United fight back while Madrid crush Marseille

HAMBURG - Manchester United came from a goal down at home to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 in the Champions League while Real Madrid continued their strong start to the season with a comfortable win against Marseille.

Golfing great Tiger Woods becomes first billion dollar sport star

LONDON - Golf star Tiger Woods has become the first billion-dollar athlete after just 13 years as a professional, according to US rich-list experts Forbes.

Kimi Raikkonen unsure if he will stay in Formula One after being ousted from Ferrari

Ferrari ouster leaves Kimi unsure of staying in F1

Jelena Jankovic beat Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-3 to reach semifinals at Pan Pacific Open

Jankovic advances to semis at Pan Pacific Open

FIFA says all stadiums close to completion; plans for Africa’s 1st World Cup on track

FIFA says WCup stadiums in SAfrica almost built

Brazilian stars Pele, Cesar Cielo say Rio Olympics in 2016 would change lives in South America

Pele, Cielo back Rio bid for 2016 Olympics

Fishkill Correctional Facility: New Home for Plaxico Burress

TMZ has learned that Plaxico Burress is expected to serve portion of his sentence in Fishkill Correctional Facility.

Drought for Pakistan cricket is over : PCB

KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed hope that the drought of international tournaments for the national squad would soon be over with several foreign tours and multi nation events scheduled for the next few months.

Rooney hurls his boots at Turkish fans

LONDON - England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney hurled his boot in fury after being subbed in Turkey last night.

Adebayor repeats controversial goal sequence

LONDON - Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor stuck two fingers up at football chiefs by recreating his controversial goal celebration in training.

‘09 US Open champion del Potro fulfills first of his two dreams

NEW YORK - US Open 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro says that he has achieved one of the two dreams that he had set for himself.

Ponting’s 27th ton helps Australia beat England in fifth ODI

NOTTINGHAM - Ricky Ponting scored a brilliant 126 of 109 balls to keep Australia in the hunt for a 7-0 whitewash of their one-day series against England, leading his side to a four-wicket victory in the fifth one-day international at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.

US Open breaks attendance record with more than 721,000, bettering 2008 mark

NEW YORK — The U.S. Open tennis tournament has set an attendance record with 721,059 spectators.

Michelle Wie’s Blog

Michelle Wie’s Blog has got everyone excited on the net today.

Sachin hits a century at Compaq Cup Final, Sri Lanka

As live news comes up, just 2 minutes ago, Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has done it again against Sri Lanka. Compaq Cup, Final Sri Lanka v India at Colombo, and Sachin couldn’t have a better place to sizzle through the golden patch and makes yet another ton. He has scored nine international centuries since May 2007, and has been dismissed seven times in the 90s. Going by his form 100 international hundreds can’t be ruled out.

Serena Williams remains unrepentant about her US Open outburst

NEW YORK - American tennis star Serena Williams has said she won’t apologize to the lineswoman for her outburst during her US Open semi-final defeat by Kim Clijsters.

Paes overcame injury to win US Open doubles with Dlouhy

NEW YORK - India’s Leander Paes with Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy staged a remarkable comeback to claim his 10th Grand Slam title, beating compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win the US Open men’s doubles final here.

What Did Serena Williams Say: Speculations Galore

The US Open has many a times seen top notch players losing there self control in a tough match. This year was no different. Serena Williams was disqualified from the semi final match on grounds of violation of codes. But the question that has risen now is what did she actually say to the lineswoman to deserve to be disqualified?
One set of reports have it that Serena said, “I swear to God [bleep], I’m taking this ball and shoving it your [bleep].” The other set reports that she said, “If I could, I would take…this ball and … shove it down your throat.” Some reports even have it that Serena said to the lineswoman, “I would kill you!” The truth has not yet been revealed by anyone of the USGA authorities. It is reported that some people have apparently heard Serena saying in her defence, “I didn’t say I am going to kill you. Are you serious?”
Serena had already earned a warning earlier in the game when she threw her racket and broke it, after losing the opening set. But when the lineswoman called for a foot fault in the second set, a frustrated Williams lost her self control and charged with her racket towards the lineswoman and allegedly abused her. The lineswoman, whose identity has not yet been revealed, complained to the chair umpire Lousie Engzell. The chair umpire consulted Brian Earley, the referee of the tournament, and a prompt decision on their part resulted in an astonishing 6-4, 7-5 victory to Kim Clistjers while Williams was thrown out of the tournament.
After all this, Williams, who had temporarily acted unsatisfactorily in her anger showed true sportsman spirit by walking up to Clistjers and shaking hands with her, before leaving the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Tiger dominates to reclaim No. 1 spot in FedEx Cup

LEMONT, Ill. — One of the slogans for the FedEx Cup is that “every shot counts,” which proved meaningful even as Tiger Woods was well on his way to another blowout victory in the BMW Championship.

Lee declares his goal for breaking 100 mph bowling speed barrier

LONDON - Fresh from destroying England with a scorching display of fast, swinging yorkers that skittled stumps all over Lord’s to help Australia seal a series-clinching 4-0 lead with three ODIs remaining, Brett Lee has declared his goal of breaking the 100mph (160.93km/h) speed barrier.

Paes, Black lose mixed doubles final

New York, Sept 11 (IBNS)Wildcard entries American Travis Parrott and Carly Gullickson beat India’s Leander Paes and Zimbabwe’s Cara Black 2-6, 4-6 in the mixed doubles final of the US Open tennis tournament here on Thursday.

Alonso insists he was not involved in race-fix scandal

LONDON - Ace driver Fernando Alonso has insisted that he was not involved in the race-fix scandal, which has rocked Formula One.

Hines Ward: News, Biography, Interview

Hines Ward, the new hitman of NFL, has got more to his trait than just being the toughest soul of Pittsburgh Steelers’. The best part is, at 6 feet and 205 pounds, the former Forest Park High and University of Georgia star isn’t very convincing off the field as a wild animal when he is on it.

Del Potro beats Cilic, reaches US SF; Nadal-Gonzalez slowed by rain

NEW YORK — Juan Martin del Potro was aching for a second crack at a Grand Slam semifinal, a second chance to prove he has what it takes to win at that stage.

Vijender Singh boxes into history with India’s first medal in World Championship

Milan, Sept 10 (IBNS) Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh scripted history by entering the semifinals of the World Boxing Championships in Milan and said he would thank his critics for the feat. Singh secured India’s first ever medal in the championship by entering the semis of the championship.

Indian cricket team leaves for Sri Lanka, Kirsten rues Sehwag’s absence

CHENNAI - Before boarding a special Air Indian flight for Colombo on Wednesday,Indian cricket team coach Gary Kirsten said the team would draw inspiration from its past success in Sri Lanka and also cope with the “huge” loss of explosive opener Virender Sehwag during the the tri-series involving Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the island nation.

Man arrested for running on court to kiss Rafa!

NEW YORK — A man was arrested at the U.S. Open after running on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to kiss Rafael Nadal following his victory Tuesday night.

Headley leads Padres past Giants

SAN FRANCISCO — Chase Headley homered and singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the San Diego Padres spoiled an impressive major league debut by San Francisco starter Madison Bumgarner with a 4-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday night.

Dodgers rally for 5-4 win over Arizona

PHOENIX — Ronnie Belliard hit the last of Los Angeles’ five two-out singles in the eighth inning, breaking a tie and giving the Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.

Nadal dismisses Monfils to reach US Open QF, regains no. 2 spot

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal has eliminated Gael Monfils in the U.S. Open to reach the quarterfinals.

Bhupathi and Paes in mixed semis and men’s doubles quarters

NEW YORK - Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes are heading for a showdown in the mixed doubles final at the US Open tennis tournament as they are through to the semi-finals. The two have also entered the mens doubles quarter-finals at the Flushing Meadows here Monday.

Mexican man killed by lightning while playing football

MEXICO CITY - An amateur football player was killed by lightning in Loma Bonita on the outskirts of the eastern Mexican city of Veracruz, police said. Efrain Pea was on the field with his team playing a local league match in bad weather Monday.

You cannot be serious! Djokovic mimics McEnroe, charms Arthur Ashe!

NEW YORK — Just call him — Novie Mac?

‘04 champ Kuznetsova loses to Wozniacki

NEW YORK — Caroline Wozniacki had just finished knocking off two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova when the inevitable question came: What will it be like to play 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin at the American Grand Slam tournament?

Meet Subrata Paul: India’s Goalie No. 1

It is hard to forget the past. But India’s goalkeeper Subrata Paul has buried the ghost of his past and moved on in his life to become the safest pair of hands under the bar, correspondent A. Roy reports.