US Clinton Dempsey (L) and Edward Johnson celebrate after scoring against Honduras during their Brazil-2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF football qualifier at Olimpico Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula, 240 km north of Tegucigalpa, on February 6, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA.ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-QUALIFIERS-HON-USA
US Clinton Dempsey (L) scores against Honduras during their Brazil-2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF football qualifier at Olimpico Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula, 240 km north of Tegucigalpa, on February 6, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA.ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-QUALIFIERS-HON-USA
US Clinton Dempsey (C) and Honduras Victor Bernardez (C) vie for the ball during their Brazil-2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF football qualifier at Olimpico Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula, 240 km north of Tegucigalpa, on February 6, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA.ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images Soccer-Clark, Hoolahan on target as Ireland beat Poland 2-0
DUBLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Ciaran Clark and Wes Hoolahan scored in either half to give Ireland a 2-0 international friendly win over Poland on Wednesday. Defender Clark pounced on a loose ball after 35 minutes following a scramble from a set-piece to drill home and set 41st-ranked Ireland on their way to victory over their lower-placed opponents, with Poland 56th. Hoolahan put the result beyond any doubt with 14 minutes remaining when he latched onto Jeff Hendrick’s pass by using his chest and sent a delightful finish past substitute keeper Wojciech Szczesny. …
Healing hands come up trumps on PGA Tour
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Twice Masters champion Bernhard Langer has visited them on a regular basis, as have fellow former world number ones Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh. Without their help, players such as American journeyman Kris Blanks and Australian left-hander Greg Chalmers would have been forced to pull out of several tournaments in which they ended up faring well. The people in question are the five physical therapists and four athletic trainers who ply their trade on a daily basis on the PGA Tour and its senior equivalent, the Champions Tour. … Honduras US Wcup Soccer
U.S. Clint Dempsey, second from right, is challenged by Honduras' Victor Bernardez, second from left, during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Honduras US Wcup Soccer
U.S. Michael Bradley, right, plays the ball during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game against Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) FBL-WC2014-SWE-ARG-FRIENDLY
Argentina's striker and team captain Lionel Messi (L) vies with Sweden's defender Jonas Olsson during the FIFA World Cup 2014 friendly match Sweden vs Argentina at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on February 6, 2013. Argentina won 3-2.AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRANDJONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-QUALIFIERS-HON-USA
US Clinton Dempsey (R) and Honduras' Victor Bernardez (C) vie for the ball during their Brazil-2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF football qualifier at Olimpico Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula, 240 km north of Tegucigalpa, on February 6, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA.ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-SWE-ARG-FRIENDLY
Argentina's striker and team captain Lionel Messi controls the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2014 friendly match Sweden vs Argentina at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on February 6, 2013. Argentina won 3-2. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND ALTERNATIVE CROPJONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-SWE-ARG-FRIENDLY
Sweden's defender Jonas Olsson (2nd-L) celebrates with his teammates after scoring during the FIFA World Cup 2014 friendly match Sweden vs Argentina at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on February 6, 2013. Argentina won 3-2. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRANDJONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images Soccer-Bale's touch of class inspires Wales to victory
Feb 6 (Reuters) – Winger Gareth Bale’s class shone through as he scored one goal and created another to inspire Wales to a 2-1 win over Austria in a friendly international at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium on Wednesday. The victory was a confidence boost for the hosts, who had won just one of their last seven matches and whose qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup is going badly with three defeats in four games. …
FEATURE-Golf-Healing hands come up trumps on PGA Tour
LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Twice Masters champion Bernhard Langer has visited them on a regular basis, as have fellow former world number ones Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh. Without their help, players such as American journeyman Kris Blanks and Australian left-hander Greg Chalmers would have been forced to pull out of several tournaments in which they ended up faring well. The people in question are the five physical therapists and four athletic trainers who ply their trade on a daily basis on the PGA Tour and its senior equivalent, the Champions Tour. …
England 2-1 Brazil: Rooney & Lampard secure Wembley win
The Chelsea midfielder's second-half strike proved to be the decisive goal as the Three Lions overcame the World Cup 2014 hosts in an action-packed match at Wembley Gonzalez replaces Bocanegra for US WCup qualifier
Omar Gonzalez replaced captain Carlos Bocanegra in central defense for the United States’ World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Wednesday, and Timmy Chandler was in the starting lineup to play right back in his competitive debut for the Americans.
Gonzalez replaces Bocanegra for US WCup qualifier
Omar Gonzalez replaced captain Carlos Bocanegra in central defense for the United States’ World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Wednesday, and Timmy Chandler was in the starting lineup to play right back in his competitive debut for the Americans.
WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Puyol reaches 100-cap milestone as Spain beat Uruguay
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – World and European champions Spain marked defensive kingpin Carles Puyol’s 100th international cap with a 3-1 victory over Uruguay in an occasionally tetchy friendly in Qatar on Wednesday. Forward Pedro continued his hot streak, scoring twice to take his tally to nine in Spain’s last six games. Pedro has struggled to make his mark for Barcelona this season but put the South American champions to the sword with two clinical finishes at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. …
Spain's Puyol receives a trophy for his 100th international game at their international friendly soccer match against Uruguay in Doha
Spain's Carles Puyol (C) receives a trophy for his 100th international game from Qatar Football Association President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (L) and 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Supreme Committee Secretary-General Hassan Al-Thawadiat at their international friendly soccer match against Uruguay in Doha February 6, 2013. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR – Tags: SPORT SOCCER) Youth group: Students need better sports safety
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended Wednesday in a call to action aimed at protecting the almost 8 million students participating in high school sports each year.
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi and Sweden's striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic shake hands prior to the FIFA World Cup 2014 friendly match Sweden vs Argentina at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on February 6, 2013. AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX SWEDEN/ LEO SELLEN ** SWEDEN OUT **LEO SELLEN / SCANPIX/AFP/Getty Images 
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