The International Cricket Council has told the inventor of Hot Spot he will need strong evidence to suggest players were deliberately trying to cheat the system, a report said Friday.

A Swiss luxury boutique denied any wrongdoing Friday after US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey claimed she had been the subject of racism when a shop assistant allegedly refused to show her an expensive handbag.

American actress Karen Black, who shot to fame in the 1969 counter-culture classic Easy Rider, died on Thursday in Los Angeles, her husband said. She was 74.

Liverpool owner John W. Henry has dealt a major blow to Luis Suarez’s hopes of escaping Anfield after the unsettled Uruguay striker was told he won’t be allowed to leave at any price.

The first day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday could not have been better organised, with two of the biggest stars lined up for action after a doping-tainted run-up to competition.

Australia’s Adam Scott answered an early challenge from countryman Jason Day and England’s Lee Westwood on Friday to seize command of the PGA Championship at rain-soaked Oak Hill.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned the Palestinians against renewed peace talks with Israel, saying they would be “detrimental” to their cause.

Top-ranked Tiger Woods put himself among the contenders at the PGA Championship after his first nine holes on Thursday but it was David Hearn and Robert Garrigus who shared the early lead.

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal competed on hard courts for the first time in five months on Wednesday, with both reaching the third round of the Montreal Masters.

Top-ranked Tiger Woods put himself among the contenders at the PGA Championship after his first nine holes on Thursday but it was David Hearn and Robert Garrigus who shared the early lead.