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MADRID (Reuters) - Cesc Fabregas, in the spotlight after an indifferent start to the season with Barcelona, again proved his worth to Spain when he came off the bench to help breach a wall of Georgia defenders on Tuesday. The 25-year-old playmaker replaced fullback Alvaro Arbeloa in the 81st minute of the Group I World …

All these years later, and especially now with the prospect of a lockout looming large this weekend, it's hard to look at a picture of Gary Bettman without recalling the going-away present one NBA general manager sent the soon-to-be-named NHL commissioner. That was in 1993, when Bettman left his post as general counsel …

LONDON (Reuters) - British tennis was savoring its first male grand slam champion for 76 years on Tuesday but Andy Murray's extraordinary feat in New York was actually the antithesis of decades of failure from the nation where the sport was born. The 25-year-old's refusal to accept second best in Monday's U.S. Open final …

LIMA (Reuters) - Gonzalo Higuain's equaliser salvaged a point for Argentina in a disappointing 1-1 draw against Peru in their 2014 World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Nacional on Tuesday. Argentina started slowly and could have fallen behind in the third minute when the hosts were awarded a penalty. Angel Di Maria fouled …

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Usain Bolt will not seek a wild card entry in the 100 metres at next year's world championships, hoping instead to secure a spot via the Jamaican trials, the six-time Olympic gold medallist said on Tuesday. The triple world record holder said he would defer the wild card honour for the Moscow …

TBILISI (Reuters) - Roberto Soldado snatched a late winner as Spain began the defence of their world title with a laboured 1-0 victory away to an ultra-defensive Georgia in a Group I qualifier on Tuesday. Handed a rare start ahead of fellow strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa, Soldado fluffed a chance in the first …

(Reuters) - South Africa have made two changes to their forward pack for the Rugby Championship test against New Zealand on Saturday, while prop Jannie du Plessis has been given a few more days to prove his fitness ahead of the Dunedin clash. The Springboks crumbled to a demoralising 26-19 loss against Australia in Perth …

The streaking Philadelphia Phillies are playing better baseball and getting good breaks as they make a late playoff push.

Excited Red Sox players poured from the dugout. Jacoby Ellsbury had a huge smile after his game-winning single. Pedro Ciriaco jumped for joy after sliding home with the deciding run.

It took the Milwaukee Brewers more than four months to reach the break-even point, and they no intention of stopping there.

(Reuters) - The four players whose suspensions for their roles in the New Orleans Saints' bounty case were set aside by an arbitration panel will meet with National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell, the league said on Tuesday. "We have agreed to meet with all four players in accordance with the collective …

(Reuters) - A curling free kick from Herculez Gomez gave the United States a much-needed 1-0 win over Jamaica in their CONCACAF region World Cup qualifier in front of a passionate crowd in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday. The U.S., who suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Jamaicans in Kingston on Friday, are now tied on seven points …

Spurred on by a roaring crowd decked out in red, white and blue, the United States used all of that emotion as fuel to pull off a significant World Cup qualifying victory.

An ambulance was sent to the home of Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie for the second time in 10 days while he remains on leave as the school investigates his leadership of the program.

For the second time in three games, the Baltimore Orioles had an uplifting victory marred by an injury to a key player.

Smiling wide after his first major league win, Erasmo Ramirez was on a mission to track down a memento from his milestone moment.

Mike Leake pitched seven innings, had a pair of hits and scored on a dash home off a wild pitch Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the fading Pittsburgh Pirates.

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Striker Edinson Cavani hit a 67th minute equalizer to give South American champions Uruguay a 1-1 draw with Ecuador at the Centenario on Tuesday and save them from a second successive defeat in the World Cup qualifiers. Uruguay, World Cup semi-finalists two years ago, fell behind to an eight-minute …

Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy was released from a Bay Area hospital Tuesday, less than a week after getting hit in the head by a line drive and undergoing surgery.

(Reuters) - Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy was released from hospital less than a week after fracturing his skull when he was hit by a line drive during a game, the team said on Tuesday. McCarthy, who underwent surgery in a San Francisco hospital to relieve pressure in his head, evacuate the hemorrhage and stabilize …

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and four players whose suspensions in connection with the bounty investigation were recently lifted by an appeals panel have agreed to new meetings on the matter.

Big Ten coaches had just one request for the critics ripping the conference after a rough weekend.

LONDON (Reuters) - Spain stretched their winning run in tournament qualifiers to 23 as they began the journey to the 2014 World Cup with a 1-0 victory in Georgia on Tuesday but along with Germany and Italy they struggled to take the points. The world and European champions, who last failed to win a qualifying match five …