http://news.net/Copyright (c) 2012 Publishing Services International Limited. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks, brands and domain names are the property of their respective owners. Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement. Fans chanted his name before the game, and they chanted some more ...http://news.net/article/293854/Sport2013-05-18 23:54:53 Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics. The federation, known by the acronym FILA, is also changing its constitution to include a female vice president and will increase the...http://news.net/article/293720/Sport2013-05-18 19:25:59 The Stormers dented the Queensland Reds' playoff hopes in the Super 15 with a 20-15 win on Saturday, with discarded Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper and his team off-color for the second straight game in South Africa. Springboks captain Jean de Villiers' try early in t...http://news.net/article/299410/Sport2013-05-25 17:44:51 Damian Warner led the men's decathlon after a cold and rainy opening day of the Hypo Meeting on Saturday, and fellow Canadian Brianne Theisen held a slim lead in the women's heptathlon. Warner gained 4,340 points from the first five events, including running 10.36 seconds t...http://news.net/article/299420/Sport2013-05-25 17:19:37 Vincenzo Nibali virtually wrapped up the Giro d'Italia title with a dominating solo performance to win the penultimate stage Saturday, leaving behind his rivals under a blizzard of snow on the race's final climb. Nibali attacked with 3 kilometers (under 2 miles) ...http://news.net/article/299261/Sport2013-05-25 15:49:46 They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win. Sato pulled out of line, dipp...http://news.net/article/298875/Sport2013-05-25 04:21:03 Fans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend's Indy 500 will notice some changes in the traditional routine in response to last month's bombing at the Boston Marathon. Getting into the speedway will be harder as officials tighten up access to the track, closi...http://news.net/article/298763/Sport2013-05-24 17:05:07 Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. James Neal had a hat trick and the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1. Kris ...http://news.net/article/298722/Sport2013-05-25 02:54:27 Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party. The three were among seven small children ...http://news.net/article/298595/Sport2013-05-23 07:33:56 Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second. Pippa Mann chatted with tire makers, dropped in on the folks from the television networ...http://news.net/article/298578/Sport2013-05-24 15:18:07 Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday. Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise check at his home before this year's race, organizers said. If confirme...http://news.net/article/297881/Sport2013-05-24 16:16:48 The 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was canceled Friday because of snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same reasons, leaving Vincenzo Nibali with a much milder finish to defend his lead. On Friday, organizers said there were "adver...http://news.net/article/297848/Sport2013-05-24 15:55:12 Mercurial flyhalf Quade Cooper says he has had no contact with Australia coach Robbie Deans since he was left out of an initial Wallabies squad for the British and Irish Lions series. Cooper told South Africa's Sport24 website that he would respond to his dropping by...http://news.net/article/297774/Sport2013-05-24 07:01:46 The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday to take a 3-1 lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series and put the team that dominated the regular season on the brink of a premature elimination. In the day's other playoff games, the New York Rangers ed...http://news.net/article/297767/Sport2013-05-24 06:14:03 IndyCar officials may be about to give the series a retro look and bring back the chase for track records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles and Derrick Walker, the new head of IndyCar competition, emerged from a competition advisory board meeting Thurs...http://news.net/article/297215/Sport2013-05-23 23:25:54 An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said Thursday. Senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next week to discuss potential appointments to a three...http://news.net/article/297007/Sport2013-05-23 17:15:22 Vincenzo Nibali won the individual mountain time trial in the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday to extend his overall lead. The Italian finished in 44 minutes, 29 seconds on the 20.6-kilometer (12.8-mile) uphill route from Mori to Polsa in northern Italy for his first...http://news.net/article/296733/Sport2013-05-23 20:07:41 Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rogge said FILA has tackled the issues that led the IOC executive ...http://news.net/article/296564/Sport2013-05-23 18:18:56 Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya were left off a list of athletes to be given funding ahead of the 2016 Rio Games because neither is currently training or competing, the South African Olympic Committee said Thursday. Pistorius, a double-amputee runner who competed at the Lond...http://news.net/article/296515/Sport2013-05-23 15:37:26 Baltimore's Chris Davis notched his American League-leading 14th homer of the season among his four hits as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday, further tightening the AL East division standings. Elsewhere, Texas avoided a sweep by Oakland, Colorado drew level i...http://news.net/article/296356/Sport2013-05-23 07:04:29