NEW YORK: Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty to two felony charges on Wednesday and admitted to providing tips on games he officiated to professional gamblers.
CARSON, California: It was a night of firsts for David Beckham.
MILAN: Italy is eagerly awaiting the prospect of the most exciting Serie A season in years with no team starting on minus points and big gun Juventus back in the top flight.
LONDON: Champion Manchester United stumbled to its second successive Premier League draw on Wednesday when it was held 1-1 at Portsmouth and had Cristiano Ronaldo sent off for violent conduct.
MADRID: Real Madrid ended its four-year trophy drought in dramatic fashion when it wrested the league title from Barcelona in June, but the club will be pushed to repeat the feat against its reinforced rivals this season.
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat was sensationally dumped from the world badminton championships yesterday by unseeded Anup Sridhar from India.
TORONTO: World No 1 Justine Henin says she is getting enough thrills on the court this season that there has been no need to jump out of planes to get her adrenalin fix.
BERLIN: Nine-man Lazio had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Dinamo Bucharest on Tuesday, leaving its hope of a return to the group phase of the Champions League in the balance.
CINCINNATI: World No 1 Roger Federer said on Tuesday that he was in no hurry to get a new coach, three months after he stopped working with Tony Roche.
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