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Britian's Luke Donald watches his tee shot on the second hold during the final round of the Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC

Wed, May 23, 2012

Donald just aching to break his duck in majors

By Tony Jimenez

VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Luke Donald has topped the world rankings on three occasions and lifted a host of leading honors and ...

Boxing champion Amir Khan of Britain has his hand taped by trainer Freddy Roach before working out in Washington December 6, 2011. REUTERS/M

Wed, May 23, 2012

Khan to fight WBC champion Garcia in July

LONDON (Reuters) - Former champion Amir Khan will fight undefeated American light-welterweight Danny Garcia on July 14 for the WBC title.

The Briton's rematch ...

Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Moore pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning of a MLB American League baseball game in St

Tue, May 22, 2012

Rays zap Jays in rookie battle

(Reuters) - Tampa Bay rookie starter Matt Moore fared better than his Toronto counterpart Drew Hutchison as the Rays blasted three home runs in an ...

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra directs his team against the Indiana Pacers in the second quarter during Game 5 of their NBA Eastern Co

Tue, May 22, 2012

James and Wade on fire as Heat scorch Pacers

By Simon Evans

MIAMI (Reuters) - With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on fire, the Miami Heat pounded the Indiana Pacers 115-83 on Tuesday to ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Derrick elected new president of Caribbean soccer body

By Simon Evans

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has elected Antiguan Gordon Derrick, an official reprimanded in a FIFA ethics probe, as ...

Kim Clijsters of Belgium hits a return to Julia Goerges of Germany during their match at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Bis

Tue, May 22, 2012

Clijsters to retire again after U.S. Open

(Reuters) - Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Cities vying for 2020 Games try to avoid IOC axe

By Steve Keating

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - The race to host the 2020 Summer Olympics reaches the first hurdle on Wednesday with five cities trying ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Boxing federation chief earns IOC board nomination

By Steve Keating

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Amateur boxing chief Wu Ching-Kuo was nominated for a spot on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Ukraine official suspended amid ticket scandal

By Steve Keating

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - The Ukraine National Olympic Committee launched an investigation on Tuesday and suspended a top official accused of offering ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Scandal prompts N.Y. to take control of horse racing association

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Racing Association has been temporarily placed under state control following the suspension last month of ...