World Sports

AUSTRALIA bounced back off the ropes as the gamble of dropping opener Phillip Hughes for all-rounder Shane Watson paid off in impressive fashion at a rain-hit Edgbaston yesterday.

Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has lost his appeal against FIFA's ruling that he must pay the English club €17million in damages for breach of contract.

As a regular feature, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix sports reporter Cory Wolfe gets personal with a sports figure.

Published: Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. CENTRAL CITY, Neb.

Matt Holliday had a whopping 13 hits, including five doubles and a homer in his first seven games as a Cardinal since coming from Oakland last week.

Jake Peavy finally agreed to pitch for the White Sox. The San Diego Padres traded their ace to Chicago on Friday, barely beating the deadline to make deals without waivers.

A picture of Formula BMW, an open-wheel developmental series, will not return to the United States next season.

Forward Hakim Warrick has agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly Friday made his debut in cricket administration - questioning several decisions of the Jagmohan Dalmiya regime during a nearly hour-long address at the Cricket Association of Bengal Annual General Meeting here.

Andreas Beck of Germany reached his first ATP semifinal Friday by defeating Victor Crivoi of Romania 6-4, 7-6 at the Swiss Open.