Manchester City and the New York Yankees are teaming up to launch a new Major League Soccer club in New York City, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday.

The Professional Golfers Association of Australia Wednesday suggested it would follow the Royal & Ancient and U.S. Golf Association in banning anchored clubs, but said it would not be rushed into a decision.

World Cup-winning coach Sir Graham Henry faces potential disciplinary action after making a blistering attack on the standard of refereeing in Super rugby.

Oakland rookie Dan Straily got the better of Yu Darvish in a pitchers' duel, steering the Athletics to a 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, further trimming the gap to the American League West division leaders.

Intensely irritating to some, hugely entertaining to others, the outspoken and colorful Jose Mourinho has proven time and again that success is never far from his golden touch.

A tense American League East duel between New York and the Baltimore Orioles revealed the strengths and weaknesses of each team Monday night when the Yankees won 6-4 in 10 innings.

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.

World number one Tiger Woods wants the U.S. PGA Tour to enact a ban on anchored putting “as soon as possible” if golf's governing bodies impose a ban on the stroke on Tuesday.

Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round series.

Veteran flanker George Smith and center Pat McCabe kept their hopes of facing the British and Irish Lions alive after scans Tuesday revealed their injuries were not as bad as initially feared.