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Corinthians says teen fan's death an accident
Corinthians says teen fan's death an accident
The death in the stands of a 14-year-old boy during Corinthians' match in Bolivia was an accident and the team and its fans weren't to blame, the president of the Brazilian club said on Thursday. Bolivian Kevin Beltran Espada was killed after he was hit in the face by a flare apparently thrown by s

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Kvitova to face Wozniacki in Dubai semis
Kvitova to face Wozniacki in Dubai semis
Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has beaten defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semifinal against Caroline Wozniacki in the Dubai Championships. The fourth-ranked Radwanska had no answers for the big-hitting Kvitova, who neutralized the Pole with a powerful forehand t

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Zenit resist Liverpool fightback in Europa League
Zenit resist Liverpool fightback in Europa League
Zenit St. Petersburg resisted a Liverpool fightback inspired by Luis Suarez to reach the Europa League last 16 on the away-goals rule after a 3-3 aggregate score on Thursday. Leading 2-0 from the first leg, Zenit was cruising when Hulk scored in the 19th minute goal, but Suarez struck twice with st

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Olympian, football-playing husband on WE show
Olympian, football-playing husband on WE show
Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross and her American football-playing husband Aaron Ross are the latest to submit themselves to reality television's cameras. The WE television network said Thursday that it is making "Glam & Gold," a summer series involving the two athletes. Richards-Ross is a

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Peterson back from layoff to defend title vs. Holt
Peterson back from layoff to defend title vs. Holt
As if defending his IBF junior welterweight title before a hometown crowd wasn't enough, Lamont Peterson believes he'll have an extra edge when he steps in against Kendall Holt on Friday. Rest. Peterson thinks a long spell between bouts, resulting from a positive test for synthetic testosterone and

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Barca to play friendly with Israelis, Palestinians
Barca to play friendly with Israelis, Palestinians
Barcelona is trying to organize a match against a combined team of Palestinians and Israelis to promote peace. Club president Sandro Rosell launched the initiative with Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday, and is set to discuss the event with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West B

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Iran, Russia heading for final at wrestling WCup
Iran, Russia heading for final at wrestling WCup
Iranian wrestlers have crunched their American visitors on the first day of a freestyle World Cup in Tehran. Hassan Rahimi (55 kilograms), Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouy (60kg), Mehdi Taghavi (66kg), Ehsan Lashgari (84kg), Hamed Tatari (96kg) and Komeil Ghasemi (120kg) defeated their American opponents, wh

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Schalke to appeal Galatasaray result over Drogba
Schalke to appeal Galatasaray result over Drogba
Schalke has lodged a complaint with UEFA over the 1-1 draw at Galatasaray in the Champions League because of Didier Drogba's participation. Drogba played in the last-16 match on Wednesday, a week after FIFA provisionally cleared his transfer from Shanghai Shuenhua to the Turkish side. "There are do

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Samantha Stosur loses at Dubai Championships
Samantha Stosur loses at Dubai Championships
Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overpowered defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semifinal against former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the Dubai Championships on Thursday. Wozniacki needed more than two and a half hours to get past Marion Bartoli of France, whose aggre

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Reus returns to ex-club 'Gladbach with Dortmund
Reus returns to ex-club 'Gladbach with Dortmund
Marco Reus will return to former club Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Sunday for the first time with new team Borussia Dortmund while in the form of his life. The 23-year-old Germany forward showed Dortmund can cope without suspended striker Robert Lewandowski by scoring a hat trick

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Proteas seeks 2nd whitewash of summer vs. Pakistan
Proteas seeks 2nd whitewash of summer vs. Pakistan
South Africa begins the third test against Pakistan at Centurion on Friday looking to wrap up its second series whitewash of the home summer and put daylight between itself and the rest of the chasing pack in the ICC test rankings. South Africa beat New Zealand 2-0 in a brief series in January and,

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LPGA Thailand scores
LPGA Thailand scores
Leading scores Thursday from the LPGA Thailand, played at the par-72 Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course (a-denotes amateur): Stacy Lewis, United States 30-33_63 Karine Icher, France 32-34_66 Gerina Piller , United States 31-36_67 Catorina Matthew, Scotland 33-34_67 Inbee Park, South Korea 33-34_6

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Stacy Lewis leads LPGA Thailand at 9 under
Stacy Lewis leads LPGA Thailand at 9 under
Stacy Lewis shot a 9-under 63 in the first round Thursday to take a three-stroke lead at the LPGA Thailand. The American had an eagle on the par-4 third hole, then added four more birdies on the front nine at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course. She had two more birdies before a bogey at No. 1

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Indian province refuses to host Asian Champs
Indian province refuses to host Asian Champs
The Asian Athletics Championships in July looks set to be moved from its original venue as the chief minister of the Indian state that was to play host has refused to organize the meet because of the participation of Sri Lankan athletes. Jayaram Jayalalithaa, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, said in a

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Suspected match-fixer Suljic arrested in Milan
Suspected match-fixer Suljic arrested in Milan
Suspected football match-fixer Admir Suljic was taken into custody early Thursday after landing at Milan's Malpensa airport on a flight from Singapore, Italian police said. Suljic is wanted by judicial authorities in the city of Cremona investigating a massive match-fixing case that has already bro

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Merrick etches his own memories of Riviera
Merrick etches his own memories of Riviera
John Merrick doesn't remember the year he first came to Riviera as a fan, though his memories from his days down the street at UCLA are vivid. He was wrapped up in rain gear, standing behind the ropes about 10 feet away from Robert Allenby when he laced a 3-wood to about 5 feet away from a back lef

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Banned Indian athletes train at government center
Banned Indian athletes train at government center
The Sports Authority of India has denied claims it is offering coaching to two banned athletes while it adheres to a court order allowing them to train at a prominent sports center. Local media reported this week that women's 400-meter runners Ashwini Akkunji and Mandeep Kaur, who are serving two y

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Interpol: Suspected match-fixer flying to Milan
Interpol: Suspected match-fixer flying to Milan
Interpol's chief says Singaporean police notified authorities in Italy of suspected football match-fixer Admir Suljic's flight to Milan ahead of his arrest Thursday. Ronald Noble, Interpol secretary general, said the man is wanted in Italy because he is allegedly working for Singaporean businessman

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Merrick gets his first win at home
Merrick gets his first win at home
John Merrick never allowed himself to think about winning at Riviera. Not when he was a kid attending his local PGA Tour event. Not when he was at UCLA and could play the fabled course. And certainly not late Sunday afternoon in a playoff when he faced a daunting 3-iron shot under a row of eucalypt

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Lochte struggles to balance demands of TV, pool
Lochte struggles to balance demands of TV, pool
Ryan Lochte is warming to the idea of being a TV star. Even if it's not doing much for his swimming. Lochte is struggling to balance the demands of getting ready for this summer's world championships and filming a new reality television show, which begins airing on E! Entertainment Television in Ap

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