Football: Leverkusen top Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen moved a point clear at the top of the German Bundesliga table after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Borussia Dortmund on Friday.
Defending champions Egypt become the second team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory over Mozambique in Angola, while Nigeria keep their hopes alive with a 1-0 win over Benin.
Golf legend Tom Watson says Tiger Woods needs to “clean up his act” and show some humility in public when he returns to the circuit after sorting out his tangled personal life.
World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro fails a doping test for cortisone, which was found in a cream the Italian defender used to treat a bee sting — claim Italian media reports.
Their clothes tattered and caked in dirt, their backs sore from a day of clawing through concrete and debris, residents in earthquake-flattened Port-au-Prince settled in for the night early Thursday as the pitch-black darkness made looking for survivors impossible.
Undeterred by darkness, a rescue crew patiently chipped away at concrete and debris early Sunday, trying to reach a woman who sent a text message that she was buried beneath the ruins of a collapsed bank.
Togo’s participation at the Africa Cup of Nation in Angola looked over on Sunday as the country’s government orders the national team home following a deadly attack on the team bus — but players indicate they want to stay and play.
Seventh seed Jelena Jankovic, the highest-ranked player left in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, advances to the semifinals on Thursday with a 6-4 6-3 win over Marion Bartoli.
A superb second half goal from substitute Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid to go back to the top of the Spanish La Liga on Sunday.
World champion Jenson Button fired a warning to his 2010 title rivals that he will be just as quick with new team McLaren after setting the fastest time of the pre-season testing sessions in Jerez.
The powerful Haitian earthquake has destroyed most of the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haitian authorities said Wednesday.
Search-and-rescue efforts at a supermarket in Haiti’s capital have ended after teams determined no one else was alive beneath the rubble, an official told CNN Wednesday.
Tiger Woods apologized on Wednesday for “transgressions” that “let his family down” in another twist in the saga which began with him crashing his car into a fire hydrant last week.
Three Salvadoran gang members were arrested Monday in connection with the killing of French filmmaker Christian Poveda last June, police said.
The governing body of world football, FIFA, have turned down the request from the Irish Football Association (FAI) to replay their deciding World Cup play-off game against France.
Former President Bill Clinton plans to return to Haiti on Friday to meet with Haitian leaders, visit a clinic and deliver supplies, his foundation said.