May 19, 2013

Soccer: Chelsea beats Manchester United to reach FA Cup semis

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Chelsea’s Oscar, back, vies for the ball with Manchester United’s Patrice Evra during the English FA Cup quarterfinal replay soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Story Highlights Ba hooked the ball over goalkeeper David De Gea Chelsea also has a Europa [...]

NASCAR: Johnson helps owner Hendrick dust off those 200-win hats

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Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/OH/ES Ford, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, lead the field on pace laps prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2012 in Darlington, South Carolina. (May 11, 2012 – Source: John Harrelson/Getty [...]

Olympic gold the pinnacle of the sport : Nadal

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(Reuters) – Winning a gold medal for your country at the Olympic Games is the greatest achievement in tennis, world number two Rafa Nadal said on Friday, while also leaving the door open to a possible return to Spain’s Davis Cup team in September. After his triumph in Beijing four years ago, Nadal will be [...]

Tennis: Why not win both Roland Garros and Olympic gold, asks Djokovic

Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Nadal of Spain during their men's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne

(Reuters) – The French Open title and an Olympic gold medal are the only major prizes in tennis to have eluded Novak Djokovic, and for the Serb, there is no point discussing which he would rather win this year. “Why not both?” the confident Serb shot back when asked to choose, looking dapper in a [...]