By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a commanding 6-2 6-3 victory over her good friend Agnieszka Radwanska Friday.
The Danish second seed pumped her right fist in celebration after sealing victory in one hour 38 minutes ...More
CALGARY (Reuters) - The Calgary Flames struck early then held on for a 4-3 victory over the slumping San Jose Sharks on Friday.
Four different players scored to give the Flames a 4-1 lead in the second period before San Jose, who lead the Pacific Division, stormed back to dominate the ...More
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Four-times Pro Bowl linebacker Joey Porter has agreed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the team said Friday.
Financial terms of the contract were not released but ESPN reported the deal to be worth $17.5 million with a maximum value of $24.5 million.
The 32-year-old ...More
CHICAGO (Reuters) - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points in the NBA on Friday, bettering Kobe Bryant's record by more than two years.
The small forward accomplished the feat at 25 years, 79 days in his team's 92-85 victory ...More
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder roared past the struggling Toronto Raptors 115-89 Friday for their ninth victory in 11 games, moving closer in their quest for fourth place in the Western Conference.
The win, coupled with Utah's loss to Phoenix, left the Thunder (42-25) just a game behind ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Sixth seed Robin Soderling delivered a tennis master class in the opening set before eliminating fourth seed Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Friday.
After saving four break points in the first game, the Swede ...More
MIAMI (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Sony Ericsson Open due to a knee injury, organizers said on Friday.
The American's withdrawal is another blow to the tournament after former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and world number two Dinara Safina had already ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic cruised into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Australian Samantha Stosur on Friday.
The sixth-seeded Serb broke her opponent twice in each set to wrap up the win in one hour 28 minutes ...More
LONDON (Reuters) - Twice U.S. Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal will miss next month's event because the Spaniard is again suffering from rheumatism.
"He has pain in his shoulder, forearms and hands. He can't swing properly so we won't be going," his manager Sergio Gomez told the ...More
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small company that has opened the door for companies to quickly sign endorsement deals with top athletes is eyeing the music world as its next target market.
Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT) matches companies as large as Sony Corp, or as small as a Houston air conditioning ...More
