May 18, 2013

Rugby: New Zealand fall short in world record bid after Australia draw

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Australia (12) 18 Pens: Harris 5, Beale New Zealand (6) 18 Pens: Carter 6 New Zealand fell inches short in their bid to equal the world record of 17 straight Test wins by a top-tier nation after an 18-18 draw with Australia. The world champions trailed 15-6 with half-an-hour left but four consecutive Dan Carter [...]

NBA Playoffs: Lakers and Celtics take care of business

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Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers hugs Andrew Bynum #17 in the first quarter as the Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (May 11, 2012 – Source: Harry How/Getty [...]

Boxing: Martinez champions fight against bullying outside the ring

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Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams exchange punches during their Middleweight Championship fight on November 20, 2010 at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (November 19, 2010 – Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Inside the boxing ring, Sergio Martinez is paid to hurt people. Outside the ring, [...]

Golf: Dubai winner Quiros hails record-breaking Donald

Quiros of Spain lines up his shot during the final round of the Dubai World Championship at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai

(Reuters) – Spaniard Alvaro Quiros beat Luke Donald to the Dubai World Championship title but he is still in awe of the record-breaking Briton’s nerves of steel and tenacity under pressure. “Luke is unbelievable,” the 28-year-old Quiros told reporters after Donald came third in the blazing heat of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. “You [...]

Boxing: Gamboa beats Ponce de Leon by technical decision

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Jorge Solis punches Yuriorkis Gamboa during their IBF WBA World Featherweight title bout during Top Rank’s “Featherweight Fury” on March 26, 2011 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (March 16, 2011 – Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) – ATLANTIC CITY – Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa took one [...]