Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.
England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.
Defending champion John Higgins and the rest of snooker's top stars will find out their first-round opponents in Thursday's draw for next month's World Championship.
Dwain Chambers' hopes of 60m gold at the World Indoor Championships are boosted after American gold medal favourite Ivory Williams is given a three-month doping ban.
Mar. 8 - Paris fashion week beats the economic blues as fashionistas and designers jet into the French capital for one of the hottest events of the clothing calender.
Mar. 4 - Chinese football club owner Zhu Jin urges a shake-up of the nation's professional football league after revelations of a match-fixing scandal.
Feb 24 - With just over a 100 days to go until South Africa hosts the international soccer World Cup, the country prepares to receive an estimated 400,000 visitors.
Feb 24 - India's renowned sand artist, Sudarsan Patnaik, creates a sand sculpture to commemorate the forthcoming World Cup Hockey championship (February 28 to March 13).
Feb 23 - Brazilian striker Ronaldo renews his contract with the Sao Paulo-based club Corinthians until the end of 2011, when he expects to retire. Tara Cleary reports.
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney could match the 42 goals that Cristiano Ronaldo provided for Manchester United in 2008 after the England striker reached the 30 mark with a double in the Champions League humbling of AC Milan.
LONDON (Reuters) - Dismissed as also-rans at various stages of an unpredictable Premier League season, free-scoring Arsenal suddenly look ideally placed for a headlong dash to claim the title.
EDINBURGH (AFP) - Scotland captain Chris Cusiter insists the fact his side are searching for their first Six Nations win this season rather than playing old rivals England that will be their key motivation this weekend.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - England will have to avoid complacency and master Bangladesh's spinners if they are to win the two-test series starting in Chittagong on Friday, captain Alastair Cook said.
MANCHESTER (AFP) - David Beckham enhanced his hero status with Manchester United supporters by publicly identifying himself with the ongoing revolt against the club's American owners, the Glazer family.
LONDON (Reuters) - Burnley remained in the Premier League relegation zone after a 1-1 draw at home to Stoke City on Wednesday earned them their first point in five games.
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Wayne Rooney reached 30 goals for the season as Manchester United marched into the last eight of the Champions League with a clinical 4-0 demolition of AC Milan here on Wednesday.
MIAMI (Reuters) - West Indies enjoyed a crushing 141 run victory over Zimbabwe to take a 2-1 lead in their five match one day series after dismissing the tourists for just 104 at Arnos Vale in St Vincent.
LONDON (Reuters) - Debt-ridden English minor league side Chester City were wound up by the High Court on Wednesday, the Press Association reported.
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Hockey Night In Canada's Don Cherry told reporters Wednesday in Vancouver that the NHL's proposed on-ice punishment for blindside hits to the head has to be at least a major penalty to succeed.
The Toronto Raptors head into the historically unfriendly confines of Arco Arena in Sacramento on Wednesday losers of six of their last seven after a tough setback the previous night.
Blue Jays pitching prospect Kyle Drabek hurled two scoreless innings in a 4-2 Grapefruit League loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Dunedin, Fla., on Wednesday.
The mystery surrounding Sidney Crosby's missing stick and glove from the Olympic gold-medal game on Feb. 28 has been solved, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.
Real Madrid was eliminated by Lyon in the second round of the European Champions League, courtesy a 1-1 draw Wednesday night, and Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4-0 rout of AC Milan.
Los Angeles Angels centre-fielder Torii Hunter insisted Wednesday that he meant no harm toward black Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors."
The National Hockey League Players' Association has tied up another loose end by reaching a resolution with Ian Penny, its former general counsel and interim executive director
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Ryan Hollins was suspended for two games Wednesday following on-court incidents with both Dirk Nowitzki and DeShawn Stevenson of the Dallas Mavericks.
Mar. 8 - Paris fashion week beats the economic blues as fashionistas and designers jet into the French capital for one of the hottest events of the clothing calender.
Mar. 4 - Chinese football club owner Zhu Jin urges a shake-up of the nation's professional football league after revelations of a match-fixing scandal.
Feb 24 - With just over a 100 days to go until South Africa hosts the international soccer World Cup, the country prepares to receive an estimated 400,000 visitors.
Feb 24 - India's renowned sand artist, Sudarsan Patnaik, creates a sand sculpture to commemorate the forthcoming World Cup Hockey championship (February 28 to March 13).
Feb 23 - Brazilian striker Ronaldo renews his contract with the Sao Paulo-based club Corinthians until the end of 2011, when he expects to retire. Tara Cleary reports.
An antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA seeks a potential payday for athletes who have been merchandised. The case over the use of players' likenesses in video games and memorabilia may change the essence of the NCAA. What if college players were no longer seen as amateurs?
The Connecticut Huskies basketball team beat No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday in the semifinals of NCAA's Big East tournament. UConn surpassed its own mark set from Nov. 9, 2001, to March 11, 2003.
The 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament field won't be officially announced until this coming Sunday, but the first five invitations to the Big Dance were sent out over the weekend as conference tournament play began.
On last weeks' show, we made some jokes about figure skating ... and figure skating outfits. And, boy, did we hear about it. We'd like to make amends, so we've invited U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir to explain the black-and-pink corset number he wore during his Olympics short program.
Canadians are still basking in the glow of the Winter Olympics. But in Russia, which will host the next winter games, the mood is grim. Russian athletes performed like the Chicago Cubs in Vancouver, and the accusations are flying like shots into Ryan Miller's knee pads. Host Scott Simon talks to Tom Goldman about the week's sports news.
Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather is the son of a boxer, and a student of what he himself calls his "brutal sport." Mayweather is 33, and says he's determined to get out of the fight game without suffering brain damage. He says he can do this because he's not surrounded by a retinue of investors, flunkies and hangers-on who want him to keep him in the ring to make them rich.
At 12:01 a.m. Friday, the National Football League's salary cap expired. Teams no longer have a ceiling for how much they spend on players, potentially giving large market teams an advantage. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis discusses what this means for the NFL.
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The Winter Olympics will next be held in the resort town of Sochi, Russia. Travel agent Slava Shirokov says he is already getting travel inquiries. He talks about sochi's attractions and what visitors can expect when they arrive in the "Russian Riviera."
The Vancouver Winter Olympics closed Sunday night with a ceremony celebrating the home country — quirks and all. It was one big indoor party with 60,000 people, including 2,600 athletes attending. International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said they were "excellent and very friendly games."
The big game lived up to the hype. Canada need overtime to beat the United States to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Winter Games. It's a fitting end to the Vancouver Olympics for Team Canada which won a record 14 gold medals during the games.
An Olympics that began with the death of a luger ended Sunday with an exuberant celebration of Canada — reflecting a determined comeback by the host country's organizers and athletes.
In one of the greatest games in Olympic history, Canada's collection of all-stars held off a young, desperate U.S. team that had beaten it the previous Sunday and, after staging a furious comeback after falling behind 2-0, almost beat them again.
Team Canada vs. Team USA — it's the gold medal hockey game, and a rematch of historic proportions. NPR's Guy Raz talks to NPR’s Martin Kaste, who is on the raucous streets of Vancouver.
Hockey Night In Canada's Don Cherry told reporters Wednesday in Vancouver that the NHL's proposed on-ice punishment for blindside hits to the head has to be at least a major penalty to succeed.
The Toronto Raptors head into the historically unfriendly confines of Arco Arena in Sacramento on Wednesday losers of six of their last seven after a tough setback the previous night.
Blue Jays pitching prospect Kyle Drabek hurled two scoreless innings in a 4-2 Grapefruit League loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Dunedin, Fla., on Wednesday.
The mystery surrounding Sidney Crosby's missing stick and glove from the Olympic gold-medal game on Feb. 28 has been solved, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.
Real Madrid was eliminated by Lyon in the second round of the European Champions League, courtesy a 1-1 draw Wednesday night, and Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4-0 rout of AC Milan.
Los Angeles Angels centre-fielder Torii Hunter insisted Wednesday that he meant no harm toward black Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors."
The National Hockey League Players' Association has tied up another loose end by reaching a resolution with Ian Penny, its former general counsel and interim executive director
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Ryan Hollins was suspended for two games Wednesday following on-court incidents with both Dirk Nowitzki and DeShawn Stevenson of the Dallas Mavericks.
An antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA seeks a potential payday for athletes who have been merchandised. The case over the use of players' likenesses in video games and memorabilia may change the essence of the NCAA. What if college players were no longer seen as amateurs?
The Connecticut Huskies basketball team beat No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday in the semifinals of NCAA's Big East tournament. UConn surpassed its own mark set from Nov. 9, 2001, to March 11, 2003.
The 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament field won't be officially announced until this coming Sunday, but the first five invitations to the Big Dance were sent out over the weekend as conference tournament play began.
On last weeks' show, we made some jokes about figure skating ... and figure skating outfits. And, boy, did we hear about it. We'd like to make amends, so we've invited U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir to explain the black-and-pink corset number he wore during his Olympics short program.
Canadians are still basking in the glow of the Winter Olympics. But in Russia, which will host the next winter games, the mood is grim. Russian athletes performed like the Chicago Cubs in Vancouver, and the accusations are flying like shots into Ryan Miller's knee pads. Host Scott Simon talks to Tom Goldman about the week's sports news.
Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather is the son of a boxer, and a student of what he himself calls his "brutal sport." Mayweather is 33, and says he's determined to get out of the fight game without suffering brain damage. He says he can do this because he's not surrounded by a retinue of investors, flunkies and hangers-on who want him to keep him in the ring to make them rich.
At 12:01 a.m. Friday, the National Football League's salary cap expired. Teams no longer have a ceiling for how much they spend on players, potentially giving large market teams an advantage. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis discusses what this means for the NFL.
Fans seem to expect more from athletes than from actors. If you need proof, just compare the fallout from Tiger Woods' transgressions with that of, say, Charlie Sheen. Frank Deford says that sports fans admire athletes in a different way.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is not pleased with his country's medal tally at the Winter Olympics. Medvedev said the members of the Russian Olympic committee should resign, and if the officials don't want to step down, he said, "We shall help them."
The Winter Olympics will next be held in the resort town of Sochi, Russia. Travel agent Slava Shirokov says he is already getting travel inquiries. He talks about sochi's attractions and what visitors can expect when they arrive in the "Russian Riviera."
The Vancouver Winter Olympics closed Sunday night with a ceremony celebrating the home country — quirks and all. It was one big indoor party with 60,000 people, including 2,600 athletes attending. International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said they were "excellent and very friendly games."
The big game lived up to the hype. Canada need overtime to beat the United States to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Winter Games. It's a fitting end to the Vancouver Olympics for Team Canada which won a record 14 gold medals during the games.
An Olympics that began with the death of a luger ended Sunday with an exuberant celebration of Canada — reflecting a determined comeback by the host country's organizers and athletes.
In one of the greatest games in Olympic history, Canada's collection of all-stars held off a young, desperate U.S. team that had beaten it the previous Sunday and, after staging a furious comeback after falling behind 2-0, almost beat them again.
Team Canada vs. Team USA — it's the gold medal hockey game, and a rematch of historic proportions. NPR's Guy Raz talks to NPR’s Martin Kaste, who is on the raucous streets of Vancouver.
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