Messi 1st player with five goals in Champion League
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For all the astonishing feats in his young career, Lionel Messi had never scored five goals in a professional game. And no one had ever scored five times in a Champions League match. Well, check both…
Thorpe says he expects to fail in Olympic bid
SYDNEY (AP) — Ian Thorpe, winner of five Olympic gold medals, doesn’t like his chances of making it six after a less than impressive return from a five-year retirement. Thorpe said Wednesday he expects to fail in his attempt to…
McIlroy, set for Miami test
Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood have been grouped together for the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami on Thursday. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy became world number one on Sunday but Englishmen Donald and Westwood both have a…
Jenson Button is biggest threat
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says McLaren’s Jenson Button is the biggest threat to his team this season, but warned that there is more to come from defending champion Sebastian Vettel. Horner also named Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, Ferrari’s Fernando…
Lewis Moody retires from rugby union through injury
Former England captain and Bath flanker Lewis Moody has retired from rugby union with a shoulder injury. Moody, who ended his international career after the 2011 World Cup, was hurt against Worcester on 25 November and had surgery 12 days…
Chelsea’s Abramovich, sugar dad with teeth
Some billionaires build luxury yachts, some buy art, some donate to charity. Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich is said to do all those but collects the scalps of soccer managers, too. And why not? Because if there is one thing the…
Govt rejects no-handshake advice for UK Olympians
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Tuesday rejected a warning by the Olympic team’s top doctor that athletes should avoid shaking hands at the London Games. The British Olympic Association’s chief medical officer had said athletes should avoid physical…
Flash Harry beats the Bolt
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — It wasn’t much of a race, but then it really couldn’t have been as the world’s fastest man and Britain’s Prince Harry met up on a track Tuesday in the Jamaican capital. The prince got off…
Brazil spat with FIFA brings uncertainty over World Cup
SAO PAULO (AP) — With Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup under increasing scrutiny, tensions are escalating between the country and FIFA. The public fighting between the host country and soccer’s governing body could further affect Brazil’s work leading…
McIlroy wins Honda and becomes golf’s new No. 1
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy, the new No. 1 player in golf, is not easily rattled. He didn’t see a scoreboard in the final round of the Honda Classic until he walked onto the eighth green, looked…
