Daily sport news

AP - Igor Anton has given the Spanish Vuelta its first Spanish stage winner.

AP - Doc Holliday had a close-up view of Tim Tebow at Florida and watched Pat White set an NCAA career rushing record for quarterbacks at West Virginia.

AFP - Spanish rider Igor Anton won the fourth stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday, a 183.8-kilometre ride from Malaga to here, while Belgium's Philippe Gilbert retained the overall lead.

AP - The Oklahoma City Council has rejected a plan that would have committed $7 million in city money to land a Grand Prix race.

AFP - Into her 30s, playing with a dodgy knee and sister-less, the odds would appear to be stacked up against Venus Williams at the US Open.

AFP - Tributes were paid on Tuesday to former two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon who died following a battle with cancer.

AP - The distinguished Oxford University debate club has featured such speakers as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and Malcolm X.

AFP - Fabio Capello's preparations for England's opening Euro 2012 qualifiers suffered a blow on Tuesday as Peter Crouch, Phil Jagielka and his two back-up goalkeepers all missed training due to injuries.

AFP - Fabio Capello's preparations for England's opening Euro 2012 qualifiers suffered a blow on Tuesday as Peter Crouch, Phil Jagielka and his two back-up goalkeepers all missed training due to injuries.

AFP - Rennes's Ghanaian international striker Asamoah Gyan is on the verge of a move to English side Sunderland, a source close to the French club revealed on Tuesday.

AP - The Oxford University debate club has invited Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White to speak to its members.

AP - Nick Saban didn't so much as raise his voice. The trademark scowl never made even a cameo appearance.

AP - Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: "Not guilty, your honor."

AP - Frank McCourt is expected to testify as early as Tuesday in a divorce case where he and his estranged wife are fighting over who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers.

AFP/File - Defending Australian A-League champions Sydney FC Tuesday announced they had signed towering Brazilian striker Bruno Cazarine to strengthen their attacking ranks.

AP - Mark Reynolds hit a pair of two-run home runs and drove in five runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-2 win over the slumping San Diego Padres on Monday night.

AFP - The US Open got underway on Monday with straight-sets wins for second seeds and tournament betting favourites Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters.

Reuters - Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda flirted with a no-hitter to overshadow Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay and give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-0 shutout victory on Monday.

AFP - Alberto Zaccheroni's appointment as Japan coach was welcomed by local media who said Tuesday his attack-minded style could help the Blue Samurai build on progress made at the last World Cup.

AP - Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui, and Peter Bourjos all homered in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 Monday night.