An injury has forced Montreal welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald out of his UFC 158 co-main event with Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit.
Tennis-Memphis International women's singles round 1 results
Feb 19 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Memphis International Women’s Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) beat Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) 7-6(5) 6-0 Victoria Duval (U.S.) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 3-6 6-1 6-3 Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 2-Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-4 Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) 6-3 6-3 Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Maria Sanchez (U.S.) 6-2 6-4 1-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-2 6-2
Olympics-Toxic culture contributed to Aussie swimming flop-review
SYDNEY, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Slack management allowed a “culturally toxic” environment to develop in Australia’s swimming team at the London Olympics with abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs as well as flouting of curfews and bullying going unchecked, a review said on Tuesday. Australia’s worst Olympic performance in swimming for 20 years came amid reports of schoolboy pranks, over-inflated egos, a lack of team unity and unrealistic expectations, prompting the wide-ranging independent review by a heavyweight panel. …
Pro-Cuba protesters halt dissident Yoani's event
FEIRA DE SANTANA, Brazil (AP) -- Pro-Cuba protesters in Brazil have halted an event featuring the best-known dissident from the communist island who is making her first international trip in nearly a decade. Elimimian says the pursuit of his NFL dream is "over" at least for now
SURREY, B.C. – When Solomon Elimimian first connected with the B.C. Lions, he knew little about the CFL.
Yen firmer but near lows, Asian shares capped
TOKYO (Reuters) – The yen remained near recent lows on Tuesday, as attention turned to the appointment of a new Bank of Japan governor. Regional share markets held t o tight ranges as the absence of catalysts and a holiday in the U.S. overnight capped demand. The yen, which has dropped 20 percent against the dollar since mid-November, fell further at the start of the week after financial leaders from the G20 promised not to devalue their currencies to boost exports and avoided singling out Japan for any direct criticism. … 
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