Yachting: America’s Cup stalls again

After two years of bitter legal wrangles, the start of the 33rd America’s Cup has been delayed yet again by a lack of wind off the coast of Valencia in Spain.

South African Charl Schwartzel overcomes tough conditions on Doral’s Blue Monster course to take the first round lead at the WGC-CA Championship in Florida. Defending champion Phil Mickelson is four back.

Birmingham City avenged their FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday, beating the English Premier League bottom side 2-1 to nudge them closer to relegation on Tuesday.

Tiger Woods canceled a meeting with Florida State police for the third time on Sunday after issuing a statement in which he said the car crash outside his luxury home was his own fault.

Sumo grand champion Asashoryu holds a tear-filled press conference to announce his retirement in the wake of allegations about his drunken assault on a man outside a Tokyo nightclub last month.

Liverpool’s hopes of claiming the fourth and final Champions League place in the English Premier League suffer a setback as a first half Hugo Rodallega goal gives struggling Wigan a 1-0 home victory on Monday.

English golfer Ross McGowan equaled the lowest round on the European Tour to take a huge seven-shot lead into the final 18 holes of the Madrid Masters on Sunday as he seeks his maiden title.

Australia battled to a draw in the second Test against the West Indies in Adelaide on Tuesday to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy.

Elena Dementieva remained on course to defend her Sydney International title with a convincing 6-2 6-3 win over world number two Dinara Safina in an all-Russian quarterfinal on Wednesday.

9-1 shot Shocking, ridden by Corey Brown, secures victory in the Melbourne Cup with a late surge taking him past Godolphin-trained Crime Scene to win one of the world’s most prestigious horse races.

The New York Yankees christened the first season of their new ballpark the same way they opened their old stadium in 1923: with a World Series championship. Hideki Matsui of Japan was named the World Series MVP after batting .615 with three home runs.