Ferrari are making slow, but steady progress and have a chance of grabbing a podium finish in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, said two-time champion Fernando Alonso. More »Formula One: Ferrari making progress, says Alonso
Huddersfield clinched promotion to the Championship after holding their nerve to defeat Sheffield United 8-7 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in the League One play-off final at Wembley on Saturday. More »Huddersfield promoted after epic shoot-out
The head of a UN mission warned on Saturday of "civil war" in Syria after his observers counted more than 92 bodies, 32 of them children, in the central town of Houla following reports of a massacre there. More »UN observers warn of Syria civil war after massacre
Italian second seed Francesca Schiavone won her fifth WTA title and first since the 2010 French Open when she captured the Strasbourg claycourt tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Alize Cornet. More »Schiavone ends two-year title drought in Strasbourg
Spain warmed up for a defence of their European title with a 2-0 friendly win over Serbia here on Saturday. More »Spain fringe players state case with Serbia win
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal faced a barrage of whistles from their fans after a disappointing 0-0 home draw against Macedonia on Saturday left question marks over the team's form ahead of Euro 2012. Their unimpressive display was livened only by a couple of threatening free kicks from captain Cristiano Ronaldo. Coach Paulo Bento said he understood the fans' reaction. "I can't criticise fans who paid their ticket and came to watch a better match and a better result," he told reporters. "The result was not good and the exhibition was not good but we should not be overly concerned. ... More »Question marks for Portugal after bore draw with Macedonia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warmly received Serbia's president-elect Tomislav Nikolic, saying Serbs are Russia's spiritual brothers and promising Belgrade an $800 million loan. More »Putin promises $800 million to Serbian president-elect
ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Adrian Lopez boosted his chances of a place in Spain's Euro 2012 team by scoring on his debut and winning a penalty in the world champions' 2-0 win over Serbia in a friendly on Saturday. For much of the game, Spain's performance was as disjointed as their tournament preparations but a 10-minute spell of inspiration midway through the second half handed Serbia coach Sinisa Mihajlovic a defeat in his first match in charge. ... More »Lopez scores on debut as Spain beat Serbia
"After Lucia", a harrowing drama about a young girl who falls prey to bullying, on Saturday won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival new talent sidebar, Un Certain Regard. More »Bullying drama scoops Cannes new talent prize
BERLIN (Reuters) - Striker Claudio Pizarro returned to Bayern Munich after a five-year absence, signing a one-year deal to boost their frontline, the club said. Peru international Pizarro, the Bundesliga's leading all-time foreign scorer, joined the Bavarians, who lost in the Champions League final to Chelsea last week to end their second consecutive season without silverware, after a three-year stint at Werder Bremen. "We are delighted to have signed a such a dangerous forward who also has so much international experience," said Bayern sports director Christian Nerlinger. ... More »Forward Pizarro returns to Bayern
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Switzerland stunned Euro 2012 contenders Germany 5-3 in an entertaining friendly on Saturday with Eren Derdiyok grabbing a hat-trick against a makeshift German defence. More »Derdiyok inspires Swiss rout of Germany
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Captain Andrew Strauss hit his second century in as many matches to leave England in the driving seat and in clear sight of West Indies' first innings score of 370 at close on the second day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. More »Strauss century puts England in driving seat
Sebastien Loeb retained his Acropolis Rally lead which France's multiple world champion has held since the fourth special stage at the close of business on Saturday. More »Loeb holds on to Acropolis lead
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Course designer Ernie Els let rip at the European Tour and Wentworth's greenkeeping staff on Saturday after brushing aside strong winds to move to the fringes of contention at the PGA Championship. The 42-year-old South African's ire was raised after he hit an excellent approach shot at the par-five 18th and the ball bounded through the green into a deep bunker. "I hit a four-iron and it pitched pin high," Elsctold reporters after shooting a two-under-par 70 for a five-under aggregate of 211, six behind third-round leader Luke Donald. ... More »Angry Els hits out over Wentworth greens
Germany slumped to an error-plagued 5-3 friendly defeat to Switzerland on Saturday, a worrying setback just two weeks out from Euro 2012 where they will be amongst the favourites. More »Error-hit Germany slump to defeat against Swiss
Central Cheetahs held on during a tense finish to pip New South Wales Waratahs 35-34 Saturday in a nine-try Super 15 match. More »Cheetahs pip Waratahs in try fest
The Indian government warned striking pilots of state-run Air India that it may hire replacements if they continue their nearly three-week walkout, after talks failed to make any headway. More »India warns striking pilots it may replace them
The apparent winners of the first round of Egypt's landmark presidential vote reached out to rival candidates on Saturday ahead of a June run-off, as international monitors called the initial voting process "encouraging." More »Islamists, ex-PM reach out to rivals after Egypt vote
"After Lucia" by Mexican director Michel Franco has won the top prize in the Cannes Film Festival's sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard. More »Mexico's Michel Franco wins Cannes sidebar prize
Luke Donald is in pole position to retain the PGA Championship title and return to the top of the world rankings after overnight leader James Morrison suffered a third round meltdown at Wentworth. More »Donald in charge after Morrison meltdown at Wentworth
BERLIN (Reuters) - German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour - equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity - through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said. The German government decided to abandon nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year, closing eight plants immediately and shutting down the remaining nine by 2022. They will be replaced by renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and bio-mass. ... More »Germany sets new solar power record, institute says
England captain Andrew Strauss struck his second hundred in as many matches to answer one earlier Saturday from West Indies skipper Darren Sammy in the second Test here at Trent Bridge. More »Strauss answers Sammy ton with unbeaten century
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese officials said on Saturday the unprecedented effort to remove spent fuel rods from one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors was on track despite lingering concerns about the structure's vulnerability to another earthquake. "I don't think the situation is unstable," said Goshi Hosono, Japan's minister in charge of the response to the nuclear crisis. He was speaking to reporters after his first tour of the twisted and partly destroyed building that houses Fukushima's No. 4 reactor. ... More »Japan says Fukushima spent-fuel risk contained
Spain's Nicolas Almagro got the perfect boost ahead of the French Open by ending the magical claycourt run of American qualifier Brian Baker 6-3, 6-2 to successfully defend his Nice Open title on Sunday. More »Almagro ends Baker's magical Nice Open run in final
WARSAW (Reuters) - Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland beat Slovakia 1-0 on Saturday in their final friendly before coach Franciszek Smuda names his squad for next month's tournament. Defender Damien Perquis headed the winner in the 30th minute -- his first international goal -- after a pass from Lukasz Piszczek. "We played well but we aren't yet where we want to be," Perquis told Polish television. ... More »Poland beat Slovakia in Euro 2012 warm-up but lose Fabianski
