawa-6-2-move-to-conference-finals.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins expected desperation. Instead, the listless Ottawa Senators offered little more than resignation. Swarming the Senators from the opening faceoff, Pittsburgh roared to a 6-2 victory Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1. ... Sat, 25 May 2013 03:38:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2109082-penguins-rip-ottawa-6-2-move-to-conference-finals.html 2013-05-25T03:38:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2109040-monty-garcia-controversy-too.html VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Recent World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Colin Montgomerie has described the Sergio Garcia "fried chicken" controversy as "making a mountain out of a molehill." The Scottish player's response to the controversy that drew European Tour chief executive George O'Grady into having to make a second apology, was to defend O'Grady a... Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2109040-monty-garcia-controversy-too.html 2013-05-25T01:56:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107780-mcilroy-donald-cut-bmw-pga-championship.html VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — With less than a month to go before the U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy is still looking for his true form after missing the cut at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday. The world's No. 2-ranked golfer finished with a 3 over par 75 for the day and a 5 over total for two rounds on the West Course at Wentworth. McIlroy was one of five 2... Fri, 24 May 2013 21:39:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107780-mcilroy-donald-cut-bmw-pga-championship.html 2013-05-24T21:39:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108424-bayern-calm-dortmund-excited-ahead-cl-final.html LONDON (AP) — Bayern Munich is trying to playing things down as the title favorite, while outsider Borussia Dortmund is eager to play up its chances. Even before a ball is kicked in Saturday's Champions League final, the German rivals are at odds in their approach to the biggest game in club football. Bayern is approaching its third final in four years wi... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108424-bayern-calm-dortmund-excited-ahead-cl-final.html 2013-05-24T20:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2107912-english-player-charged-with-betting-breaches.html LONDON (AP) — Tottenham winger Andros Townsend was charged Friday with misconduct over breaches of the English Football Association's betting regulations and will seek "rehabilitation." Townsend has until Monday to respond to the charge, but he has already pulled out of England's squad for the under-21s European Championship next month in Israel. "Townsen... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2107912-english-player-charged-with-betting-breaches.html 2013-05-24T20:47:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108658-hampton-kanepi-reach-semis-brussels-open.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Jamie Hampton of the United States came from behind for the third day in a row to reach the semifinals of the Brussels Open, beating second-seeded Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday. After beating Belgians Yanina Wickmayer and Kirsten Flipkens in tense three-setters early in the week, the 68th-ranked Hampton again refused to crumble in ... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:26:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108658-hampton-kanepi-reach-semis-brussels-open.html 2013-05-24T20:26:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107862-inter-fires-stramaccioni-hires-mazzarri.html MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday and hired Walter Mazzarri as his replacement, five days after concluding the Serie A season with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish. Inter bid Stramaccioni goodbye in an official announcement on its website and said it had signed Mazzarri to a two-year deal. Mazzarri stepped down as... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107862-inter-fires-stramaccioni-hires-mazzarri.html 2013-05-24T19:28:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108448-1st-time-82-3-us-men-qualify-paris.html PARIS (AP) — Three U.S. men have qualified for the French Open for the first time in more than 30 years. Jack Sock, Denis Kudla and Steve Johnson all won their qualifying matches Friday to earn berths in the main draw at Roland Garros. A trio of American men hadn't done that together in Paris since 1982, when Charles Strode, Craig Wittus and Derek Tarr qu... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108448-1st-time-82-3-us-men-qualify-paris.html 2013-05-24T18:28:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2107564-nadal-djokovic-french-open-semifinals.html PARIS (AP) — Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. Friday's draw for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament placed Nadal and Djokovic on the same half of the field, while Roger Federer could face David Ferrer in the other semifinal. Federer, the owner of... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2107564-nadal-djokovic-french-open-semifinals.html 2013-05-24T18:18:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107670-uefa-nation-gibraltar-eyes-euro-football-debut.html LONDON (AP) — Gibraltar became the smallest European football nation on Friday after the British colony's lengthy push to join UEFA was completed by gaining full membership. The campaign for recognition has long been resisted by Spain, which wanted to stop the tiny territory on its southern tip from joining UEFA and being able to play in its competitions.... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107670-uefa-nation-gibraltar-eyes-euro-football-debut.html 2013-05-24T17:48:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107878-denis-oswald-to-ioc-president.html LONDON (AP) — The race for the IOC presidency is getting crowded, with Switzerland's Denis Oswald becoming the fifth declared candidate to succeed Jacques Rogge. Citing his long experience as an Olympic athlete and administrator, the 66-year-old lawyer and president of the international rowing federation announced his decision Friday to run for election. ... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107878-denis-oswald-to-ioc-president.html 2013-05-24T17:39:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108214-roger-federer-grand-slam-tournaments.html PARIS (AP) — Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis Rafael Nadal. The third was about the difficulties of making a successful return from injury, the way Nadal has, reaching the final at all eight tournaments he's played in 2013 after going more t... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108214-roger-federer-grand-slam-tournaments.html 2013-05-24T17:23:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108074-cornet-meets-hradecka-strasbourg-final.html STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Third-seeded Alize Cornet will take on last year's runner-up Lucie Hradecka in Saturday's final of the Strasbourg International. France's Cornet edged Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3, while Hradecka of the Czech Republic rallied to beat Italian qualifier Flavia Pennetta 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in Friday's other semifinal. A for... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:15:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2108074-cornet-meets-hradecka-strasbourg-final.html 2013-05-24T17:15:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2107992-monfils-to-face-montanes-open-de-nice-final.html NICE, France (AP) — France's Gael Monfils beat Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-4 at the Open de Nice on Friday to line up a final against Albert Montanes of Spain. Montanes defeated French wild-card entry Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in the earlier semifinal. Montanes hit 11 aces and clinched victory with a backhand return winner. A former top 10 player, Mon... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:59:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2107992-monfils-to-face-montanes-open-de-nice-final.html 2013-05-24T16:59:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108212-2-coaches-leave-manchester-united.html LONDON (AP) — Manchester United coaches Mike Phelan and Eric Steele are leaving the team as new manager David Moyes looks to install his own staff. Moyes, who the former Everton manager, officially takes over from the retiring Alex Ferguson on July 1. Phelan was promoted to assistant manager in 2008 while Steele joined as goalkeeping coach in the same yea... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108212-2-coaches-leave-manchester-united.html 2013-05-24T16:29:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2107754-monaco-to-play-nieminen-duesseldorf-final.html DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Juan Monaco will face Jarkko Nieminen in the final of the inaugural Power Horse Cup ATP tournament, with both players seeking their first title of the year. Monaco reached the final by beating Guido Pella 6-4, 7-6 (8) Friday. Nieminen defeated Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Monaco is seeded third and the highes... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2107754-monaco-to-play-nieminen-duesseldorf-final.html 2013-05-24T16:27:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2108164-froch-seeks-revenge-kessler.html LONDON (AP) — Three years after losing his unbeaten record and WBC super-middleweight title to Danish fighter Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch has the chance to make amends on home soil. Froch and Kessler meet Saturday night at London's O2 Arena in a high-profile unification bout. Froch holds the IBF title and Kessler is the current WBA champion. Since losing o... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2108164-froch-seeks-revenge-kessler.html 2013-05-24T16:22:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107458-di-luca-tests-positive-epo-risks-life-ban.html ROME (AP) — Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday. Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise check at his home before this year's race, organizers said. If confirmed in a backup "B'' sample, Di Luca risks a lifetime ban sin... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107458-di-luca-tests-positive-epo-risks-life-ban.html 2013-05-24T16:18:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107428-fridays-19th-stage-giro-canceled-to-snow.html PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy (AP) — The 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was canceled Friday because of snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same reasons, leaving Vincenzo Nibali with a much milder finish to defend his lead. On Friday, organizers said there were "adverse weather conditions and, in particular, snow on the stage... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:56:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107428-fridays-19th-stage-giro-canceled-to-snow.html 2013-05-24T15:56:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108004-ap-source-fifa-task-force-seeks-5-game-racism-ban.html LONDON (AP) — FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask football's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Friday. The anti-racism task force is to report to the FIFA Congress in Mauritius next week, aiming for FIFA to introduc... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:45:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108004-ap-source-fifa-task-force-seeks-5-game-racism-ban.html 2013-05-24T15:45:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107472-platini-wants-european-sports-police-force.html LONDON (AP) — UEFA President Michel Platini has stepped up his call for a European sports police force to tackle betting, corruption, match-fixing, doping and hooliganism. Addressing the UEFA Congress in London on Friday, Platini said that his previous calls have been ignored by governments for six years. "Given the absence of any reaction and the lack of... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:44:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107472-platini-wants-european-sports-police-force.html 2013-05-24T15:44:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/racing/2107998-whitmarsh-concedes-hopes-were-too-high-this-season.html MONACO (AP) — McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh thinks expectations within the team were raised too high when it won the final two races of last season, and said Friday that drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez have every right to feel disappointed. The MP4-28 car has been too slow and the exciting-looking Button-Perez partnership has not flourish... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/racing/2107998-whitmarsh-concedes-hopes-were-too-high-this-season.html 2013-05-24T15:34:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2108044-1st-day-england-nz-2nd-test-washed.html LEEDS, England (AP) — The first day of the second test between England and New Zealand at Headingley has been washed out. Constant showers accompanied by 20-mph (30-kph) gusts forced the umpires to abandon any chance of play at 4 p.m. local time on Friday. The weather forecast is better for Saturday, when the toss will likely be done and the test can star... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2108044-1st-day-england-nz-2nd-test-washed.html 2013-05-24T15:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108002-eq-guinea-appeals-stripped-world-cup-win.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says Equatorial Guinea will appeal being stripped of a World Cup qualifying win against Cape Verde for fielding an ineligible player. Cape Verde was awarded a 3-0 victory after losing 4-3 in Malabo on March 24. No player in Equatorial Guinea's starting lineup was born in the country. FIFA says the African federation "has informed the FI... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2108002-eq-guinea-appeals-stripped-world-cup-win.html 2013-05-24T15:04:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107954-porto-sells-rodriguez-moutinho-to-monaco-90m.html LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto says it has struck a deal worth a combined 70 million euros ($90 million) with Monaco for midfield duo James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho. Porto said in a statement to the Lisbon stock exchange Friday the French league club paid 45 million euros for 21-year-old Rodriguez and 25 million euros for Moutinho, who is 26. Rodrigu... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107954-porto-sells-rodriguez-moutinho-to-monaco-90m.html 2013-05-24T14:45:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2107914-roger-federer-finally-to-tweeting.html PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer is finally on Twitter. The owner of a record 17 Grand Slam titles says Friday he waited to join the social media site until after seeing how other athletes used it. Speaking at the French Open, which begins Sunday, Federer says: "At the end of the day, it's got to be something I needed to feel comfortable with." ... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2107914-roger-federer-finally-to-tweeting.html 2013-05-24T14:25:36Z