Sidebottom wraps up New Zealand innings

Reuters - May 17, 2008, 1:25 am

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - England pace bowler Ryan Sidebottom returned to form in spectacular fashion on Friday with four wickets for five runs in New Zealand's 277 all out on the second day of the first test at Lord's. ...Read More

Monaco loss motivates Manchester United's Evra

Reuters - May 17, 2008, 12:54 am

MANCHESTER, England, May 16 (Reuters) - Losing the Champions League final with Monaco in 2004 is a malaise Patrice Evra said on Friday he hoped to cure with a Manchester United victory. ...Read More

Djokovic joins Federer in Hamburg semis

Reuters - May 17, 2008, 12:43 am

HAMBURG, Germany, May 16 (Reuters) - Holder Roger Federer scored a comfortable 6-3 6-3 win over unseeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Masters on Friday. ...Read More

Rehhagel picks Ninis in experimental Greek squad

Reuters - May 17, 2008, 12:26 am

ATHENS, May 16 (Reuters) - Coach Otto Rehhagel has named a largely experimental 17-man squad for Greece's Euro 2008 warm-up friendly against Cyprus in Patras on Monday. ...Read More

Serena Williams pulls out of Italian Open

Reuters - May 17, 2008, 12:25 am

(Recasts after Serena Williams withdrawal) ...Read More

Amputee Pistorius wins appeal over ban

AAP - May 17, 2008, 12:02 am

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius can try to qualify for the Beijing Olympics after winning his appeal against a ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). ...Read More

Tevez looks for happy ending

Reuters - May 16, 2008, 11:56 pm

MANCHESTER, England, May 16 (Reuters) - Carlos Tevez, whose life story is to be put onto film, could add an extra dramatic scene by helping Manchester United win the Champions League. ...Read More

Chambers admits to taking seven-drug cocktail

AFP - May 16, 2008, 11:53 pm

LONDON (AFP) - Dwain Chambers was taking a cocktail of seven banned drugs when he was caught doping in 2003, the disgraced British sprinter revealed Friday as he took the first step towards a legal bid to to be allowed to run in the Olympics. ...Read More

'Bladerunner' Pistorius wins appeal against Olympic ban

AFP - May 16, 2008, 11:47 pm

LAUSANNE (AFP) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius won an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Friday that could pave the way for an historic participation in the Beijing Olympics. ...Read More