BERLIN - Germany's Bibiana Steinhaus insists she is no feminist trailblazer as she prepares to become the first female referee in Europe's top leagues, having already tamed Bayern Munich's stars.
BERLIN - Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool is far from certain of a Champions League group stage berth despite its 2-1 first-leg playoff win at Hoffenheim on Tuesday night.
NEW YORK - DeMarcus Cousins will make an early-season trip back to Sacramento, while Gordon Hayward will wait almost the full campaign to see Utah again.
LOS ANGELES - Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has apologized for comments about his trip to India, which he described as "20 years behind" the times and resembling an American slum.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A major season that began with the Masters favorite falling down stairs ended with one of the game's best young players capturing the PGA Championship - a reminder of the ephemeral nature of the most unpredictable of sports.
Former world No 1 Tiger Woods had a 'cocktail' of five different prescription drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May, according to an ESPN report on Monday.
CINCINNATI - Rafael Nadal was thrilled on Monday to learn he is returning to world No 1 for the first time in three years - but he was sorry it came because Roger Federer withdrew from this week's ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament.
CINCINNATI - With sidelined Serena Williams about to have a baby, five players have a chance to grab the women's world No 1 ranking at this week's US Open tuneup event in Cincinnati.
SHANGHAI - Chinese clubs made headlines by shelling out millions for the likes of strikers Carlos Tevez, Hulk and Alexandre Pato, but bargain-priced Israeli Eran Zahavi is outgunning them all at the top of the Super League scoring charts.
PARIS - Brazilian superstar Neymar took little time to seduce the press in his new home with a sensational debut for Paris Saint-Germain at Guingamp.
LONDON - New season, old habits.
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