Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 
 

By Justin Palmer

LONDON (Reuters) - Scraping around the fringes of professional tennis, at tournaments in unglamorous locations, without umpires and ball boys and against players not old enough to remember his golden moment, George Bastl is determined for one last hurrah.

At 38, the tennis journeyman who beat seven-times Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in the second round in 2002 - still one of the greatest shocks of all time in grand slams - is not yet ready to bow out.

When Wimbledon starts next week, the American-born Swiss will be taking the latest steps on a comeback trail - far from the All England Club's manicured lus  [READ MORE]
 
 
 
By Guy Faulconbridge and Timothy Heritage

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/MOSCOW (Reuters) - At the end of a tense two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama - slumped over and serious - tried to lighten the mood with a joke about their favorite sports.

...  [READ MORE]
 
A treat to eyes came for martial arts enthusiasts and lovers as non-stop swinging of martial arts weapon, nunchaku for thirty six hours created a first hand record of its kind in Vizag recently. The first of its kind historical event was held at the Andhra kesari stadium in Ukkunagaram.  [READ MORE]
 
By Edgar Aribau

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain brought itself into line with international guidelines when its parliament approved a new anti-doping law on Thursday, saying it would boost Madrid's chances of hosting the 2020 Olympic Games.

The 'law for the protectio...  [READ MORE]
 
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Olympic Park will host top-level professional boxing bouts from September, boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene.

Boxing promoter Frank Warren has signed an agreement to stage six fights in the 7,000...  [READ MORE]
By Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) - Postal workers in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday retrieved a wayward letter suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin that vanished for several weeks after it was sent from Washington state to a CIA address that does not receive mail, the FBI said.  [READ MORE]
 
By Karolos Grohmann

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Olympic Games can accommodate more sports than their current maximum of 28 and a global Olympic TV channel would boost their presence between the Games, IOC presidential hopeful Thomas Bach said on Friday.

The German lawyer a...  [READ MORE]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

About The U.S. Daily News - Contact Us - Advertise With Us - Privacy Guidelines