Fraser lead at Australian PGA

COOLUM, Bubba Watson trailed European Tour regular Marcus Fraser by two strokes after the second round of the Australian PGA Fraser, who had career-threatening neck surgery in January, shot a 7-under-par 65 Friday. The Australian had a bogey-free round on the...

Australia wins from Oman 3-0 in World Cup qualifying

SYDNEY, Midfielder Brett Holman scored in the eighth minute on Tuesday to set Australia on the way to a 3-0 win over underdogs Oman that leaves the Socceroos in a strong position to...

Indonesia lost again 3-2 in World Cup qualifying

JAKARTA, Muhammed Razarak’s second-half goal led Qatar to a 3-2 victory at Indonesia Tuesday in third-round Asian qualifying for...

NBA cancels first two weeks of regular season

NEW YORK – The NBA canceled the first two weeks of its 2011-12 season after failing to reach a new labor agreement with its players. “We remain very, very apart on all issues,” Stern said after league representatives met with Players Association officials for...

Fan throw a hot dog at Tiger Woods

SAN MARTIN, A strange year for Tiger Woods took another bizarre twist Sunday when a fan was arrested for running toward the seventh green at CordeValle and tossing a hot dog in Woods’ direction. The bun barely reached the green. The hot dog landed on the putting surface. The 31-year-old man, whose name wasn’t released, dropped to...

Tomas Berdych and Agnieszka Radwanska win China Open titles

BEIJING —Tomas Berdych beat Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the China Open on Sunday, and Agnieszka Radwanska topped Andrea Petkovic, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 to...

Andy Murray beats Nadal at Final Japan Open

TOKYO —Andy Murray rallied to beat Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the Japan Open final Sunday. Murray overcame losing the first set to...

Reina: Ex-owners blocked move

Pepe Reina has revealed he was "depressed" at Liverpool under the previous owners and was refused the chance to speak to Arsenal because he was needed as "a bargaining chip" in the sale of the club. Reina, 29, signed for Liverpool in 2005 and enjoyed success in his early years at the...

U.S beat Honduras 1-0

MIAMI, The United States got Jurgen Klinsmann a victory in his fourth try as American coach. Clint Dempsey scored in the 36th minute and goalkeeper Tim Howard made several key saves in a 1-0 exhibition victory over Honduras on Saturday night. “It’s huge for all of us. You don’t ever want to...

Argentina beat Chile 4-1 in WCup qualifier

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)—Gonzalo Higuain scored three goals and Lionel Messi added another as Argentina defeated Chile 4-1 Friday in the...

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Shanghai Master

BELGRADE, Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Shanghai Masters because of a back muscle injury, delaying his return to competition. Djokovic says...

Tiger Woods weekend at CordeValle

SAN MARTIN, The fog finally lifted at CordeValle and revealed a Tiger Woods that looked vaguely familiar. Woods ran off three straight birdies early in his round, survived a rough patch around the...

NBA, games expected to be canceled

NEW YORK, The NBA players’ association wanted a meeting and said the league would grant one The one condition. Just agree first to...

Brewers beat D-backs 3-2

MILWAUKEE -- Nyjer Morgan did it again for Milwaukee, delivering an RBI single in the 10th inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Friday in Game 5 and send the Brewers to the NL championship series.
Morgan hit...

Clarke say Jose Enrique ready for Spain

Jose Enrique made no secret of the fact that his decision to join Liverpool from Newcastle in the summer was influenced by an ambition to play for his country. And the...

Indonesian company has taken a 70-percent stake in the A-League Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—An Indonesian company has taken a 70-percent stake in the A-League defending champions Brisbane Roar, the first majority foreign ownership of...

Carlos Tevez and Neymar so coveted Anzhi Makhachkala

Anzhi Makhachkala are hopeful of bringing both Carlos Tevez and Neymar to the club. Anzhi, who recently installed Andrei Gordeyev and Roberto Carlos as joint caretaker managers, have already made significant signings with Yuri Zhirkov joining from Chelsea and Samuel Eto'o signing from Inter but are intent upon becoming an elite club. Tevez appears certain to...

Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal advanced to quarterfinals at Japan Open

TOKYO -- Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory Thursday over Milos Raonic of Canada. "I was happy with almost everything today," Nadal said. "I was focused with...

Tiger Woods disappointing, shooting 2 over par 73

SAN MARTIN, Anyone expecting a new and improved version of Tiger Woods saw much of the same old thing Thursday. An early birdie to raise hopes. A sudden tumble. And he couldn’t make a putt. In his first tournament in seven weeks, Woods went 13 holes between his only two birdies at the Frys.com Open and had a 2-over 73 that put him in danger of missing consecutive cuts for...

Robin Ventura as new manager Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox stayed in the family Thursday, naming Robin Ventura as their manager. Ventura, 44, agreed to a multiyear deal with the club after working the past season as a special advisor to...

Diamondbacks beat Brewers 10-6

PHOENIX -Counted out by most everyone else, the Arizona Diamondbacks are in position to complete another comeback. And this one could be the greatest of the bunch. Ryan Roberts hit a grand slam, Chris Young had the...

Valentino Rossi injured

Valentino Rossi's presence in the Australian Grand Prix is not in doubt despite his Ducati team revealing he injured a finger in his crash at Motegi. The Italian rider crashed out...

Sebastian Vettel want to win his second Formula One title in style

Sebastian Vettel has vowed to win his second Formula One title in style even though he need finish only 10th in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his second successive championship. The winner of nine of 14 races so far this season told reporters he intended to...

England requires a point to qualify for Euro 2012

LONDON, Four years after losing its final qualifier to miss out on the European Championship, England will look to make amends by collecting at least the point it needs against Montenegro to reach the 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine. A draw against Croatia at Wembley would have been enough for...

Andy Murray advanced to 2nd round Japan Open

TOKYO, Andy Murray overcame an early break in the third set to beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 Wednesday and reach the second round of the Japan Open. Murray trailed 3-1 in the final set, then held serve and soon broke back t...

Michael Vick says The "dream team" no for Eagles

PHILADELPHIA -- Humbled by an awful start, the Philadelphia Eagles are ready to bury that "Dream Team" label. "I think the 'Dream Team' -- that word is dead now," quarterback Michael Vick said Wednesday. "You can't talk 'Dream Team' anymore. Maybe it put pressure on some players, maybe it didn't. But...

David Freese helps Cardinals beat Phillies 5-3

ST. LOUIS —David Freese homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals tagged playoff nemesis Roy Oswalt and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Wednesday night, forcing a deciding fifth game in their NL division series. Center fielder Jon Jay made a sliding catch on Placido Polanco’s soft fly for...

Tiger Woods says he's happy with every part of his game

San Martin - Tiger Woods says he's happy with every part of his game as he gears up to make a rare fall start on the PGA Tour. The former world No. 1 didn't qualify for the PGA Tour playoffs and added the Fall Series event to gear up for...

Luiz Suarez: it is difficult to achieve the Primary League title this season

The Reds currently sit in fifth spot in the Barclays Premier League table, six points behind leaders Manchester United after just seven matches. Suarez, who has been Liverpool's star performer so far this term, admits winning the title is now difficult because...

Soccer, No goal line on a soccer match until 2013

LONDON -- Goal-line technology is unlikely to be introduced in soccer matches until 2013, a member of the sport's rule-making body said Wednesday. The English Premier League had hoped to have high-tech aids for...

Eriksson wants David Beckham to play in Leicester

LEICESTER, Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has offered David Beckham a chance to join English Championship club Leicester. Beckham’s Major League Soccer contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy is set to...

Seattle Sounders FC won the U.S. Open Cup by beating Chicago 2-0

SEATTLE— Kasey Keller burst through the door first, dumping a bottle of champagne over the head of coach Sigi Schmid. James Riley and Fredy Montero followed seconds later to douse Schmid — appropriately one bottle of bubbly for each of the three U.S. Open Cup titles the Seattle Sounders FC now owns. Montero collected a loose ball off a corner kick scramble and slid it past Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the 78th minute, Osvaldo Alonso scored on a breakaway in the final seconds, and the Seattle Sounders FC won the U.S. Open Cup for the third straight year with a 2-0 win over the Fire on Tuesday night. Playing before a record crowd of 35,615 — the largest ever for any game in the competition — Montero was in the perfect position to clean up after Johnson made a diving save on Jeff Parke's header off a corner kick.

Tuesday's victory adds another notch in a monumental few weeks for the Sounders, where they advanced in the CCL, clinched a MLS playoff spot for the third straight season and claimed the Cascadia Cup in their regional rivalry with MLS newcomers Vancouver and Portland. But Keller was quick to point out that Seattle doesn't want the Open Cup to be the only highlight of this season, with the MLS playoffs less than a month away. "We're not done yet. We still have one more very, very important competition left," Keller said.

Andre Johnson miss 3 games

Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson reportedly underwent a medical procedure on his right hamstring Tuesday and could miss three weeks of action. The procedure was done to...

Sean Avery seems to have lost their place in the list of the New York Rangers

STOCKHOLM (AP)—Sean Avery appears to have lost out on the final spot on the New York Rangers’ roster. The noted agitator is likely headed to the waiver wire after being beaten out by fellow forward Erik Christensen. Avery could end up on another NHL team if claimed off waivers by Wednesday, on the Rangers’ AHL affiliate in Connecticut, or loaned to...

NBA talks break down over money, start of season in danger!

NEW YORK - The NBA canceled the remainder of the preseason Tuesday and will wipe out the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no labor agreement by Monday. “We were not able to make the progress that we hoped we could make and we were not able to...

Adrian Beltre's 3 home runs, Texas beating Rays 4-3 Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- This is what Adrian Beltre envisioned when he signed with Texas in the offseason. Balls jumping off his bat in October, the Rangers making another run for the pennant.
Beltre hit three straight home runs and the defending AL champions advanced again, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 4 Tuesday to...

Kurt Busch wins at Dover International Speedway!

DOVER, Del. (AP)—Kurt Busch left a rocky start to the Chase and his fiercest rival behind him. Busch stormed into contention for a second Cup championship, holding off fellow Chase drivers Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards to win Sunday at Dover International Speedway, tightening the leaderboard in a playoff where no driver has emerged as a clear-cut favorite. Busch, though, is in the mix. His No. 22 Dodge seemed only to get stronger over the...

Carlo Ancelotti open to Arsenal, Tottenham or Liverpool

Carlo Ancelotti has indicated that he would welcome the chance to take charge of Arsenal, Tottenham or Liverpool. Ancelotti is currently out of work following a two-year spell in charge of Chelsea, but he has made clear that he would relish the chance to...

Maarten Stekelenburg out of Netherlands squad

Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has decided to withdraw from the Netherlands squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers at home against Moldova on October 7 and away versus Sweden four days later. The shot stopper sustained...

Landon Donovan will not play the next U.S. match

MIAMI -- Forward Landon Donovan will miss upcoming U.S. matches against Honduras and Ecuador because of a strained right quadriceps. Edson Buddle will replace Donovan on the roster. Donovan was hurt over the...

Tigers beat Yankees 5-4

DETROIT —All Justin Verlander could do was watch. The Detroit ace was finally out of the game after a tireless, 120-pitch effort, and closer Jose Valverde was in trouble again. Two on, two out and Derek Jeter batting. “I’m just like 45,000 other people in the stadium at that point. I’m just sitting there,” Verlander said. “Obviously, your heart is...

The President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff met with FIFA

BRUSSELS -- The president of Brazil met with a top FIFA executive Monday in an effort to improve relations over the organization of the 2014 World Cup. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke met privately in Belgium. Rouseff is in Belgium for...

Tim Cahill and Mark Schwarzer out of Australia Squad

SYDNEY - Midfielder Tim Cahill and Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer are late injury withdrawals from the Australia team to...

Andy Roddick lost at China Open

BEIJING (AP)—Andy Roddick lost to South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 4-6, 5-7 in the first round of the China Open on Monday, a defeat the sixth-seeded American called “unacceptable.” On the women’s side, top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki rallied from a set down to beat...

Ed Carpenter wins the IZOD IndyCar Series Kentucky

SPARTA, Ky. -- It's that time of the season when the focus is on Dixon, Franchitti and Power -- the guys running for the IndyCar championship. It means the also-rans get overlooked, even when they've proven they can be a player. Ed Carpenter did just that Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Carpenter scored his first career IndyCar victory by beating Dario Franchitti in a wheel-to-wheel battle to the checkered flag in the closest finish in track history. Even though he had finished second here the previous two years, there was no buzz about Carpenter before the race began. "I've always known that I've belonged, but until you win one, there are always going to be people who think different," shrugged Carpenter, who gave Sarah Fisher Racing its first victory.

The margin of victory of .0098 seconds was the sixth closest in IndyCar history, and Carpenter had no explanation for why Kentucky has been so good for him."I think all drivers have race tracks that they just really enjoy," Carpenter said. "This place has changed every year. I've been on the podium the last three years with three different teams and three different setups. I'm just comfortable here. I don't know what it is, I like coming here."

Tiger woods out of the top 50 world rankings

LONDON - Tiger Woods is out of the top 50 in the world ranking for the first time in nearly 15 years. Woods, who hasn’t won in nearly two years, was assured of dropping from the...

Clint Bowyer likely to join Michael Waltrip Racing!

DOVER, - Clint Bowyer is expected to be introduced as the new driver for Michael Waltrip Racing on Friday at Kansas Speedway. Team owner Michael Waltrip confirmed there is a press conference scheduled at the...

New York Red Bulls draw 1-1 with Toronto FC

A night that featured a "Greatest Hits" of a New York Red Bulls team on the cusp of complete disaster was saved by a hero who is seemingly doing all he can to carry the underwhelming club on his back. New York played to a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday. A full match...

Tottenham win derby North London!

LONDON —Tottenham inflicted Arsenal’s fourth loss of the Premier League season on Sunday, winning the north London derby 2-1 to give Arsene Wenger a miserable start to his 16th year as Gunners manager. Rafael van der Vaart scored the 10,000th goal in Tottenham history just before halftime and Kyle Walker clinched the victory with his first for the club in the 73rd minute after Aaron Ramsey’s equalizer for Arsenal. “Arsenal are a ball possession team and we found it difficult at times but we dug deep and got the result we needed,” Walker said.Harry Redknapp’s side has now won three of the last four league derbies and drawn the other against an Arsenal side which has finished in the top four for the last 15 years.

The buildup to the match had surrounded Emmanuel Adebayor’s reaction to facing fans of former club Arsenal, but he stayed calm despite taunts about the...