Briefs | Jamie Moyer hospitalized in Philadelphia with groin injury

Baseball

Moyer admitted to hospital: Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has been hospitalized in Philadelphia due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September. The team did not give any more information about the former Mariner's condition.

Wilson becomes free agent: Mariners infielder Josh Wilson, who was outrighted to Class AAA last week, has declined to accept that assignment and chosen to become a free agent. Wilson, 28, hit .250 in 45 games for the Mariners last season.

McDonald stays: Shortstop John McDonald has decided to remain with the Toronto Blue Jays, agreeing to a $3 million, two-year deal.

Royals trade Hulett to Red Sox: The Kansas City Royals traded infielder Tug Hulett to the Boston Red Sox for cash or a player to be named.

Andruw Jones agrees to deal with White Sox: Outfielder Andruw Jones agreed to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.

Tennis

Nadal loses to Davydenko at ATP Finals: Rafael Nadal fell out of contention for a spot in the semifinals at the ATP World Tour Finals in London with a second straight defeat, losing 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) to Nikolay Davydenko.

Nadal looked sluggish throughout and was thoroughly outplayed by the Russian, who secured his first win of the round-robin phase and can still reach the semis. Nadal, however, will not reach the semis for the first time.

Davydenko broke twice in the first set and was up a break twice in the second. Nadal then rallied, breaking back both times to carry momentum going into the tiebreaker. However, Davydenko kept his cool and clinched it with a forehand winner on his first match point.

Earlier, Robin Soderling became the first player to reach the semis of the season-ending tournament by beating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. The Swede, who qualified for the eight-player tournament only when Andy Roddick pulled out with an injury, also beat Nadal in straight sets.

Soccer

Dempsey scores two goals as Fulham beats Blackburn: American Clint Dempsey scored twice in the second half, helping Fulham beat Blackburn 3-0 in the English Premier League and end a three-match winless streak.

UEFA names five clubs suspected of fixing matches: Five clubs in Albania, Latvia, Slovenia and Hungary are suspected in Europe's biggest match-fixing investigation.

The European soccer governing body identified the clubs as KF Tirana (Albania), KS Vllaznia (Albania), FC Dinaburg (Latvia), NK IB Llubljana (Slovenia) and Honved (Hungary). They allegedly fixed seven qualifying-round games in the Champions League and Europa League between July 16 and Aug. 6.

NHL

Ovechkin ejected in third period against Sabres: Washington star Alex Ovechkin was ejected in the third period against Buffalo after drawing a major penalty for boarding. Ovechkin scored his team-leading 17th goal in the first period.

Coyotes activate defensemen Jovanovski, Michalek: The Phoenix Coyotes have activated defensemen Ed Jovanovski and Zbynek Michalek off injured reserve.

Auto racing

IRL to hold race in São Paulo: The Indy Racing League will open its 2010 season on the streets of São Paulo, the first time the IndyCar series has held a race in Brazil. The race is scheduled for March 14. Several prominent drivers in the series, including three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, 2004 IRL points champion Tony Kanaan and Raphael Matos, last season's rookie of the year, are Brazil natives.

Former Mayfield attorneys sue to recover fees: Jeremy Mayfield's former attorneys have filed a civil suit against the suspended NASCAR driver seeking nearly $400,000 in unpaid fees.

Horse racing

Hanford, rode Derby winner, dies: Ira "Babe" Hanford, who as an 18-year-old apprentice rode 20-1 longshot Bold Venture to victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 91. He died Saturday in Ocala, Fla., after a long illness.

He was the oldest-living jockey to have won the Derby and the first apprentice to have done so. Hanford didn't ride Bold Venture in the Preakness because racing officials suspended him.

Cycling

Astana team licensed to race in 2010 ProTour: Alberto Contador's Astana team was registered to race the 2010 International Cycling Union's ProTour calendar of events.

Golf

Nicholas returns as European captain: Alison Nicholas will return as Europe's captain for the 2011 Solheim Cup in Ireland. The Americans won the cup in August to remain unbeaten at home with a 16-12 victory over Europe. The United States has an 8-3 lead in the competition that dates to 1990.

Speedskating

Pechstein's two-year ban upheld: Five-time Olympic champion Claudia Pechstein of Germany lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping and will miss the Vancouver Games. The 37-year-old Pechstein had hoped to win a gold medal for the fifth straight Games. Pechstein is Germany's most successful Winter Olympian with a total of nine medals. She is also a six-time world champion.

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