Dubai, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh endured a frustrating day on the greens but managed to hang in there with a par-72 to be two-under 142 for two days at the Dubai World Championship here Friday.
IANS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:03 -0500

London, Nov 20 : Brit singer Lily Allen has been made an honorary member of a cricket club after she professed her love of the sport over the summer this year.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:10:16 -0500

London, Nov 20 : Soccer star David Beckham, Ewan McGregor and Cat Deeley have teamed up for Unicef 'photo pledge' campaign in a bid to raise awareness on children's rights.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:10:06 -0500

Johannesburg, Nov.20 : In an indirect rejoinder to South African cricket team coach Mickey Arthur, England captain Andrew Strauss has said that his team is in South Africa to make runs and win matches, and not to make friends.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:20:07 -0500

London, Nov.20 : Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan, who opted out of the New Zealand series citing need for rest, has announced his availability for the forthcoming Australia tour.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:10:32 -0500

Mumbai, Nov.20 : Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese today presented a cheque for Rs 10,00,000 to Magic Bus for the provision of sport and personal development training to 240 underprivileged children in Mumbai.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:10:12 -0500

London, Nov 20 : Victoria Beckham has revealed the secret behind her blissful married life - she sleeps naked and can't resist a nightly dose of sex when she and soccer hubby David hit the sack.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:20:06 -0500

Melbourne, Nov.20 : One of the best-known names in world sport, the late Don Bradman, was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at the Bradman Oration at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:09 -0500

London, Nov.20 : Irish winger Damian Duff has accused both FIFA and sports manufacturer Adidas of conspiring to get France through to the World Cup finals.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:10:38 -0500

London, Nov.20 : The world has turned on French football star Thierry Henry, branding him a cheat, even as Irish football chiefs have approached FIFA with a demand for a replay of the World Cup tie.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:10:36 -0500

London, Nov. 20 : The International Association of Athletics Federations has denied the South African Government's claims that it had agreed to allow Caster Semenya keep her World Championship gold medal despite the gender controversy clouding her victory.
ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:10:18 -0500

Relations between Egypt and Algeria have been taking a serious turn for the worse in the aftermath of Algeria's World Cup playoff qualifying victory over Egypt's national football (soccer) team in Kha...
VOA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:23 -0500

Roseburg head coach Thurman Bell said things haven't changed much since he was an athletic director. “The hours haven't changed,” Bell said. “It's not an eight-hour day. If you don't...
News-Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:13 -0500

VANCOUVER, Wash.Flores, EOU men in national meetEastern Oregon University freshman D.J. Flores, a South Umpqua High graduate, will be among the runners competing for the Mountaineers in the NAIA natio...
News-Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:12 -0500

Roseburg outside linebacker Jay Tovey pulls down Miles Phillips of Barlow in the first half of their Class 6A first-round playoff game at Finlay Field last Friday night.
News-Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:10 -0500

Douglas senior quarterback Paul Polamalu has passed for 1,905 yards and 20 touchdowns this season. In the foreground is senior lineman Brady Feasel.
News-Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:07 -0500

November 20, 2009 Massillon, Ohio, is something of a football nirvana. A high school game can draw 20,000 spectators – in a town of 30,000. Paul Brown, one of the greatest coaches in the history of ...
NPR Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:03 -0500

CAIRO -- Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter Worl...
The Miami Herald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:01:30 -0500

Roger Goodell 's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.NFLPA assistant executive director...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:25 -0500

(AP Photo/Kathy Johnson, Pool)FILE - This Sept. 30, 2009, file photo shows Jayson Williams in court in Somerville, N.J. A person with knowledge of the case against retired NBA star Jayson Williams say...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:23 -0500

Pittsburgh Pirates and Cubs."I pretty much let everyone know before I left there that I wanted to come back. It's a good situation for me and my family," said Grabow, who said he has a house in...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:22 -0500

(AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)England's Lee Westwood reacts after sinking a birdie putt at the 18th hole of the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the second round of the Dubai World Championship Europ...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:19 -0500

Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.Agassi revealed in his recent autobiography that he failed a 1997 drug test, a result he says was thrown out after he lie...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:17 -0500

Tampa Bay Rowdies are the latest teams to join a new professional soccer league that will play in the U.S. and Canada beginning in April. Crystal Palace and Tampa Bay will join the...
Baltimore Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:39 -0500

LONDON - FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France, but Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furore over his extra-time ha...
New Zealand Herald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:02 -0500

FRANKFURT - German prosecutors investigating match fixing in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe - including Champions League...
New Zealand Herald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:01 -0500

Omar Vizquel 's agents, Arn Tellem and Tom Reich, to sign the shortstop for the 2010 season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The source said a deal is close to being done.Ken Ro...
ESPN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:46 -0500

Edwards said Friday he will appeal in an effort "to get some of it back." He said the fine was levied because the hit came at a time when Cribbs "supposedly shouldn't have reasonably expected it."...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:40 -0500

During interviews of 160 NFL players conducted by the Associated Press from Nov. 2-15, 30 replied they have hidden or played down the effects of a concussion. Half said they've had a concussion playin...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:39 -0500

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ? A friendly rivalry between teammates Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors means trouble for opponents of No. 21 Georgia Tech.
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:36 -0500

I heard Jimmie wasn't pleased in an interview, but I didn't talk to him this week. I was just trying to stay on the lead lap until the caution came out, and we'd be back in the game and be all right. ...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:35 -0500

Troy Polamalu did not practice all week because of a left knee injury and will not play Sunday in Kansas City. He may miss the Nov. 29 game at Baltimore as well. Polamalu sat out the Steelers' second ...
Sports Illustrated Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:27 -0500

Chicago White Sox are talking to veteran shortstop Omar Vizquel about a contract and a deal is expected in the coming days, sources confirm. Manager Ozzie Guillen is said to be a big admirer of Vizque...
Sports Illustrated Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:24 -0500

State football championships are underway in every state, with championship games playing out this week in Idaho, Utah, Iowa and Nebraska, among others; however, it is a game for a conference champion...
Sports Illustrated Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:22 -0500

Filed at 3:36 p.m. ET CHICAGO (AP) -- Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:11 -0500

Filed at 2:35 p.m. ET For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games.Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victor...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:09 -0500

Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.NFLPA assistant executive director George Atallah tells The Associated Pres...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:04 -0500

Chris Simms again took first-team practice repetitions, as he has all week in the absence of Orton, who was injured during last week's 27-17 loss at Washington.
CBS Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:48 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer held court in a swish hotel on the banks of the River Thames on Friday and left nobody in any doubt he was determined to become only the second male player to reclaim ...
Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:56 -0500

BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international soccer because of political interference in the country's Football Association, world governing body FIFA said on Friday.
Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:55 -0500

MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - A hammer throw challenge event will be introduced next year to provide worldwide competition for athletes whose specialty is not part of the new Diamond League.
Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:53 -0500

(RTTNews) - German prosecutors said Friday that the country's police have arrested seventeen people, including two foreigners, in connection with an investigation into alleged match-fixing in major E...
Quote.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:00 -0500

CAIRO (AFP) - Violent protestors injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic row that erupted over a football World Cup qualifier won by b...
West Australian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:45 -0500

Two Bartow High School employees were officially reprimanded and another was verbally warned for their roles in discovering an ineligible football player at Kathleen HIgh School last month, but the co...
The Ledger Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:08:24 -0500

More than 2,000 Kenyan youths from across Nairobi, the capital, will kick off a multi-ethnic football tournament this weekend to score goals in a United Nations-backed bid to use the power of sport to...
Spero News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:33 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports Inc. rose Friday, a day after its third-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations and it raised its 2010 profit forecast.Shares r...
Miami Herald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:36 -0500

(AP Photo/Lori Shepler, File)FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2009, file photo, Memphis Grizzlies' Allen Iverson brings the ball upcourt against the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game in Los Angel...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:09 -0500

(AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)Suspended NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield chats with attendees during a public auction Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his Catawba, N.C. property. As NASCAR prepares to cr...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:07 -0500

(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)FILE - This Aug. 20, 2009 file photo shows South Africa's Caster Semenya displaying her gold medal after the ceremony for the Women's 800m final at the World Athletics...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:05 -0500

The betting leaders are suspected of bribing players, coaches, referees and other officials to fix games and believed to have made at least $14.82 million, according to Bochum's police director...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:03 -0500

If the NBA were to retire Michael Jordan's No. 23 leaguewide, the newly inducted Hall of Famer says there are several more players just as worthy of the distinction.
ESPN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:14 -0500

Sacramento Kings , but he's optimistic that it's the last game that he will miss.Marion sprained his left ankle in the opening moments of Monday's win against the...
ESPN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:09 -0500

Memphis coach Josh Pastner could have asked for a pass with the class of 2010. The first-year boss of the Tigers stepped into a program that had enjoyed immense success under former coach...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:03 -0500

Kahne has been unhappy with many parts of RPM this season, including a planned merger with Yates Racing that has yet to happen. Kahne says the company needs to become focused and resolve its lingering...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:02 -0500

The English golfer put himself in a solid position to pick up two big prizes on Sunday. If he wins the last tournament of the European Tour season, he will receive $1.25 million in prize money —...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:01 -0500

I visited the family in Columbus and marveled at the adjustments and selflessness of both of them in dealing with the disease and the personal realities that intruded. My heart goes out to the Spielma...
Sports Illustrated Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:57 -0500

German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion. Police conducted more tha...
CBC News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:35 -0500

The mystery over which track will stage next season's British Grand Prix has taken a twist with the news Donington Park could host the race after all.Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone had insisted t...
BBC Sport Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:33 -0500

Boss Rafael Benitez has defended Liverpool's decision to send players to a Serbian clinic for treatment.Glen Johnson, Fabio Aurelio, Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera have visited Belgrade for an unusua...
BBC Sport Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:32 -0500

Filed at 12:20 p.m. ET NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased.Dr. Ira ...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:37:41 -0500

November 20, 2009 The rugby series between the Springboks and the British and Irish Lions boosted the South Africa economy to the tune of almost R1,5-billion, a study commissioned by SA Rugby has reve...
Business Report Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:24 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - World number one tennis player Roger Federer believes his friend Thierry Henry should not be villified for the handball which helped France edge past Ireland into the World Cup fina...
Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:19 -0500

USC and Tennessee are scheduled to play a home-and-home series in the years 2020 and 2021, which means Pete Carroll and his former assistant, Lane Kiffin, are unlikely to face each other by the time t...
Daily News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:56 -0500

The Miles Express Women player of the month for the month of October was won by Luxol’s youngster Steffi De Martino. De Martino is making her debut with the senior team this year after playing for ...
MaltaMedia Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:49 -0500

By Jacques Van Der Westhuyzen Udine Following the fiasco of Ras Dumisani's butchering of South Africa's national anthem in Toulouse, the management of the Springboks are leaving nothing to chance ...
Independent Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:51 -0500

Udine, Italy - The "Beast" and experienced lock Victor Matfield are among four players replaced by South Africa coach Peter De Villiers for Saturday's Test against Italy here. Prop Tendai Mtawarira...
Independent Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:47 -0500

The Warriors were 13 without loss when stumps were drawn on the second day of their SuperSport Series match against the Diamond Eagles in East London on Friday, 378 runs in arrears after a scintillati...
Independent Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:44 -0500

THIRD-ROUND PLAYOFF SCHEDULE New Braunfels/Carroll winner vs. Eagle Pass/PSJA North winner, TBD Lake Travis/Schertz Steele winner vs. Flour Bluff (11-1), TBD Killeen/Alamo Heights winner vs. Gre...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:45 -0500

Rafael Benitez has defended Liverpool's use of a controversial Serbian clinic to get four of his top players fit for a crucial week that will shape the troubled Anfield club's season.Glen Johnson, Fab...
Independent.ie Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:57 -0500

Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight not only made the top 10 of best-selling pay-per-view boxing events, but beat the 1.05 million figure notched by Mayweather for his September comeback fight against...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:57 -0500

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson responds to a question during a news conference for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in Coral Gables, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Johnson is hoping t...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:56 -0500

NFL careers with heightened risk for dementia and cognitive decline, saying more research is needed."We've expressed some serious concern about his ability to continue in his role," NFLPA assistant ex...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:55 -0500

Jeff Gordon to drive at least "three or four" more seasons and the four-time Cup champion says he has no immediate plans to retire.Gordon said on Friday that his achy back has improved and he's still ...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:53 -0500

Australia's head of selectors claims the country is currently in a "good spot" with regards to the quality of their spin bowlers.From the outside, it appears Australia have yet to find a bowler anywhe...
Cricket365 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:00 -0500

Joe Root, the 18-year-old Sheffield-born opening batsman, has secured his future with Yorkshire. Root, who made his first-team debut against Essex in Yorkshire's final Pro40 game of the 2009 season, s...
Cricinfo Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:59 -0500

Hampshire have made a bid to sign Shane Warne for next summer's Twenty20 Cup. The Australian legend captained the Hawks between 2004 and 2007 and chairman Rod Bransgrove is hoping the 40-year-old will...
Cricket365 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:59 -0500

Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday and became a free agent Thursday night. Walsh said Friday he wasn't interested because Iverson would take time away from the young players the Knicks are trying to develop...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:52 -0500

The 1.25 million buys ranks among the top 10 pay-per-view fights of all time, and represents the highest performing boxing PPV event of 2009, generating $70 million in pay-per-view revenue.
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:51 -0500

The announcement comes just two days before Johnson is likely to wrap up the Sprint Cup championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson goes into Sunday's finale with a 108-point lead over Hendrick ...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:48 -0500

Free agency is finally here, less than a week before Thanksgiving. And the signings may not come so quick, either. Baseball's powers are still arguing about the state of the game's economics, whether ...
Sports Illustrated Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:47 -0500

Tampa Bay Lightning by giving his stick to a young girl seated in the front row. Unfortunately, that's when the lower bowl of the Honda Center turned into the thunderdome and fists started to fly. (Vi...
Sports Illustrated Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:31 -0500

CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- A series of clashes between Egyptian and Algerian football fans has led to a diplomatic row between the two north African countries, with Egypt recalling its ambassador to Algier...
CNN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500

(CNN) -- Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on exactly 100 and passed 30,000 international runs as India batted out for a draw in the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Friday.
CNN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:59:59 -0500

Internal Revenue Service filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in September giving Blount 60 days to respond. Blount hasn't filed a response to the lawsuit, and the U.S. attorney's of...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:54:08 -0500

Location: Bloomington, Ind. | Founded: 1820 | Enrollment: 38,247 | Colors: Cream and Crimson Coach: Tom Crean | Home Court: Assembly Hall | Capacity: 17,542...
CBS Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:50 -0500

Sun-Times Media Wire A juvenile girl who was the alleged ring-leader was charged along with three men in the beating and robbing of a 62-year-old man who was also bound with duct tape during the ...
Chicago Sun-Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:53 -0500

November 20, 2009 - Nov 20 (Reuters) - Draw for the 2010 African Cup of Nations made on Friday in Luanda. The tournament takes place in Angola from Jan. 10 to 31. GROUP A Angola Mali ...
Independent Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:22 -0500

Proteas coach Mickey Arthur probably echoed the feelings of both camps when he said he was disappointed that the first of five one-day internationals between South Africa and England had been washed o...
Independent Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:17 -0500

More than 2,000 Kenyan youths from across Nairobi, the capital, will kick off a multi-ethnic football tournament this weekend to score goals in a United Nations-backed bid to use the power of sport to...
UN News Centre Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:01 -0500

, tells the story of these three legends. The book celebrates the great performances and personalities of the "golden age" of South African athletics in the 1980s, despite apartheid isolation. Not o...
Mail & Guardian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:26 -0500

(AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)England's Lee Westwood reacts after sinking a birdie putt at the 18th hole of the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the second round of the Dubai World Championship Europ...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:15 -0500