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STOKE were without the windmill arms of Rory Delap but it was the arm of Danny Pugh that troubled Sunderland before Kenwyne Jones righted a serious wrong.

O.J. Mayo scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth period, including nine straight, and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 78-70 on Saturday night.

New Zealand won the toss and sent Australia into bat in a one-day match at the SCG which the home side must win to keep the Chappell-Hadlee series alive.

Lancaster Country Club has been selected to host the 2015 U.S. Women's Open. The United States Golf Association announced the selection of the William Flynn-designed layout on Saturday.

Great Britain missed the chance to claim a place in April's World Group II play-offs after suffering a 2-1 Fed Cup defeat to Poland in Tallinn on Saturday.

Expectations about the appearance of Red Bull's 2009 car are rising, as the team prepares to launch the RB5 next Monday.

David Beckham playing for Milan overnight. Photo: Getty Images David Beckham has been recalled to the England squad for next Wednesday's friendly against European champions Spain.

Oklahoma City center Nenad Krstic has returned to practice and could play Sunday against the Sacramento Kings.

Krstic didn't suit up for the Thunder's 102-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday because of the flu.

But he felt well enough Saturday to practice and make an appearance with teammate Desmond Mason at the reopening of the museum at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, which had closed temporarily because of flooding caused by a burst water pipe.

The 7-footer from Serbia says he hopes to improve enough to play when Oklahoma City hosts the Kings.

Arjuna Ranatunga feels the pitches for the ongoing ODI series were not prepared to suit the home spinners © AFP Former captain Arjuna Ranatunga has hit out at Sri Lanka Cricket and ruled out Sri Lanka's ...

Jeev Milkha Singh, Asia No. 1, and one of the hottest golfers from the region, favours a dialogue, rather than a confrontation between the Asian Tour and the proposed Super Series.