TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese teen-ager Ryo Ishikawa's 13-year-old sister Yoko will make her Japan LPGA Tour debut at this week's T-Point Ladies golf tournament.
Just a year out of elementary school, Ishikawa had accepted an invitation to play at the 70 million yen ($775,600) event in Kagoshima, southern ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Roger Federer squandered three match points before suffering a shock 5-7 7-5 7-6 defeat at the hands of Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis at the Indian Wells ATP tournament Tuesday.
The Swiss world number one, who had beaten the Cypriot in all six of their ...More
DENVER (Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets welcomed coach George Karl back to the bench after cancer treatment with a 97-87 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.
With Karl resuming his duties after a four-game absence due to treatment for neck and throat cancer, Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points and grabbed ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sergei Kostitsyn and Tomas Plekanec scored third period goals to help the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers, and their sixth successive victory, on Tuesday.
Kostitsyn broke a 1-1 deadlock with his wrist shot at 5:59 in the last period before ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Second seed Caroline Wozniacki recovered from a second-set hiccup to move into the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-3 3-6 6-0 victory over Russian Nadia Petrova on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old Dane, the youngest player left in the draw, broke ...More
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Lance Mackey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, becoming the first musher to notch four consecutive victories in the world's most famous dog-racing event.
Mackey reached the Nome finish line with an official race time of eight days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Fourth seed Andy Murray suffered a late wobble before beating American Michael Russell 6-3 7-5 to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Tuesday.
Murray, beaten in last year's final by Spaniard Rafael Nadal, appeared to be cruising ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan said he was living a dream by fighting at Madison Square Garden, but challenger Paul Malignaggi promised him a rude welcome.
Khan, 23, stands with a record of 22-1 and is making the second defense of his title against the ...More
HELSINKI (Reuters) - David Beckham said he was looking forward to returning to full fitness as soon as possible after spending a second day at a Finnish hospital where he underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon.
Monday's operation was deemed a success but the England winger's hopes ...More
HELSINKI (Reuters) - David Beckham has thanked the surgeon who operated on his Achilles tendon and said he was looking forward to returning to full fitness as soon as possible.
"I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their messages of support, they mean a lot to me ...More
