 | | CNN International | |  | Mickelson tames Tiger in Shanghai
Phil Mickelson charges past arch-rival Tiger Woods on the back nine of the third round to take a two-shot lead at the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
| Boxing: Haye predicts knockout win
Far from admitting fear before fighting Russian giant Nikolai Valuev, Britain's David Haye predicts he will be the first fighter to knock out the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion in Nuremberg on November 7.
| Football: Leverkusen move four clear
Bayer Leverkusen opened a four-point lead at the top of the German Bundesliga after scoring three goals in the first 11 minutes on their way to a 4-0 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night.
| Football: CAS lifts ban on Chelsea
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspends the transfer ban placed on Chelsea after the English Premier League side appealed against the ruling made by football's world governing body FIFA.
| Tennis: Federer and Djokovic through
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are both through to the semifinals of the Swiss Indoor event in Basel, although they reached the last four in contrasting ways.
| Tennis: Murray cruises into semis
Top seed Andy Murray remains on course for his sixth title of the season after beating Spain's Albert Montanes 6-4 6-2 to reach the Valencia Open semifinals.
| Football: Real not releasing Ronaldo
Real Madrid have told Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz they will not make star striker Cristiano Ronaldo available for the two crucial World Cup qualifying playoffs.
| Football: Bento quits Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon coach Paulo Bento has resigned following a poor run of results which culminated in Thursday's Europa League draw at home to Ventspils of Latvia.
| Golf: Tiger shares Champions lead
Tiger Woods is on course for an incredible 17th individual World Golf Championship title in 34 attempts after claiming a share of the halfway lead at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
| Athletics: SA chief given suspension
The president of Athletics South Africa, Leonard Chuene, has been suspended for lying about his involvement in the Caster Semenya gender row
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| ESPN | | | LeBron, Cavs show off against Knicks in MSG
LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
Associated Press
| No. 7 Boise St. withstands upset bid by La. Tech
Kellen Moore threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Boise State survived a brief scare on the road with a 45-35 victory over upstart Louisiana Tech on Friday night.
Associated Press
| Kobe reaches milestone in win over Grizzlies
Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
Associated Press
| Manny Ramirez sticks with Los Angeles Dodgers for $20 million option
The Dodgers said Friday that Manny Ramirez exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed general manager Ned Colletti of the decision, which Ramirez had until this month to make.
ESPN.com news services
| HSBC Champions: Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods in final pairing at HSBC
Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.
Associated Press
| Richardson, Suns rebound, hand Celtics 1st loss
Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds and the Suns rebounded from their only defeat to beat the Celtics 110-103.
Associated Press
| Report: San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has deal to settle drug charge
A newspaper says San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge.
Associated Press
| Cornerback Ty Law signs contract with Denver Broncos
Cornerback Ty Law and the Broncos have reached agreement on a contract that will add another former Patriot to Josh McDaniels' stable of them in Denver.
Adam Schefter
| New York gives Yankees keys to city in Series fete
Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees' World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.
Associated Press
| Life Is Sweet gets out of Zenyatta's shadow with Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic victory; Oak Tree, Santa Anita, Pam and Marty Wygod, Garrett Gomez, John Shirreffs
Life Is Sweet, who has taken a back seat to her more accomplished stablemate Zenyatta all year long, finally got her due after exploding to an easy 2 1/2-length victory over Mushka in the $2 million Ladies' Classic at Santa Anita.
Jay Privman
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