Yachting: America’s Cup stalls again
After two years of bitter legal wrangles, the start of the 33rd America’s Cup has been delayed yet again by a lack of wind off the coast of Valencia in Spain.
Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo revived his MotoGP title hopes by taking pole position for Sunday’s Portuguese round at Estoril.
Chile’s Chaiten volcano has been placed under red alert due to an increase in seismic activity for three weeks, the Chilean government said.
Barcelona increased their lead at the top of Spain’s La Liga to eight points after they strolled to a 3-0 victory over Valladolid on Saturday.
Spanish champions Barcelona win 2-1 against Getafe despite having two players sent off, and remain five points clear of second-placed Real Madrid.
World No. 1 Serena Williams kept up her remarkable record at Grand Slam tournaments as she opened the defense of her Australian Open tennis title with an emphatic victory on Tuesday.
Brazilian forward Maicosuel scored the only goal to give Hoffenheim a 1-0 win over Freiburg on Sunday, a result that lifts them up to fifth in the Bundesliga — knocking Bayern Munich down to sixth.
Federal and state representatives of the office of Mexico’s attorney general met Friday with the families of the 16 partygoers shot dead Sunday in Ciudad Juarez, a police spokesman told CNN.
Eduardo Ravani Jr. was photographing a wedding reception early Saturday at Las Terrazas dela Reina on the hills overlooking Santiago, Chile, when the party disc jockey told him: “Hey, I think the building is moving.”
World Cup hosts South Africa sack coach Joel Santana after a miserable run of eight losses in nine friendly internationals. Santana took charge of the Bafana Bafana when fellow Brazilian Carlos Parreira stepped down in April 2008.
Sergio Garcia continued his bright start to 2010 as he reached the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi Championship just one shot behind surprise leader Rick Kulacz.
Ten Americans were charged with child trafficking after they tried to bus 33 children through the Haitian-Dominican Republic border Saturday without proper paperwork, authorities said.
Uruguay striker Javier Chevanton helped Atalanta come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Serie A relegation rivals Bologna on Wednesday.
Manny Pacquiao is aiming to deliver a knockout blow to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the U.S. courts after filing a lawsuit against the American and his connections over claims he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Argentina coach Diego Maradona will learn his fate this weekend following world ruling body FIFA’s hearing into the football legend’s foul-mouthed tirade last month.
The pressure is mounting on coach Louis van Gaal after Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 home draw by Schalke on Saturday.