Stewart gets 1-hit shutout; White Sox sweep Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Zach Stewart’s sinker and slider were tumbling over the plate. He stood tall and stayed steady on the mound. The Minnesota Twins couldn’t hit his pitches. The Chicago White Sox couldn’t stop praising the rookie’s composure. Stewart…
City probe offensive email
Manchester City are to investigate claims chief executive Garry Cook emailed defender Nedum Onuoha’s cancer-suffering mother mocking her illness. Dr Anthonia Onuoha received an offensive email which was intended for the club’s football administrator Brian Marwood, in regard to a…
Colts say Manning doubtful for Sunday’s opener
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The unthinkable suddenly seems possible in Indianapolis — opening the season without Peyton Manning. The four-time league-MVP who has never missed a start in his NFL career is doubtful for Sunday’s game at Houston because of lingering…
Legendary soccer player scouting in Cayman
Jamaican “Reggae Boy” Fitzroy Simpson, says although Caymanians love football, it’s not yet a way of life. And he says to improve the standard of players here, we must first improve the standards of pitches and training facilities. Mr. Simpson,…
Bloomquist comes through with tiebreaking triple
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willie Bloomquist hit a go-ahead tworun triple after Ryan Roberts’ solo homer tied it in the eighth, and the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks extended their division cushion to a seasonbest seven games with a 4-1 win…
Watson leads Deutsche Bank
NORTON, Mass. (AP) — The possibilities are almost too many to count for the Labor Day finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship. It starts with Bubba Watson. Watson rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole — one…
Bolt sends Jamaica to relay record
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Usain Bolt clutched the purple baton in his right hand and tore off down the track in the final leg of the 400 relay. There was no one to push the Jamaican star, because the…
Frank is still key, says Fabio
Fabio Capello has insisted Frank Lampard remains a key member of his England squad, despite dropping him for the victory over Bulgaria. The Italian named the midfielder on the substitutes’ bench in Sofia. But Capello said Lampard, 33, remains a…
Pistorius doesn’t run final, S Africa gets silver
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius said Friday he wished he could have run in the 4×400-meter relay final and earned the silver medal at the world championships. One day after helping South Africa qualify for the…
Six cities lodge bids for 2020 Olympics
LONDON (AP) — Six cities from Europe, Asia and the Middle East are competing to host the 2020 Olympics. Submitting bids to the International Olympic Committee by Friday’s deadline were Rome; Madrid; Tokyo; Istanbul; Doha, Qatar; and Baku, Azerbaijan. There…
