Hungarian boxer Nagy dies at 23 after suffering brain injury while training in Australia

August 26th, 2009 Mass. Sen. Ted Kennedy diesHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Massachusetts Sen.

August 19th, 2009 Hungary remembers picnic that cracked Iron CurtainSOPRONPUSZTA, Hungary — It was a picnic that changed the course of history. Twenty years ago Wednesday, members of Hungary's budding opposition organized a picnic at the border with Austria to press for greater political freedom and promote friendship with their Western neighbors.

July 4th, 2009 A leader of Hungary's 1956 revolution diesBUDAPEST, Hungary — Bela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of Hungary's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died, the government said. He was 97. A brief defense ministry statement provided no other details, including the cause of death or where and when it occurred.

May 10th, 2009 Hungary's unbeaten horse Overdose to miss UK raceBUDAPEST, Hungary — Unbeaten racehorse Overdose will miss his debut in England because of a foot infection. The 4-year-old Hungarian-owned horse won't run in the Temple Stakes at Haydock Park on May 23, but may recover in time for two races at Royal Ascot in June.

May 8th, 2009 DUBAI - Australian all-rounder Shane Watson's plans to join the Rajasthan Royals in South Africa suffered a jolt on Thursday when he suffered a groin injury while batting against Pakistan in a Twenty20 clash here. Australia lost the match by seven wickets.

May 5th, 2009 Injury concern over unbeaten racehorse OverdoseLONDON — Overdose, the unbeaten racehorse who has become a national hero in Hungary, could miss his debut in England because of sore feet. The 4-year-old Hungarian-owned horse, who has won 12 straight races, is being treated for the problem in the weeks before his scheduled start in the Temple Stakes at Haydock Park on May 23.

May 5th, 2009 Unbeaten colt has sore feet; may miss next raceLONDON — An unbeaten racehorse who has become a national hero in Hungary could miss his next start because of sore feet. Overdose, the 4-year-old colt who has won all 12 of his races, has problems with his feet and is undergoing treatment, his trainer Sandor Ribarszki said Tuesday.

May 1st, 2009 Wallaby flanker McMeniman out for up to 6 monthsBRISBANE, Australia — Australia and Queensland Reds flanker Hugh McMeniman could miss up to six months after suffering an ankle tendon injury that will require surgery, the Super 14 team said in a statement on its Web site Friday. Scans showed that the injury was a tear of the peroneal retinaculum, which binds the ankle tendons, the statement said, adding that the injury will require a lengthy period of rehabilitation.

April 27th, 2009 Former boxing champ Greg Page dies at 50LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home.

April 11th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United could be set for a triple dose of good news on the injury front with Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown and Brazilian full-back Rafael da Silva all due to be back in the next fortnight. Ferdinand is first in line, with Sir Alex Ferguson confirming that the England defender could return from a groin injury in next week's Champions League return against Porto, The Mirror reported.

March 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Tasmania fast bowler Brett Geeves will replace Doug Bollinger in the Australian Test squad in South Africa. Cricket Australia (CA) said Sunday that Bollinger, who was the twelfth man in the ongoing Test against South Africa, suffered an abdominal strain while training.

February 22nd, 2009 KARACHI - Sri Lanka fast bowler Farveez Maharoof will fly back home from here Sunday evening after suffering from a groin injury, a Sri Lanka team official announced. Maharoof, 24, injured his groin during a training session and was ruled out of the two-match Test series under progress in Pakistan.

February 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian boxer Manjeet Singh has been suspended for two years after failing a dope test and his team mate Baljeet Singh's sample 'A' has also tested positive for a banned steroid, the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) said Saturday. IBF has suspended Manjeet, a middle-weight boxer, with immediate effect.

January 16th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia's new-found Twenty20 sensation David Warner has been called as a replacement for vice captain Michael Clarke, who has been ruled out of the one-day series against South Africa starting Sunday, Cricket Australia (CA) announced here Saturday. Warner will make his one-day debut Sunday at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart after the National Selection Panel (NSP) advised Clarke to rest his injured thumb for two weeks in an attempt to play in the Commonwealth Bank Series against New Zealand.

December 24th, 2008 MELBOURNE - Even as the Australia decided to go into the Melbourne cricket Test with a not-fully-fit Andrew Symonds, the man who was to replace him, Shane Watson, gave a scare by clutching his back and leaving the practice session Thursday. With the series effectively going on the line at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday, Australia are likely to bank on having Symonds in the side for his matchwinning abilities with the bat even if he is unable to bowl freely.