SOFIA, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Struggling Bulgarian club Etar Veliko Tarnovo have signed 16 players from countries as far afield as Cape Verde and Afghanistan in a bid to stay in the domestic top flight. Only three of the signings announced by the 1991 champions on Saturday are Bulgarians while the others come from 11 different countries, including Sweden, Poland, Germany, Norway, Cape Verde and Afghanistan, who are 189th in the latest FIFA rankings. …
Obama to play golf with Tiger Woods' former coach
PALM CITY, Fla. (AP) -- Tiger Woods’ former swing coach says he’ll play and practice with President Barack Obama on Saturday.
Seventeen-year-old Shiffrin wins slalom gold
SCHLADMING, Austria, Fe b 16 (Reuters – Mikaela Shiffrin became one of Alpine skiing's youngest world champions when she won the women's slalom on Sunday at the age of 17 to continue an impressive performance by the United States. Shiffrin, who has already won three slalom races on this season's World Cup circuit, was third fastest in the first run but then produced a typically aggressive performance in the second to take gold. One month short of her 18th birthday, Shiffrin pipped Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser by 0. … Alguersuari says Formula One has become an auction
(Reuters) – Pirelli tire tester Jaime Alguersuari vented his frustration at failing to secur e a Formula One race seat on Saturday by saying the sport had become an auction favoring money over talent. The 22-year-old Spaniard has been trying to find a way back onto the starting grid since he and Swiss team mate Sebastien Buemi were dropped by Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso at the end of the 2011 season. He had sounded confident about his chances but those hopes have been dashed with lower-ranking teams favoring drivers who can bring sponsorship with them to help shore up strained budgets. … 
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