TOKYO (Reuters) - Accolades continue to shower on Japan's women's soccer team after their World Cup triumph with a sponsor paying a bonus of one million yen ($12,680) to each player for their surprise success.
 WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy case said he would try to decide by the end of Thursday the contentious question of which loan the team should take to stay afloat -- but said he expected even rougher battles ahead. |
 LONDON (Reuters) - Athletes who avoid bad language, keep their bedrooms tidy and steer clear of controversy on Twitter will be sowing the seeds of Olympic success next year. |
"Stinky Stratford" holds its breath over 2012
Wed,20 Jul 2011 06:21 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Once known as "Stinky Stratford" because of its noxious industries and slaughterhouses, one of Britain's most economically deprived areas will act as the main gateway for spectators entering the Olympic Park at the 2012 Games. Full Story |
Wenlock bridges ancient and modern Games
Wed,20 Jul 2011 06:21 PM PDT Reuters - MUCH WENLOCK, England (Reuters) - Swedish sports enthusiast Hakan Sawemark was planning a trip to the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury in the English midlands when he stumbled across references to the medieval village of Much Wenlock and the Wenlock Olympian Games. Full Story |
Golf-Top golfers make Canadian Open field deepest in decades
Wed,20 Jul 2011 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - VANCOUVER, July 20 (Reuters) - For the first time in decades the buzz surrounding this week's Canadian Open is more about the players teeing it up at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club rather than those who skipped the tournament. Full Story |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has decided to part company with longtime caddie Steve Williams, a move that took the New Zealander by surprise after he helped the former world number one to win 13 majors. |
UPDATE 1-Golf-Woods shocks caddie with decision to part ways
Wed,20 Jul 2011 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - (Adds details and comment from caddie) Full Story |
Golf-Woods parts ways with longtime caddie
Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:38 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has parted company with longtime caddie Steve Williams and has not decided on a replacement while he works towards returning to competition from leg injuries. Full Story |
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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers fought on Wednesday to keep control of their finances while in bankruptcy, arguing Major League Baseball's offer to provide a $150 million loan was a "deal with the devil." |
NFL players and owners to review proposed bargaining agreement
Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) players and owners were preparing to review a proposed collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday that could lead to the end of a fourth-month-old work stoppage, according to a report on the league's website. |
 MIAMI (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning rewarded Teddy Purcell with a two-year contract after a breakout season where the winger set career-highs in goals and assists, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Wednesday. |
Serena Williams enters U.S. Open with injury-protected ranking
Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams, who has dropped to 172nd in the world after being sidelined for almost a year with injury and illness, has opted to use an injury-protected ranking to gain entry into the U.S. Open, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Wednesday. |
Altitude the key to Thursday's "queen stage"
Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - PINEROLO, Italy (Reuters) - - With three climbs of more than 2,000 meters and the highest ever Tour de France finish at 2,645 meters on the classic Galibier pass, altitude will be a deciding factor in Thursday's 18th stage. Full Story |
Rangers fans to see new safety measures after death
Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:03 AM PDT Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Fans at the opening matchup between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays this Friday will notice new safety measures in place at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, where a man plunged to his death two weeks ago trying to catch a baseball from the stands. Full Story.com          |
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