Montreal-based light heavyweight boxer Adrian Diaconu scored a big win on Saturday with a close, unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Texan Chris Henry.
A torn left hamstring suffered in Saturday's 3-2 loss in Washington will keep Philadelphia Flyers winger Mike Knuble sidelined for the remainder of the first round.
Dustin McGowan threw seven strong innings and Aaron Hill hustled home on a sixth-inning error to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Tim Duncan scored 40 points and added 14 assists, with teammate Manu Ginobili scoring the deciding shot in double overtime in San Antonio's 117-115 home win over the Phoenix Suns.
Alexander Semin set up the opening goal and netted the winner on a power play late in the third period to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.
Amber Holland captured her first career Grand Slam of Curling title Saturday with a 5-4 victory over Krista McCarville in the women's final of the Players' Championship in St. John's.
The profligate forwards of the Indian women's hockey team squandered numerous sitters but still managed a comfortable 3-1 win against Russia in their first match of the Olympic Qualifier in Kazan on Saturday.
A sub-par card eluded all three Indians in the fray with Gaganjeet Bhullar's one-over 73 being the pick of the lot that had the youngster tied 29th after the penultimate round of the $ 2.2 million Volvo China Open in
World number one Roger Federer recovered from one set down to beat unseeded German Denis Gremelmayr 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday to reach his first final of the year at the Estoril Open.
FULHAM'S survival hopes were virtually finished off by goals from Jermaine Pennant and Peter Crouch as Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez again sent out a virtual reserve side
CRAIG LEVEIN, the Dundee United manager, yearns for a return to the European stage and hopes to edge closer to that goal by leading United to victory over fifth-placed Hibs to
IN THE end events at Palmerston yesterday were rendered insignificant but Dundee's hurt at missing out on promotion was heightened by the fact they produced an inept perfo
EAST Fife are cheekily offering fans the chance to buy the champagne that players and officials were prevented from drinking when the club won the Third Division title last mo
HEARTS chairman Roman Romanov's claim that the SPL is "fixed" to favour the Old Firm and that matches were "screwed" by referees will land the club in trou
