Motor racing: Bottas moves on from crash-hit Australian weekend
MANAMA (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas has filed away his crash-hit start to the Formula One season in Australia and set his sights on bouncing back in Bahrain on Sunday.
Athletics: Norman can make his mark outdoors too, says coach
(Reuters) – America’s newest 400 metres star Michael Norman could become one of the all-time best, according to the 1992 Olympic champion who coaches him.
Hamilton waits on F1’s future plans before new Mercedes deal
MANAMA (Reuters) – Four-times world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is waiting for Formula One’s owners to unveil their plans for the future before putting pen to paper on a fresh contract with Mercedes.
Nicklaus and Player show competitive fire at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hit the first shots at Augusta National as honorary starters for the 82nd U.S. Masters which began on Thursday and showed their old competitive fire still burned bright.
Tiger on the prowl in long-awaited Masters return
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods received a rousing ovation that was three years in the making on Thursday as the smiling former world number one made his much-anticipated return to the U.S. Masters.
Tennis: France’s Pouille threatens to boycott new-look Davis Cup
(Reuters) – Frenchman Lucas Pouille threatened to boycott the Davis Cup should the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rip up the format and replace it with a one-week World Cup in a single city.
Highlights: U.S. Masters Day One
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – The 82nd U.S. Masters started on Thursday. Following are the highlights on the opening day at the first major championship of the year.
Games: Horton, relay team give Australia golden start in the pool
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Mack Horton gave Australia a golden start before their women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team smashed the world record as the hosts grabbed two titles on the first day of swimming at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on T…
Games: Campbell sisters power Australia to swimming world record
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Cate Campbell powered Australia to a world record in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Thursday, demonstrating that her year off to recover mentally from a disappointing Rio Oly…
Cook stifles nerves to hit nice first tee shot at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Austin Cook shrugged off his nerves to hit the first competitive shot at the U.S. Masters on Thursday.
