Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears on Friday after he was charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend in his Pretoria house. The 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic superstar stood with head bowed in front of magistrate Desmond Nair to hear the murder charge read …

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Vernon Philander claimed his ninth five-wicket haul in tests as South Africa dismissed Pakistan for 338 on the stroke of lunch on the second day of the second test at Newlands on Friday. Resuming on 253 for five, the tourists looked in danger of folding within an hour of the morning session as they …

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court Friday as prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against the Paralympic superstar.

SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) - Salvador, the third-largest city in Brazil, is the country's oldest metropolis, but it has a lower profile than party hot spot Rio de Janiero or the commercial nerve center Sao Paulo. The laid-back coastal city, which lies on the All Saints Bay on the Atlantic Ocean, is the heart of Bahia, the …

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, broke down in tears on Friday after being formally charged in a Pretoria court with the murder of his girlfriend. Dressed in a dark suit, the 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic superstar …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian's divorce case is returning to court Friday with her attorney urging a speedy end to her marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries.

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius openly wept as he appeared in court Friday, charged with the murder of his girlfriend as South Africans closely watched developments in a killing that has stunned the country.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - England's opening batsmen Alex Hales and Michael Lumb made a mockery of the New Zealand bowling attack to guide the visitors to a 10-wicket win in their third Twenty20 international and a 2-1 series victory on Friday. After England's bowlers restricted New Zealand to 139 for eight, Hales blasted 80 …

ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - Roger Federer failed to match the accuracy of Cupid's arrow on Valentine's Day but still cruised past Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-3 6-4 in the second round of the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday. Defending champion Federer only landed 42 percent of his first serves during the first set but an early …

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has arrived at a courthouse for his bail hearing in the murder case of his girlfriend as South Africans braced for the latest development in a story that has stunned the country.

(Reuters) - World number one Victoria Azarenka and second-ranked Serena Williams eased into the Qatar Open quarter-finals with dominant third-round victories on Thursday. American Williams, the 15-times grand slam champion who could return to the top of the rankings if she wins the tournament, crushed Pole Urszula Radwanska …

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius has arrived at a courthouse for his bail hearing in the murder case of his girlfriend as South Africans braced themselves for the latest development in a story that has stunned the country.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The fog was an unexpected guest, filling the fairways of Riviera so quickly that Sergio Garcia could barely make out the large bunker he was trying to avoid with his final tee shot. He could barely see the pin on the elevated green from about 180 yards away.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With a single meaningless miss, LeBron James' unprecedented run of high-scoring efficiency officially came to an end.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - When armed robbers burst into John Kullman's Johannesburg home last year, putting a pistol in his face and telling him to get on the floor, the only thing he did was obey. It's a decision he says saved his life, and the lives of his wife and two young children. "There's nothing you can do. If you …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have no banners on the walls or in the rafters at Staples Center. They would need decades to measure up to the Lakers' history.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With LeBron James playing at his best level yet, the Miami Heat powered into the All-Star break with a reminder to the Oklahoma City Thunder that the NBA championship still resides on South Beach.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — This time, there was no collapse or controversy that would sting Colorado with a bitterness that was hard to shake. This time, there were fans storming the court in celebration.

(Reuters) - LeBron James continued his sizzling form with 39 points in the Miami Heat's 110-100 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday but missed a late three-pointer to bring his record scoring streak to an end. James became the first NBA player to score 30 points while shooting 60 percent in six straight games …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — LeBron James changed his jersey number, won an NBA championship and still gets inevitably compared to Michael Jordan at nearly every opportunity.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Monte Kiffin figures he could be 52 and coaching the 3-4 defense instead of 72 and running the 4-3.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia could hardly see the flagstick on his last three holes, yet the Spaniard finished with two birdies to end the Northern Trust Open first round a stroke off the lead on Thursday. As thick fog rolled across the iconic Riviera Country Club layout, the world number 14 completed …

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Matt Kuchar, revitalized after a three-week break, took advantage of ideal early scoring conditions to charge into a one-shot lead in the first round of the Northern Trust Open on Thursday. With hardly a breath of wind on a glorious morning of unbroken sunshine at Riviera Country …