December 25, 2011
Injured Maria Sharapova expects to be fit for Australian Open
Maria Sharapova is confident of being fit for January's Australian Open despite pulling out of the Brisbane International with an ankle injury. The Brisbane International is a warm-up event for the Australian Open, which begins on 16 January. The…
December 24, 2011
Bolt, Suarez leading Latina poll
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Uruguayan footballer Luis Suarez have so far topped the poll for Sportsman Of The Year in Latin America and the Caribbean conducted by the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina. World record holder Bolt and ace striker…
December 24, 2011
NBA reduces player suspensions
The NBA has reduced suspensions for the Lakers' Andrew Bynum and the Pistons' Charlie Villanueva by one game because of the shortened season. The league on Friday trimmed one game off the five-game ban Bynum was given for knocking the Mavericks'…
December 24, 2011
Allen Stanford ruled fit for trial over ‘Ponzi scheme’
A US federal judge has ruled Texan financier Allen Stanford is mentally fit to stand trial for allegedly operating a $7bn (£4.5bn) Ponzi scheme. Mr Stanford, 61, is accused of one of the biggest white-collar fraud cases since Bernard Madoff. The…
December 24, 2011
Burrell back in the fold
Well-known personalities Horace Burrell, Ronald Jones and Yves Jean-Bart were among nine administrators appointed to restore the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to normality over the next five months. Burrell, the suspended president of the Jamaica…
December 24, 2011
Fifa riding roughshod over CFU officials—Jack
Former vice-president of world football governing body FIFA, Jack Warner, says the organisation is engaged in a hostile takeover of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and it must be stopped. Warner said FIFA had “no locus standi or even hierarchical…
December 23, 2011
Foster TD helps Houston take 13-9 lead over Indy
Arian Foster has rushed for 138 yards and the game's only touchdown to help the Houston Texans lead the Colts 13-9 at the end of the third quarter on Thursday night. Foster's 9-yard touchdown run came less than a minute into the game, but the…
December 23, 2011
Baptiste, Daniel top Sports Desk awards
Shooter Roger Daniel and sprinter Kelly Ann Baptiste walked away with the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards during the Guardian Sports Desk’s Annual Awards Ceremony at the home of Brian Lara, Lady Chancellor Hill, last night. Other…
December 23, 2011
Manchester United defender Phil Jones set for X-ray
Manchester United defender Phil Jones is to have an X-ray after suffering a facial injury in the 5-0 win at Fulham. Jones appeared to take a knock to the face in a challenge with Fulham forward Clint Dempsey early on in the first half at Craven…
December 23, 2011
Bonds appeals conviction on obstruction charge
Barry Bonds is officially appealing his felony obstruction conviction. His attorneys paid $455 and filed a one-sentence notice to the federal trial court late Wednesday, saying that Bonds was asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal to toss out…