http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with worldwide sports news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293653,richardson-suns-send-celtics-to-first-loss-of-season--summary.html Los Angeles - Jason Richardson sees red every time he sees a green Boston Celtics jersey. Richardson exploded for 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, as the Phoenix Suns sent the Celtics to their first loss of the season, with a 110-103 road victory o... US,Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:22:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293653,richardson-suns-send-celtics-to-first-loss-of-season--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293630,bundesliga-leaders-leverkusen-crush-frankfurt-4-0.html Leverkusen, Germany - Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen wasted no time in a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night. Leverkusen led 3-0 after 11 minutes, from Stefan Kiessling's short-range effort, a header by Stefan Reinartz and Toni ... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293630,bundesliga-leaders-leverkusen-crush-frankfurt-4-0.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293628,federer-lines-up-his-best-friend-in-tennis-for-basle.html Basle, Switzerland - Friendship will be on the back burner Saturday when Roger Federer faces childhood mate Marco Chiudinelli in a battle of Basle boys for a place in the final of the Swiss Indoors. Top seed Federer has won the last three editions of... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:34:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293628,federer-lines-up-his-best-friend-in-tennis-for-basle.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293625,sidebar-djokovic-joins-the-call-for-more-rational-atp-season.html Basle, Switzerland - Exhausted Novak Djokovic is determined to make the most of the remainder of the marathon ATP season, saying his top priority will be to get some much-needed December rest. As the demands of the nearly nonstop campaign continue to... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:52:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293625,sidebar-djokovic-joins-the-call-for-more-rational-atp-season.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293617,djokovic-makes-basle-breakthrough-with-debut-swiss-semi-final.html Basle, Switzerland - Second seed Novak Djokovic salvaged his successful debut week at the Swiss Indoors, recovering from a set and a break down to oust six seed Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 for a place in the quarter-finals Friday. The Serbian w... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293617,djokovic-makes-basle-breakthrough-with-debut-swiss-semi-final.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293604,fisher-named-european-tour-golfer-for-october.html Virginia Water, Britain - The European Tour on Friday announced that English golfer Ross Fisher has been named the Golfer of the Month for October. The 28-year-old stunned American Ryder Cup player Anthony Kim in the 36 hole final of the Volvo World ... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293604,fisher-named-european-tour-golfer-for-october.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293594,veteran-date-krumm-shows-youngsters-the-way-to-bali-semis.html Bali, Indonesia - Two Frenchwomen, a Spaniard and Japan's evergreen 39-year-old Kimiko Date Krumm make up Saturday's semi-final field at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. Top seed Marion Bartoli and Gallic compatriot Aravane Rezai both m... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293594,veteran-date-krumm-shows-youngsters-the-way-to-bali-semis.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293584,loew-calls-up-hunt-and-mueller-for-friendlies--summary.html Hamburg - Aaron Hunt and Thomas Mueller were called up for the first time by Germany coach Joachim Loew on Friday for friendly internationals against Chile and Ivory Coast later this month. Werder Bremen's Hunt, 23, and the 20-year-old Bayern Munich ... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:58:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293584,loew-calls-up-hunt-and-mueller-for-friendlies--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293582,finnish-world-cup-event-exempt-from-labour-conflict.html Helsinki - Organizers of the upcoming World Cup ski event in the Finnish resort of Levi were able to draw a sigh of relief Friday as unions said the resort was exempt from a looming strike. The service union PAM confirmed in a statement that Levi wou... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:46:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293582,finnish-world-cup-event-exempt-from-labour-conflict.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293578,quarter-final-spot-do-able-parreira-on-bafana.html Johannesburg - The coach of dispirited World Cup hosts South Africa said on Friday he believed Bafana Bafana could clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. Carlos Alberto Parreira was speaking a day after he arrived back in South Africa on his second sti... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293578,quarter-final-spot-do-able-parreira-on-bafana.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293577,italy-bids-for-fed-cup-win-against-under-strength-us--summary.html Reggio Calabria, Italy - Host Italy will begin its bid Saturday for a second Fed Cup title in three years as Flavia Pennetta opens weekend play against American Alexa Glatch. Experienced Italian campaigner Francesca Schiavone will then face Melanie O... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293577,italy-bids-for-fed-cup-win-against-under-strength-us--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293576,cas-grant-chelsea-stay-of-fifa-transfer-ban--summary.html Lausanne, Switzerland - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday granted Chelsea a suspension of FIFA's transfer ban, allowing the English Premier League club to sign players during the January transfer window. Chelsea were banned from sign... UK,Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:28:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293576,cas-grant-chelsea-stay-of-fifa-transfer-ban--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293565,willy-bogner-to-lead-munichs-2018-olympics-bid--summary.html Munich - Fashion designer and filmmaker Willy Bogner will head Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the committee said on Friday. Bogner, 67, will be CEO of the bid committee from November 15 onwards as Munich tries to land the Games in the... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293565,willy-bogner-to-lead-munichs-2018-olympics-bid--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293549,big-scale-bets-revealed-in-latvian-soccer-scandal.html Riga- New details emerged Friday of a major betting scandal in Latvian football that saw one of the Baltic state's leading clubs barred from top-flight competition. Guntis Indriksons, president of the Latvian Football Federation (LFF), said Friday in... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293549,big-scale-bets-revealed-in-latvian-soccer-scandal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293546,injured-ferdinand-could-face-longer-spell-out-for-united.html London - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Fergson says he is worried defender Rio Ferdinand's injury problems may be more serious than first thought. The England defender will miss Sunday's top of the table clash with Chelsea because of a calf inju... UK,Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293546,injured-ferdinand-could-face-longer-spell-out-for-united.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293541,willy-bogner-to-lead-munichs-2018-olympics-bid.html Munich - Fashion designer and filmmaker Willy Bogner will head Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the committee said on Friday. Bogner, 63, will be CEO of the bid committee from November 15 onwards as Munich tries to land the Games in the... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:16:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293541,willy-bogner-to-lead-munichs-2018-olympics-bid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293536,loew-calls-up-hunt-and-mueller-for-friendlies.html Hamburg - Aaron Hunt and Thomas Mueller were called up for the first time by Germany coach Joachim Loew on Friday for friendly internationals against Chile and Ivory Coast later this month. Werder Bremen's Hunt, 23, and the 20-year-old Bayern Munich ... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293536,loew-calls-up-hunt-and-mueller-for-friendlies.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293535,federer-working-with-new-physio-to-increase-tennis-shelf-life.html Basle, Switzerland - Roger Federer looks to be ready to fulfill his pledge to play in the 2012 London Olympic event at Wimbledon after hiring a full-time physio from the ranks of the ATP. The 28-year-old world number one has taken on Stephane Vivier,... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293535,federer-working-with-new-physio-to-increase-tennis-shelf-life.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293528,agassi-pleads-his-crystal-meth-case-in-us-television-interview.html New York - Eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi said that revelations in his upcoming autobiography that he used the drug crystal meth during a period of 1997 depression needed to be made public. The tarnished tennis icon told the television pro... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:34:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293528,agassi-pleads-his-crystal-meth-case-in-us-television-interview.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293518,wickmayer-flees-bali-over-doping-procedure-infraction-ban.html Bali, Indonesia - Distraught US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer on Friday pulled out of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions after being banned for one year for missing doping tests. The number 18 player's place in the field for her fina... Sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:16:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293518,wickmayer-flees-bali-over-doping-procedure-infraction-ban.html