Italian tennis star Flavia Pennetta trounced American teenager Coco Vandeweghe 6-1, 6-2 to hand Italy their second straight win over the US and third Fed Cup title in five years. The win gave Italy an unassailable 3-1 lead in the match following victories for Pennetta and reigning French Open champion Francesca Shiavone in Saturday’s opening [...]
Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg took pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix in a frantic last-lap scramble on dry-weather tyres on a damp track. The German drove superbly to stun the title contenders and throw a wild card into the championship battle. Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso – the four main [...]
Andy Murray began the defence of his Valencia Open title with a straight-sets win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez. The Briton, seeded number one, had to work hard for a 6-3 7-6 (7-1) victory in one hour and 27 minutes, and goes on to face Juan Monaco in round two. Murray beat the Argentine in the [...]
The Texas Rangers found their home run stroke to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 in Game Three of the World Series Saturday and draw within 2-1 in the best-of-seven showdown. After dropping the opening two games in San Francisco, the second by a humbling 9-0 score, Texas regained their swagger in a happy homecoming [...]
A controversial call that set up a Pittsburgh Steelers victory on Sunday will be the newest topic for fans and experts to debate one week after devastating hits grabbed headlines and forced the NFL to change its rules. The ruling helped the Steelers to a 23-22 over the Miami Dolphins, whose home woes this season [...]
Mark Webber set the fastest time as championship leaders Red Bull responded to challenges from McLaren and Ferrari in practice for the Korean Grand Prix. The Australian’s best effort of one minute 37.942 seconds left him just ahead of rivals Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton. Renault’s Robert Kubica was fourth from Jenson [...]
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa says he will work as hard as he can in the remaining races to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win the world title.
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Wayne Rooney wants to quit Manchester United. The Old Trafford boss admitted he was “shocked” and “disappointed” to hear the news but said he had not fallen out with the 24-year-old England striker. “We are as bemused as anyone can be, we can’t quite understand why he would want to [...]
Everton ensured John W Henry’s reign as Liverpool owner got off to the worst possible start as they emerged as comfortable winners of the Merseyside derby. Henry and co-owner Tom Werner made a late decision to attend the 214th clash between the clubs after completing their £300m Anfield buy-out on Friday. And there must have [...]
US company New England Sports Ventures has completed its takeover of Liverpool Football Club. The move comes after former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett removed the temporary restraining order blocking the £300m sale on Friday morning. “I am proud and humbled,” said NESV head John W Henry. “I can’t tell you how happy I [...]
A second Nigerian has failed a drugs test at the Commonwealth Games. Samuel Okon, 24, who was sixth in the 110m hurdles won by Andy Turner, tested positive for the same drug as women’s 100m winner Damola Osayemi. According to Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell, Okon is waiving his right to the B sample [...]
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel re-ignited his world championship hopes with an emphatic lights-to-flag victory in the Japanese Grand Prix. The German finished a second clear of team-mate Mark Webber, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in third. McLaren team-mates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were fourth and fifth. Webber now has a 14-point championship lead, with Alonso [...]