McGregor surrenders to NY police after media day chaos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor surrendered on Thursday, a police spokesman said, after he was accused of attacking a bus carrying fighters leaving a media event ahead of UFC223 this weekend.
Motor racing: Stewart hails Clark, 50 years on from fatal crash
LONDON (Reuters) – Jackie Stewart has only ever had one answer when asked who was the finest driver he raced against in Formula One: Jim Clark.
Cornet upsets Garcia to advance in Charleston
(Reuters) – France’s Alize Cornet upset her top-seeded compatriot Caroline Garcia 5-7 6-1 6-4 at the Charleston Open on Thursday to set up a quarter-final with Kiki Bertens, who defeated qualifier Fanny Stollar in straight sets earlier in the day.
Sports technology company sues arm of MLB over pitch-tracking system
(Reuters) – A sports technology company sued the internet arm of Major League Baseball on Thursday, alleging that executives of the service reneged on a three-year, multimillion-dollar deal and misappropriated its pitch-tracking system.
2016 collapse keeps Spieth grounded at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth was pleased with a six-under 66 that gave him a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Masters but with the memory of his 2016 collapse still fresh in his mind the Texan knows better than to get carried …
Golf: Courageuos Finau turns into Masters feel-good story
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tony Finau could barely walk when he woke up on Thursday after dislocating his ankle celebrating a hole-in-one at the Masters Par 3 contest but there was no way the gutsy American was ever going to miss his Augusta National…
Spieth back on top while Finau pens Masters folklore
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth carded five birdies over his final six holes to power his way into a two-shot lead at the U.S. Masters on Thursday but that spectacular finish was overshadowed by Tony Finau, who penned a bit of Augusta Nation…
Golf: China’s Li makes strong start on Masters debut
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Li Haotong said Augusta National is everything he expected it to be as the rising young Chinese player made a strong start to his first Masters on Thursday.
Tiger proud of salvaging round in Masters return
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods was moved by the support he received from fans in his U.S. Masters return on Thursday and said he was proud of salvaging a round that at times looked like it was going to go off the rails.
Woods grabs spotlight while Garcia’s title hopes sink
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods grabbed the spotlight while Swede Henrik Stenson snatched a share of the early first-round lead on a wild Thursday at the Masters that saw champion Sergio Garcia match the worst-ever score for a single hole at A…
