Sir Alex Ferguson described Manchester United’s 6-1 thrashing by rivals Manchester City as his “worst ever day” at the club and promised: “There will be a response.” Mario Balotelli and Edin Dzeko each scored twice as Manchester City tore Manchester United – who had Jonny Evans sent off – apart. A day and a [...]
Albert Pujols hit three impressive home runs to tie the World Series record, amassing 5 hits and 6 RBIs Saturday night as the St Louis Cardinals romped past the Texas Rangers 16-7 for a 2-1 edge. Perhaps only Bud Selig could have loved this more than Albert Pujols. Angry at being criticized nationally for ducking [...]
In what was supposed to be her toughest test yet at the US Open, Serena Williams dominated top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals to move a win away from her 14th Grand Slam title. Caroline Wozniacki was left awe-struck by the lethal serves and power game of Serena Williams, as the American [...]
Manchester United gave Arsenal a masterclass at Old Trafford as they ran out emphatic 8-2 winners. Danny Welbeck opened the scoring midway through the first half before Robin van Persie missed a penalty for the visitors. Ashley Young doubled United’s advantage before Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott traded strikes before the break. The home side [...]
Manchester: Paul Scholes opened the scoring in his farewell match Friday, helping Manchester United rout the New York Cosmos 6-0 at Old Trafford. Scholes scored on a trademark shot from 20 yards, and England striker Wayne Rooney converted a penalty kick to give a full-strength United a 2-0 lead at halftime. The New York Cosmos [...]
The USA women have a tough quarterfinal matchup with Brazil. Find out what they need to do to win the game. The United States and Brazil will square off in the marquee quarterfinal match of the 2011 Women’s World Cup on July 10. Brazil qualified for the quarterfinals by winning all 3 games in Group [...]
The USA advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup with a 3-0 rout of Colombia Saturday. The 2-time World Cup champions outshot Columbia 27-12 in the shutout win. Still, the Americans (2-0-0, 6 points) need to defeat or draw with Sweden (2-0-0) Wednesday to capture Group C and probably avoid Brazil, the [...]
The Boston Red Sox’ miserable start by blanking the visiting New York Yankees in a 4-0 victory Sunday night to help the Red Sox take two of three from their rivals over the weekend series. Beckett (1-0) silenced the best home-run hitting team in baseball, allowing just two hits with 10 strikeouts in 8 scoreless [...]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have lost power in a major regional stronghold after 6 decades. Early results show that the opposition ,the anti-nuclear Green Party boosted by the nuclear crisis in Japan is poised to win their first state premiership. Angela Merkel will share the blame for her Christian Democrats’ election rout in the [...]