Premier League chairman: FIFA, UEFA stole soccer
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Premier League chairman Dave Richards accused FIFA and UEFA of stealing soccer from the English during a conference Wednesday on sports and security. With FIFA Vice President Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan and International Cricket…
Suspect in slaying of singer arrives in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Costa Rican man who authorities say may have links to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drug cartel arrived Wednesday in Guatemala to face charges in last year’s fatal shooting of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Fernando Alejandro…
Big win brings new future philosophy for Howard
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic entered their third meeting with the Miami Heat shrouded in uncertainty because of the unknown status of their biggest star. Dwight Howard made a preseason request to be traded from the only team…
Vonn takes World Cup downhill for 12th season win
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn won a downhill by nearly a second Wednesday for her 12th victory of the season, the second-highest total in World Cup history. It also was the American’s 17th top-three finish in a race this…
HBO suspends filming with horses on ‘Luck’ drama
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A horse was injured and euthanized Tuesday during production of the racetrack drama “Luck,” the third death in connection with the series, and HBO agreed to suspend filming with horses while the accident is investigated. The…
Stevie three! Gerrard inspires Liverpool to victory
Steven Gerrard’s hat-trick ensured there was no happy 10th anniversary for Everton manager David Moyes as Liverpool eased to a comfortable victory in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. Gerrard scored in the first half and then twice more after the…
Leaders enjoy watching basketball game
President Barack Obama said the relationship between the U.S. and Britain is ‘the strongest that it has ever been’ as he welcomed David Cameron to Washington in a lavish ceremony at the White House. On a sun-drenched South Lawn, packed…
Death toll reaches 114 in Bangladesh ferry sinking
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Recovery workers on Wednesday raised the wreckage of a ferry that capsized on a river in Bangladesh while carrying about 200 people, hoping this would reveal the fate of dozens of passengers still missing. The death…
Romney losses show disgruntled GOP base
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s losses in Alabama and Mississippi underscore a stark reality: The core of his party does not want him. And that lingering conservative dissatisfaction — on display Tuesday night — threatens to follow Romney into a…
Prince Harry: Royal life no fairytale
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has told a TV interviewer that sometimes he and Prince William wish they were just normal instead of royals. He spoke to CBS News after a 10-day trip to the Caribbean and South America representing…
