Court denies American basketball player’s bid for new investigation

Inquirer - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Jamelle Cornley FILE PHOTO MANILA--A Quezon City court junked Tuesday a motion by American basketball player Jamelle Cornley, who is charged with thrashing a hotel and punching a policeman, for a reinvestigation and moved to another date Tuesday's scheduled arraignment. Judge Maria Gilda Pangilinan of the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court's Branch 31 dismissed an April 5 "very ...

Englands Bell Swann fit for 2nd NZ Test

SBS - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

England have named an unchanged squad for the second and final Test against New Zealand from Friday, after their 170-run win in the opening ...

De Laurentiis eyes Dzeko deal

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down suggestions he wants Rafael Benitez to be the club's new head coach and claimed the delegation that visited England on Monday was hoping to secure an exchange deal with Manchester City for Edinson ...

Johnson backs Di Canio methods

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson is in favour of manager Paolo Di Canio's hardline approach to the job if it brings about an improvement in ...

Ive enjoyed every minute - Carroll

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Manchester United earned a record £60.8million in Premier League TV money after winning the title - but even the club that finishes bottom next season will exceed that income due to the top flight's huge new broadcasting ...

Forum to focus on C. Ind. as sports hub

WISH TV 8 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two athletic-oriented groups will hold a public forum next week to discuss ways to turn central Indiana into a hub for sports innovation. The American College of Sports Medicine and the Indiana University School of Physical Education and Tourism Management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will conduct the forum on May 28 at the NCAA headquarters in ...

Aust women not complacent over Ashescoach

Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Since then, the Southern Stars beat England to clinch back-to-back world Twenty20 titles last October and again defeated them on the way to winning this year's World Cup. But, with England hosting this year's series, Southern Stars coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick says Australia won't have the upper hand. The last time Australia faced England away was in the women's quadrangular ...

Sports Buzz Should Orlando Magic want the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft

Orlando Sentinel - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

New York City , starting at 8:30 p.m. The Magic -- by virtue of finishing with the worst record in the league -- have the best chance to win the No. 1 pick. But should the Magic and even their fans be hoping to get the pick or hope some other team moves up and grabs the top ...

Paddle tennis club opens in Glenview

Chicago Tribune - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A paddle tennis and golf facility opened this month in Glenview. The village's park district constructed the Glenview Prairie Club, located at 2800 West Lake Ave., to offer paddle tennis, an increasingly popular sport that combines tennis and racquetball. The club includes a new 2,600-square-foot clubhouse, which serves food and drinks, four paddle tennis courts and a previously existing ...

Soccer-Real president under scrutiny after Mourinho exit

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Real Madrid president was under scrutiny on Tuesday after the construction magnate's latest coaching project ended in disarray with the premature departure ...

Manchester United Top Table for Premier League TV Earnings

New York Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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Carroll enjoyed hammer time

Independent.ie - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Despite only scoring seven goals, the 6ft 3ins striker proved a popular signing and earned a recall to the England squad for the friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil.Speaking on the club's official website, www.whufc.com, Carroll said: "I have enjoyed every minute of being here."However, with parent club Liverpool set to be holding out for a 17million, while ...

United top TV earnings

Independent.ie - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Premier League TV money after winning the title - but even the club that finishes bottom next season will exceed that income due to the top flight's huge new broadcasting ...

FIFA celebrates 109th birthday

FIFA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

FIFA was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904, with a view to organising the world's most popular sport. The foundation act was signed by representatives ...

Indias Supreme Court rejects petition to stay IPL playoffs

Cricinfo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Supreme Court of India has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) to stay the IPL playoff matches until the completion of investigations of the alleged spot-fixing in the tournament. It has, however, given the BCCI a 15-day deadline to conclude its investigation, which is being carried out by the board's anti-corruption unit chief Ravi ...

Saker Anderson more skilful than Steyn

Cricket365 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

England bowling coach David Saker has stated that fast bowler James Anderson is the 'most skilful' bowler in the world, surpassing Dale Steyn, and that when he is on song he is 'mind-blowing'.Saker, who has often come out with effusive praise for his bowling attack, once comparing them to the Australian side featuring Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, was on a high following ...

Hungry Tsotsobe aims for Test return

Cricket365 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

South Africa fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe is hoping his move to the Lions, as well as a good performance at the Champions Trophy, will put him back in the frame for Test selection at the end of the year.Tsotsobe moved from the Dolphins in Durban to the Lions in Johannesburg recently, and has not played much cricket ahead of the ICC one-day tournament in England. But he has been working on his ...

Manly call for NRL extra-time rethink

SBS - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne.The golden-point period of Monday's match again degenerated into a series of field goal attempts with neither side coming close to scoring a try in the 10-minute overtime period.Initially promoted as a worthy way to decide a close game, entertaining football ...

World Cup Infrastructure Inadequate - Deputy CEO

RIA Novosti - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

ST. PETERSBURG, May 21 (R-Sport) – Russia is struggling to beef up its hospitality infrastructure ahead of the 2018 World Cup, with seven of the 11 host cities lagging behind in the number of hotel rooms on offer, World Cup deputy CEO Alexander Djordjadze said Tuesday. Only Moscow, Sochi, St. Petersburg and Kazan meet the FIFA requirement of 60,000 hotel rooms for host cities, Djordjadze ...

Genia backs Coopers Wallabies chances

Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

With Robbie Deans' critique still ringing in his ears, Quade Cooper has been backed by Queensland Reds halves partner Will Genia to respond by sealing a belated Wallabies squad spot for the British and Irish Lions series. Wallabies halfback Genia admitted he was disappointed by Cooper's omission from Deans' initial 25-man squad for the three-Test series against the Lions. ...

Richmonds Grimes suffers new AFL setback

Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Dylan Grimes' horrendous run of injuries continues, with the Richmond defender set to miss up to eight more weeks in the AFL. Grimes was expected to miss only a couple of games after he suffered a foot injury in the round-six loss to Geelong. But the Tigers announced on Tuesday that the backman is sidelined for six to eight weeks. "Unfortunately, Dylan's foot has not responded ...

Desperate Tigers recall Marshall IN NRL

Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

All is forgiven at Wests Tigers, with coach Mick Potter making an SOS call to star playmaker Benji Marshall to save their sinking season. Potter made the bold decision to bench his star five-eighth last week, but the move backfired with the Tigers falling behind 16-0 after 17 minutes before Marshall was injected into the game. But that move has been shelved after just one match, with Marshall ...