Bulgaria investigates case of ‘Nazi’ boys at soccer cup final
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian authorities said they were investigating photographs that appear to show a child making a Nazi salute and another with a swastika on his chest at the country’s soccer cup final.
‘Super group’ fizzles as Woods, Fowler and Mickelson struggle
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – The so-called ‘super group’ at the Players Championship turned into a super flop as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler fizzled in the first round on Thursday.
NHL – High-flying Winnipeg Jets ready to roll the dice against Vegas
(Reuters) – The Winnipeg Jets thumped the Nashville Predators 5-1 in a Game Seven decider on Thursday to book a first trip to the Western Conference Final, where they will face a Vegas Golden Knights team that has smashed expectations in its inaugural …
‘Super group’ fizzle as Woods, Fowler and Mickelson struggle
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – The so-called ‘super group’ at the Players Championship turned into a super flop as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler fizzled in the first round on Thursday.
Pliskova ends Halep’s Madrid hat-trick bid, Sharapova out
MADRID (Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep’s Madrid Open hat-trick hopes ended as she was overpowered 6-4 6-3 in the quarter-finals by inspired Czech Karolina Pliskova on Thursday.
Nadal breaks McEnroe’s record to reach Madrid quarters
MADRID (Reuters) – World number one Rafa Nadal set a new record of winning 50 consecutive sets on a single surface by beating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals.
Hamilton has designs on Miami layout
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has cast an expert eye over the proposed layout for a street race grand prix in Miami next year and was not impressed.
Hapless keeper counts his blessings after 10-goal nightmare
SANTA TECLA, El Salvador (Reuters) – It was not just shots on the pitch that El Salvador goalkeeper Ricardo Guevara Mora had to contend with after becoming the only man to concede double figures in a single World Cup finals match.
Victims of disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor ask Texas to take action
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Victims of a former USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to life in prison for molesting nearly 200 female athletes urged Texas on Thursday to step up its investigation of suspected sexual abuse that took place at a team training c…
Lajovic downs Del Potro in Madrid as Edmund maintains progress
MADRID (Reuters) – World number six Juan Martin del Potro crashed out of the Madrid Open on Thursday after Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic came back from a set down to beat the Argentine 3-6 6-4 7-6(6) in the third round.
