Thursday, 20 February 2014

Homer Bailey worth $105M to Reds

mlb news Homer Bailey worth $105M to Reds


The Cincinnati Reds and starting pitcher Homer Bailey reached terms Wednesday on a six-year, $105-million US contract, just a day before a scheduled arbitration hearing.


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Nets pick up Marcus Thornton from Kings

nba news Nets pick up Marcus Thornton from Kings


The Brooklyn Nets swung a trade Wednesday, acquiring guard Marcus Thornton from the Sacramento Kings in return for Jason Terry and Reggie Evans.


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Davies unhappy with dismissal

There were two dismissals at the City Ground on Wednesday night as Nottingham Forest and Leicester played out an entertaining 2-2 draw – but home boss Billy Davies insisted he should not have been one of them.


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EIHL: Steelers move second

The Sheffield Steelers returned to second place in the Elite League with a thumping 7-1 win over the Cardiff Devils on Wednesday night.


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Simeone: Intelligent success

Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid played an ‘intelligent game’ as they edged out AC Milan at the San Siro.


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Canucks to honour 1994 Stanley Cup finalists

nhl news Canucks to honour 1994 Stanley Cup finalists


The Vancouver Canucks will honour the 1994 squad that reached Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final when they host the Ottawa Senators in next month’s NHL Heritage Classic.


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Shock T20 win for Ireland

A mature innings from Ed Joyce helped Ireland to a surprise six-wicket victory over West Indies in the first T20I in Jamaica.


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Campbell must stay focussed

Luke Campbell cannot afford to be complacent against Scott Moises on Saturday according to undefeated super-featherweight Mitchell Smith who was taken the distance by the Norfolk fighter on his last outing.


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Anderson through to last eight

Kevin Anderson, bidding for his second Delray Beach Open crown in three seasons, reached the quarter-finals on Wednesday when Ivo Karlovic retired with a stomach virus.


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Cowboys to draft 16th after winning coin flip vs. Ravens

nfl news Cowboys to draft 16th after winning coin flip vs. Ravens


The Dallas Cowboys won the coin flip to break their draft-position tie with the Baltimore Ravens and will select 16th in the first round of the May 8 NFL draft.


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Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Ten-man Leicester grab draw

Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester had Paul Konchesky sent-off as they drew 2-2 at fellow promotion hopefuls Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.


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Bayern punish 10-man Arsenal

Arsenal saw goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny sent off after record-signing Mesut Ozil had missed an early penalty, and eventually went down 2-0 against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16 first leg clash at the Emirates Stadium.


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Tsonga marches on in Marseille

Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a determined Nikolay Davydenko to progress through to the quarter-finals of the Open 13 in Marseille.


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Costa earns Atletico away win

An away goal from Diego Costa earned Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over AC Milan in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 encounter.


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Poulter falls to Fowler

Ryder Cup star and former champion Ian Poulter suffered his third first-round exit in four years from the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday.


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Massa not worried about delays

Felipe Massa expressed confidence that Williams’ promising start to winter testing wouldn’t be derailed by their problem-filled start to the Bahrain test, even if he acknowledged that accumulating as much mileage as possible remained the name of the game before Melbourne.


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Onions keeps Lions in hunt

Durham seamer Graham Onions claimed 4-20 as the England Lions reduced Sri Lanka A to 281-9 on the opening day of the second unofficial Test in Dambulla.


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Injury ends Chiliboy’s season

South Africa hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle is out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.


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DeGale: Froch past his prime

James DeGale believes IBF and WBA super-middleweight champion Carl Froch has already seen his best days as a fighter.


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Thursday in Sochi

Great Britain’s women’s curling team will need to lift themselves for a Winter Olympic bronze-medal battle against Switzerland on Thursday.


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