Rallying: Ogier builds solid lead in Corsica opening leg
PARIS (Reuters) – Sebastien Ogier built a strong lead in the opening leg of the Rallye de France as returning nine-time world champion and fellow Frenchman Sebastien Loeb crashed out on Friday.
MMA fighter McGregor to appear in New York court on assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was driven to a New York City courtroom on Friday to be arraigned on charges of assault stemming from a melee following a press event for a series of UFC fights to be staged at a Brooklyn a…
Record-setter Nadal roars back as Spain draw level against Germany
(Reuters) – Spain’s Rafael Nadal returned to action with a 6-2 6-2 6-3 Davis Cup win over Germany’s Philip Kohlschreiber on Friday to set a record for the longest winning streak in the competition’s history.
Games: Chalmers the beating heart of Australian swimming gold rush
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Kyle Chalmers definitively demonstrated he had recovered from heart surgery last year to clinch two golds as the Australians dominated the second day of the swimming at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Friday.
Motor racing: Red Bull’s Ricciardo tops opening Bahrain practice
MANAMA (Reuters) – Australian Daniel Ricciardo put Red Bull at the top of the timesheets at the end of Friday’s opening practice session for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.
Games: Silver lining for Groves after terrible 2017
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – A silver medal in the women’s 100 meters butterfly at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Friday was all that Australia’s Madeline Groves needed to put a terrible 2017 behind her.
MMA fighter McGregor in custody after van-smashing rampage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was in custody in New York on Friday, charged with assault and criminal mischief after a van-smashing rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn that was caught on video, the New York Police …
Games: Australian Morton defends sprint gold at mentor’s velodrome
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Since the retirement of Anna Meares after the Games in Rio de Janeiro, Australia has longed for a successor to the hard-bitten coalminer’s daughter who extracted gold, silver and bronze from four Olympic velodromes.
Liberty unveils its post-2020 vision for F1
MANAMA (Reuters) – Formula One’s commercial rights holders have laid out plans for an overhaul of the sport from 2021 with cheaper and simpler power units, the implementation of a cost cap and a more balanced distribution of revenues.
MMA fighter McGregor charged with assault in New York after rampage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was in custody in New York on Friday, charged with assault and criminal mischief after a rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn that was caught on video, the New York Police Department sa…
