GLASGOW--The inaugural multi-sport European Championships were launched in Glasgow on Thursday when the preliminaries of the rowing and gymnastics events kicked off 11 days of action in Scotland and Germany.
BIRMINGHAM--England collapsed in the final session on day one of the first test against India, losing six wickets for 67 runs as they limped to the close on 285 for nine on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON--Daniel Murphy homered twice and drove in six runs, and Tanner Roark knocked in three and threw seven solid innings as the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 25-4 Tuesday night at Nationals Park.
SEATTLE--Marwin Gonzalez hit two of Houston's four home runs as the Astros defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
ZURICH--Former Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick's ban from football for ethics violations has been cut from six years to four following an appeal, global soccer body FIFA said on Tuesday.
