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

A court has rescheduled the hearing date for a former University of Tennessee football player accused of attempted robbery. The arraignment hearing for Mike Edwards was moved to Monday. Police said E...
WBIR Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:27 -0500

RICHMOND, Texas - Sophie Gustafson has moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the weather-delayed LPGA Tour Championship. Rains swamped the Houstonian Golf and Country Club before dawn Fri...
StarTribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:12 -0500

Dan and Evan chat with Mason Vosika, Senior guard and tackle on the Douglas High football team. Sports Chat is recorded from a live Web cast that happens Fridays at 11:30 on nrtoday.com. Join the live...
News-Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:01:09 -0500

Thierry Henry that led to the decisive score Wednesday that put France in next year's World Cup."The result of the match cannot be changed and the match cannot be replayed," FIFA said in a statement. ...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:45 -0500

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Driver Jimmie Johnson smiles in the garage as he waits to drive practice laps at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, as he pr...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:44 -0500

Roger Goodell 's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution."If every player were a medical d...
The Examiner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:43 -0500

Jimmie Johnson 's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 mph on Friday to top qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a big boost for the Hendrick M...
ESPN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:45:12 -0500

Cleveland Browns ' game at Detroit on Sunday, which will be six days after he was strapped to a backboard and wheeled into an ambulance following a loss to the Ravens on Monday night. Browns coach Eri...
ESPN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:45:10 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Nov. 20, from AP Financial News: SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Dress Barn Inc. climbed a day after the company raised its yearly prof...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:09 -0500

HOMESTEAD, Fla. ? Jimmie Johnson might seem the last person who would merit comparisons to the Stuart Smalley character whose daily affirmations were a staple of...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:52 -0500

Instead of cementing herself at the golf course and barricading herself inside a hotel room during every one of her 21 weeks she played golf on the road, Hurst ventured out to major cities like London...
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:49 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:48 -0500

He took over the historically successful Sun Devil program in August 1994 after seven seasons at Notre Dame. Under Murphy, Arizona State compiled a 629-284-1 record.
USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:38 -0500

If tears were points, Springville would have been easy winners Friday in its 4A State Championship game against three-time title holder Timpview. A magical season came to a crushing halt thanks to t...
Salt Lake Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:54 -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...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:43 -0500

Filed at 11:02 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sam Querrey narrowly avoided a potentially career-ending injury when he shattered a glass table after practicing for a tournament in Thailand.The world's 25t...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:41 -0500

HAVANA (Reuters) - There were hugs and handshakes all around on Friday as teams of older U.S. and Cuban softball players ended a "friendship" tournament they hope will set an example for their respect...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:39 -0500

Pittsburgh Pirates . The left-hander made a career high 75 appearances posting a 3-0 record with a 3.36 era."I pretty much let everyone know before I left (at the end of the season) that I wanted to c...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:36 -0500

CAIRO ? History has proven there are two subjects that will move Egyptians to pour into the streets in riotous numbers, crashing windows, burning cars, battling each other and defying an army of ...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:35 -0500

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while visiting Colorado. Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded this week...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:34 -0500

New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has been held out of practice for the third straight day, and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.Bush came out of the St. Louis game w...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:32 -0500

CAIRO ? History has proven there are two subjects that will move Egyptians to pour into the streets in riotous numbers, crashing windows, burning cars, battling each other and defying an army of ...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:29 -0500

For Agassi to be crucified by the likes of martina or safin disgusts me. I am sure they didn't read the book. Andre was obviously a tortured soul and at the time he did the NON-PERFORMANCE ENHANCING m...
CBS Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:34:01 -0500

TORONTO (Reuters) - Dallas Stars forward James Neal has been suspended for two games for a dangerous hit against Derek Dorsett of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the NHL said Friday.
Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:13 -0500

HAVANA (Reuters) - There were hugs and handshakes all around on Friday as teams of older U.S. and Cuban softball players ended a "friendship" tournament they hope will set an example for their respect...
Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:13 -0500

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Reliever John Grabow signed a two-year $7.5 million deal with the Chicago Cubs on Friday, adding an experienced arm to a young bullpen.
Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:12 -0500

NEW YORK — Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back passed up a sure touchdown and took a knee before the goal line, helping...
Deseret News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:44 -0500

DOHA: Noted Islamic scholar, Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi (pictured), yesterday described as devils those who introduced the game of soccer, while decrying the row between Egypt and Algeria over the World Cup...
The Peninsula Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:08 -0500

TOKYO — The private lives of a former Kashima Antler soccer player and his model wife were recently publicized on a TV variety show. Yumiko Takaoka, 34, who was married to Yasuto Honda, 40, has...
Japan Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:21 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shares of Dress Barn Inc. climbed a day after the company raised its yearly profit estimate above analysts' forecasts.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shares of sporting goods retailer Hibbet...
Gadsden Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:05 -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/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

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 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

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