Sports

October 14, 2011

Murray faces Nishikori in Shanghai semis

World No. 4 Andy Murray is on course to reach a third successive Asian final after ending the Shanghai Masters hopes of Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden on Friday. The Briton had few difficulties in winning 6-3 6-2 against a player who will…

October 13, 2011

Stern says Christmas games in doubt if no deal

Commissioner David Stern said his "gut" tells him there will be no NBA basketball on…

October 13, 2011

Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner is caught on tape offering ‘gifts’ of £25,000 to Caribbean delegates.

Jack Warner has been caught on tape apparently urging fellow Caribbean officials to accept cash gifts from Mohamed Bin Hammam, the disgraced former presidential candidate. Telegraph Sport has seen the remarkable footage in which Warner, the…

October 13, 2011

Agent asked for $1.2M to ‘lose’ cricket match, court hears

A court in London has heard recordings of a phone conversation in which an agent acting for several members of the Pakistani cricket team allegedly discussed deliberately losing a cricket match in exchange for $1.2 million. Mazhar Majeed, a…

October 13, 2011

Wayne Rooney banned for three England Euro 2012 matches

England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro. Uefa's disciplinary panel, which described the incident as an "assault", decided on the punishment at a…

October 13, 2011

Andy Murray reaches Shanghai last eight but Rafael Nadal goes out

Defending champion Andy Murray moved into the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters, as Rafael Nadal went out. Murray beat Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4 3-6 6-3, while top seed Nadal lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to German Florian Mayer. The British number one next…

October 13, 2011

Cruz, Rangers beat Tigers, take 3-1 lead in ALCS

Nelson Cruz made a rocket throw to keep the score tied, then hit a…

October 13, 2011

NBA, players heading to federal mediation

The NBA and its locked-out players will use the same federal mediator who tried to resolve the NFL’s labor dispute months before it eventually ended. George Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, announced Wednesday that…

October 12, 2011

AMERICANS IN SEARCH OF RYDER CUP REVENGE

TCI-BASED North American golfers will be practicing extra hard over the next couple of…

October 12, 2011

NFL fines Giants S Kenny Phillips $20,000 for hit

The NFL has fined New York Giants safety Kenny Phillips(notes) $20,000 for a hit on Seattle Seahawks tight end Zach Miller. Phillips was flagged for a hit on a defenseless Miller in the first quarter of the Seahawks’ 36-25 win over the Giants on…