Harsh lessons learned admits Kenny
KENNY DALGLISH admits Liverpool FC suffered a “harsh lesson” after slumping to defeat at Premier League leaders Manchester City. Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure struck in the first half before James Milner’s late penalty sealed a 3-0 defeat for Liverpool FC at…
Williams withdraws from Brisbane with injury
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams’ Australian Open preparations took a major hit Wednesday when she injured her left ankle and withdrew from the Brisbane International. In her first tournament since losing the U.S. Open final in September, Williams was…
Michigan beats Va. Tech in Sugar Bowl, 23-20
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly came splashing down on the coach’s head. It had been quite a while since…
Avoiding pirates, Groupama wins ocean race leg
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — French team Groupama earned its first stage victory in the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday, defeating overall leader Telefonica in a sprint to Abu Dhabi to complete the second leg. The five-boat fleet…
Jerry Angelo fired as Bears’ GM
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Jerry Angelo was fired as the Chicago Bears’ general manager Tuesday following a team collapse marked by injuries to Jay Cutler and Matt Forte and a drug scandal involving receiver Sam Hurd. Angelo (pictured) had…
Beckham likely not to move to France
David Beckham has decided not to join Paris Saint-Germain for family reasons, according to reports in France. The former England captain, 36, had been widely linked with a move to the Qatari-owned French club but could now extend his spell…
Jeff Fisher interviews with Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Fisher landed at the Miami Dolphins’ complex on Tuesday. Now the question is whether the Dolphins will land Fisher. A person familiar with the team’s coaching search said Fisher was interviewing for the job. The…
Time to peak, playoffs are here
The way the Green Bay Packers blew through the regular season, it would be foolish to pick against them repeating as Super Bowl champions. Yet they aren’t on the hottest streak nor playing the best football as January rolls around….
Cayman leave it late against USA South
Cayman victorious against USA – but only just! The Cayman Islands Rugby Football Union continued a rich vein of form against their bigger, more powerful American neighbors on Monday, 2 January 2012 (having recently triumphed over the USA South Men’s…
Arsene fury at referee “blunders”
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said referee Lee Probert cost his side victory in the 2-1 defeat at Fulham. The Gunners looked set to clinch three points at Craven Cottage until the home side staged a late comeback. Wenger was unhappy…
