NHL: Fleury finds his ruthless streak to slow down Jets
WINNIPEG, Canada (Reuters) – Marc-Andre Fleury quickly gained revenge on the Winnipeg fans who had mercilessly taunted the Vegas Golden Knights netminder on Saturday when the Jets pumped three goals past him in the opening minutes of the NHL Western Co…
Australia warns missing African athletes to comply with visas
(Reuters) – Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Tuesday that a group of African athletes who went missing during the Commonwealth Games must give themselves up or face being deported.
Sports fans wager Supreme Court ruling won’t ruin their fun
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sports fans on Monday shrugged off a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could open the door to legalize sports betting, saying it would likely have little impact on baseball, basketball and football games already subject to off-the-…
Red-hot Harvick on career-best start: ‘Now it feels like a game’
Kevin Harvick’s series-best five wins and nine top-five finishes through 12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races is a career-best season opening for the driver long known as “The Closer.”
Motor racing: Japanese F2 driver says ‘halo’ saved his life
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese F2 driver Tadasuke Makino reckons the new ‘halo’ head protection device, which made its debut in the junior series and Formula One this season, may have saved his life in a race at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.
Former sprinter Campbell recovering from ‘bleed in the brain’
(Reuters) – Britain’s former Olympic champion Darren Campbell says he is “relieved to be alive” after suffering a bleed in the brain, the BBC reported on Monday.
Osaka eases past Azarenka in Rome as Vinci calls time on career
(Reuters) – Rising Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka eased into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday with a 6-0 6-3 victory over former world number one Victoria Azarenka, on a day in which local favorite Roberta Vinci called time on her career….
Twins’ Morrison: Ohtani ‘probably the best player in the world’
Minnesota first baseman Logan Morrison was one of the few players to get to Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani on Sunday, but that didn’t stop him from heaping some eye-popping praise on the Japanese star.
Djokovic, Nishikori advance to second round in Rome
(Reuters) – Former world number one Novak Djokovic strolled into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday with a morale-boosting 6-1 6-3 victory over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Motor racing: Mercedes wary of trumpeting a turning point
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Winning Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix may have been a turning point for Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes Formula One team, but the champions are not counting on it.
