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    • Andy Murray of Britain reacts during the men's singles match against Marcel Granollers of Spain at the Rome Masters tennis tournament

      LONDON (Reuters) - World number two Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from a lower back injury which he aggravated at the Italian Open last week. "It's a really tough decision and I love playing in Paris, but after seeking medical advice, I am not fit to compete," Murray said in a statement …

    • West Ham United's Andy Carroll scores a penalty against Tottenham Hotspur during their English Premier League soccer match in east London

      LONDON (Reuters) - Striker Andy Carroll has pulled out of England's friendly internationals against Ireland and Brazil through injury, the FA said on its website (www.thefa.com) on Tuesday. The 24-year-old has been struggling with a heel injury after he was named in Roy Hodgson's squad to face Ireland at Wembley on May …

    • Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters Timothy Heritage - Reuters - 6 hours ago
      Russian President Putin speaks at a meeting on shipbuilding industries in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi

      By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its forces for foiling an alleged Islamist plot on Moscow, the discovery of the plan also pointed to the growing security threat before the 2014 Winter Olympics. Monday's killing of two suspected militants and arrest of a third in a sleepy town …

    • New MLS club faces challenge to make mark in New York Simon Evans - Reuters - 6 hours ago
      People play soccer on a field across the Hudson River from Manhattan

      By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - For a brief but dazzling spell in the 1970s, New Yorkers fell in love with soccer as Pele and the Cosmos showcased the world's most popular game in a city long dominated by baseball and American football. Now Major League Soccer hopes that a new team, called the New York City Football Club …

    • Disney-owned ESPN cutting hundreds of jobs - source Liana B. Baker - Reuters - 7 hours ago

      By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney Co's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a person with knowledge of the cuts said. The job cuts, comprising 4 to 6 percent of ESPN's staff of 7,000, include open positions that will …

    • Stoke City manager Tony Pulis reacts during their English Premier League soccer match against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in London

      LONDON (Reuters) - Stoke City and manager Tony Pulis parted company by mutual agreement on Tuesday after seven years in which he established the Potteries outfit back in the top flight of English soccer. Having steered Stoke to the Premier League in 2008, two years after returning for a second spell at the helm, Pulis has …

    • Attendees at Electronic Entertainment Expo visit the Electronic Arts booth on the first day of E3 in Los Angeles

      By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc by a former Rutgers University star football quarterback, who accused it of using his image in a video game without permission. By a 2-1 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Tuesday that Ryan …

    • Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent Alissa de Carbonnel - Reuters - 8 hours ago

      By Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, a senior figure in a group …

    • Audley Harrison Backtracks On Retirement

      Audley Harrison has confirmed his return to boxing less than three weeksafter announcing his retirement.

    • Manchester City and Yankees launch new MLS team Simon Evans - Reuters - 9 hours ago
      People play soccer on a pitch on the banks of the Hudson River in front of the New York City skyline

      By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - The New York Yankees and Premier League club Manchester City have formed a Major League Soccer (MLS) team to play in New York City from 2015, aiming to win over America's largest sports market to the global game. City, owned by Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi, will be the majority partner in …

    • A man watches television screens in a Ladbrokes bookmaker in London

      (Reuters) - Ladbrokes said as many as 100 employees at its headquarters in Harrow could lose their jobs as Britain's second-largest bookmaker transfers a number of roles to its operation in Israel, set up as part of its agreement with gaming software developer Playtech. In March, Playtech and Ladbrokes, which has struggled …

    • Club makers hit back at rule banning anchored putters Larry Fine - Reuters - 10 hours ago

      By Larry Fine (Reuters) - Golf club makers Ping and Cobra Puma Golf hit back on Tuesday at a rules change that will ban the anchoring of putters. The ban, announced on Tuesday, will take effect on January 1, 2016. It does not apply to equipment and golfers will be able to use belly and broomstick putters. They will not, …

    • R&A boss urges golf to unite behind 'anchoring' ban Tony Jimenez - Reuters - 10 hours ago

      By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - The golfing world must unite behind the new ban on the anchoring of putters from 2016 and avoid any unseemly legal disputes, according to Royal & Ancient (R&A) chief executive Peter Dawson. The ban was announced by the game's rule makers, the R&A and the United States …

    • West Ham sign Rat on one-year deal Reuters - 11 hours ago
      Rat of Romania challenges Narsingh of the Netherlands during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Bucharest

      LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United have signed Romania captain Razvan Rat on a free transfer, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The left back joins on an extendable one-year deal after his contract at Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk came to an end. The 31-year-old has 88 caps for Romania and won seven Ukrainian …

    • England soccer player David Beckham (C) and his sons Brooklyn (L) and Romeo (R) watch the men's 10m platform final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre

      LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham's eldest son Brooklyn has trained at the junior academy of London club Queens Park Rangers and bookmakers are already offering short odds that the 14-year-old will emulate his father by playing for England. QPR said on Twitter that he was training with them but had not officially joined …

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