Injury woes easing for high-riding Giants
Dave Hadfield was a schoolboy convert to rugby league, the game which, one way or another, has dominated his life ever since. After working for newspapers in Shropshire and Blackpool (where he covered the fortunes of Blackpool Borough) he travelled the ... continued at The Independent
Grosskreutz bicycle kick keeps Dortmund riding high
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Kevin Grosskreutz's 66th-minute bicycle kick gave champions Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at lowly Hertha Berlin on Saturday and a three-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga. Germany international Grosskreutz scored from a ... continued at The Guardian
Marquette riding Crowder's wave
MILWAUKEE - Jae Crowder is on quite a roll for No. 10 Marquette and the Golden Eagles are happy to be along for the ride. The senior forward had 27 points and seven rebounds to lead Marquette to an 82-65 win over Rutgers Wednesday night. His big game came ... continued at Journal Times
Brit pack are riding high again as Chris Hoy digs deep to lead from the front
There was a point yesterday when Sir Chris Hoy was in danger of bowing out of the individual sprint at the quarter-final stage to France's Gregory Bauge. An uncharacteristic error by the Scot allowed his rival to steal a march and comfortably go one-nil up ... continued at Evening Standard
Toronto Raptors 103, Detroit Pistons 93: Pistons enter All-Star break riding two-game losing streak
TORONTO 103, DETROIT 93: Pistons lose second straight heading into four-day All-Star Game break. Records: Pistons 11-24, Raptors 10-23. Big shot: Greg Monroe had game-high totals of 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons. He fell two points ... continued at MLive.com
TV's Lorraine Kelly recovering in hospital after horse riding accident
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly will miss her early morning show for a few days after she was left "bruised and battered" when she fell off a horse. The star, who was replaced on the ITV1 show this morning by Helen Fospero, told fans she ended up in hospital ... continued at Daily Record
Boro reach North Riding Senior Cup final
A YOUTHFUL Boro side reached the North Riding Senior Cup final after beating holders Guisborough 2-1 at the KGV last night. Jordan Jones came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for Steve Agnew’s Under-19 side, showing composure to slot into ... continued at GazetteLive
Trainer Matt Laurie riding high with The Travelling Man
DAVID Hayes chases a sixth Blue Diamond; Gai Waterhouse a 106th Group 1 win and Mick Price seeks closure on a Diamond dilemma that has irked him for the best part of a decade. For trainer Matt Laurie the $1 million Blue Diamond presents a far different but ... continued at PerthNow
A lot riding on outcome of Daytona dual qualifying races
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Gatorade Duel (dual duels, actually) isn’t for the big stars. They’re set. At the end of Thursday’s so-called “qualifying races” – actually, the field is still open to less than a handful – there may be $1 million ... continued at Shelby Star
Gatens riding hot streak
IOWA CITY - Matt Gatens didn't watch the Big Ten Network's replays of his performance on Sunday against Indiana. Gatens' 30-point outburst against Indiana in Iowa's 78-66 win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was one to savor, but Gatens didn't watch the whole game. continued at Hawk Eye