Defending Olympic triathlon champion Emma Snowsill said on Tuesday she would appeal her omission from Australia's team for next month's London Games.

Roy Oswalt, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher, has signed a one-year deal with the Texas Rangers, according to a posting on the team's website.

New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has been inducted into the International Rugby Board Hall of Fame after his team sealed their 10th Sevens World Series title in 13 years.

New Zealand retained their Sevens World Series title, ending the season with a third-place spot at the London Sevens to finish on 167 Series points, six ahead of closest rivals Fiji.

New Zealand were just one win away from clinching a 10th Sevens World Series title in 13 years after the first day of the final leg of the championship at Twickenham here on Saturday.

New Zealand began their quest to wrap up a 10th Sevens World Series title in 13 years with a 49-7 thrashing of Russia in their opening match of the final leg of the championship at Twickenham on Saturday.

Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, enjoying a stellar rookie season in Major League Baseball after arriving from Japan, was a winner in bouncing back from his first US loss.

New Zealand won the penultimate leg of the IRB's Sevens World Series on Sunday after beating England 29-14 in the final.

Kyle Lohse pitched seven-plus stellar innings as World Series champions St. Louis opened their 2012 Major League Baseball campaign with a 4-1 victory that spoiled Miami's first game in their new ballpark.

Tokyo's first world rugby sevens tournament in a decade was distinctly lacking in fun and pompom girls, but was good preparation for the 2019 World Cup, the international rugby chief said Monday.

An international rugby chief believes that Tokyo's hosting of a Sevens World Series event this weekend will have long-term benefits for the sport's growth in Japan and throughout Asia.

Fiji won the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday in a tight match against New Zealand 35-28, putting them on course for the world series title.

It was already the toughest of the nine legs in the HSBC World Sevens Series, but with a new format grouping all the top teams together, the Hong Kong Sevens under way this weekend just got even harder.

Series leaders New Zealand and closest rivals Fiji both got off to strong starts as the sixth leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series got underway in Hong Kong on Friday.

Former Major League Baseball star outfielder Lenny Dykstra was jailed for three years on Monday for stealing cars and fraud.

Major League Baseball will implement its new expanded playoff format this season, adding two wild card teams after agreeing on the details with the Major League Baseball Players Association.

(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) is expanding its postseason format by two teams to 10 in 2012, a decision that establishes a one-game playoff between wild card teams in both the American and National leagues.

The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals has signed catcher Yadier Molina to a five-year $75 million contract extension.

The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals has signed catcher Yadier Molina to a five-year $75 million contract extension.

Longtime Boston Red Sox captain Jason Varitek announced his retirement from Major League Baseball in an emotional press conference at the club's spring training facility in Florida.