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Norman predicts cut in golf prize money

Two-time British Open champion Greg Norman believes the current generation of touring pros will be playing for less prize money in the future. The 54-year-old Australian was speaking Wednesday before the start of the Dubai World Championship. The tourn...
19-11-2009 - 00:21

Springboks lose again; beaten by Saracens 24-23

A Saracens outfit including 10 South Africans handed the world champion Springboks the third straight defeat of their rugby tour by 24-23 at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Saracens, the unbeaten English Premiership leader, capped a comeback from 18-6 down...
18-11-2009 - 11:30

England time victory burst perfectly against SA A

England defeated a competitive South Africa A by six wickets with 11 balls to spare in a 50-over warmup game on Tuesday. The touring side, which begins a five-match one-day series against the Proteas in Johannesburg on Friday, reached 281-6 thanks to h...
18-11-2009 - 10:15

Injured Roddick pulls out of season-ending event

Andy Roddick withdrew from the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals because of a left knee injury and was replaced by Robin Soderling. The No. 6-ranked Roddick qualified for the elite tournament for the seventh consecutive year but injured his left knee...
18-11-2009 - 08:41

No 1 Ochoa looking to marriage, family, golf

Lorena Ochoa is having one of the best years of her life, and it has nothing to do with being ranked No. 1 in golf. She's getting married next month in her hometown, which will be a boon for Mexico's edition of Hola magazine. Her engagement was front-p...
18-11-2009 - 08:16

Woods leaves Aussies eager for his return

Still wearing his gold jacket from winning the Australian Masters, with his car waiting to take him to the airport, Tiger Woods had one more stop to make at Kingston Heath. He stood atop a bench and looked out at some 250 volunteers who had gathered ou...
18-11-2009 - 08:06

Magic's Nelson to have surgery on left knee

Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson is having surgery again. The NBA team says the All-Star point guard will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Nelson was inj...
18-11-2009 - 07:56

Arsenal awaits news on injury to defender Gibbs

Arsenal has a new injury worry after defender Kieran Gibbs limped off with a suspected ankle problem during England's Under-21 match at Lithuania on Tuesday. Gibbs lasted just 21 minutes of the 0-0 draw in Vilnius and was due to have a precautionary X-...
18-11-2009 - 07:11

Scotland to remain unchanged against Australia

Australia will face the same Scotland team on Saturday that beat Fiji in head coach Andy Robinson's first match in charge last weekend. Despite the 23-10 win over Fiji and retaining the starting lineup, Robinson is demanding the players raise their gam...
18-11-2009 - 06:03

Atletico Madrid coach Sanchez Flores has swine flu

Atletico Madrid says that coach Quique Sanchez Flores has swine flu. Sanchez Flores missed training on Tuesday after tests confirmed the Spanish coach had come down with the H1N1 virus. Assistant coach Fran Escriba will take over the coaching duties un...
18-11-2009 - 05:36

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