Sports
San Francisco favored to host 50th Super Bowl
MIAMI - San Francisco is favored to be named the host city for the 50th Super Bowl when National Football League (NFL) owners vote Tuesday on the site of the 2016 championship game.
I can only play for Barca, says Messi
DOHA - Argentine football star Lionel Messi said Monday he could not play for any team other than Barcelona, where he has been since the age of 13.
Two tot baseball teams to vie in Jakarta bash
MANILA, Philippines - Two crack teams from Tot Baseball –the “Razcals” and the “Barakos” will be competing in the 2013 Asia Pacific Zone Mustang (9-10 yrs) and Bronco-11 (11 yrs) Division Championships to be held in Jakarta May 22-25.
Three more teams caught up in Italy's racism crisis
AS Roma and Inter Milan have been fined 50,000 euros after fans chanted racist abuse on the final day of Serie A on Sunday, hours before Fiorentina supporters heckled AC Milan's black striker Mario Balotelli.
Brazils stadiums ready for World Cup warm-Up in June
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took a swipe at the naysayers on Monday as she officially inaugurated the last of six stadiums that Brazil will use next month to host a warm-up for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament.
Guan's dream run will continue at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio - Chinese schoolboy Guan Tianlang, the youngest player in Masters history, will continue his dream run in US PGA events by playing in next week's Memorial tournament, organizers said Monday.
James trades jibes with Pacers coach as series looms
MIAMI - Reigning NBA champion Miami is on the verge of a third consecutive NBA Finals berth, but the Indiana Pacers plan to spoil the repeat bid in the Eastern Conference final that starts in Miami on Wednesday.
US-born Russian Hammon hurt in workout
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Becky Hammon, the US-born guard who helped Russia capture an Olympic women's basketball medal at the 2008 Olympics, has suffered a broken right middle finger, her Women's NBA club said Monday.