Sports News

Sat, May 19, 2012

Nadal wears down Ferrer to reach Rome final

By Simon Cambers

ROME (Reuters) - Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Rally car hits crowd in south France, two killed

PARIS (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 15 others injured when a rally car ploughed into spectators during a race in the Var region ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Japanese woman, 73, scales Everest for the second time

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - For the second time, a 73-year-old Japanese woman has become the world's oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, repeating her own ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Brewers Lose To Twins

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WHBL) - The Milwaukee Brewers become the first big league team to cross the plate against Twins rookie Scott Diamond, but it wasn ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Injured Williams confident for French Open

By Simon Cambers

ROME (Reuters) - Serena Williams said she expected to be 100 percent fit for next week's French Open despite withdrawing from ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Bayern aiming for rare home final success

By Karolos Grohmann

MUNICH (Reuters) - Bayern Munich take on Chelsea in the Champions League final later on Saturday, with the Germans hoping to become ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Braves deny Shields seventh win of season

(Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves handed Tampa Bay a rare home loss when they chased top pitcher James Shields after six innings in a 5-3 ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Derby hero Gutierrez eyes Preakness win

By Steve Ginsburg

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Mario Gutierrez gazed over the large group of reporters at the Pimlico stables, nervously grabbing the microphone to discuss ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Hawks decide to keep Drew on as head coach

(Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed head coach Larry Drew back for a third season after he steered the injury-hit team to the fourth-best ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Flame for London Games arrives in Britain

By Alan Baldwin

CULDROSE, England (Reuters) - The flame for the London Olympics burned brightly on British soil on Friday after David Beckham stepped off ...