Motor racing: Haas reshuffles pitcrew for Bahrain after Australia mistakes
MANAMA (Reuters) – Haas have swapped their pit crew around for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix after mistakes during the first race of the season in Australia two weeks ago cost the U.S.-owned Formula One team a likely best-ever result.
Masters braced for Tiger-mania as first round gets underway
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger-mania swept over the U.S. Masters on Thursday as the year’s first major took on a rock concert vibe with Tiger Woods once again the headline act at Augusta National as first round play got underway.
Eyes of the Tiger stalker focused squarely on Woods
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods has a benign stalker who is tracking the former world number one’s every move.
Games: Australia women break world record in 4x100m freestyle relay
GOLD COAST, Australia, (Reuters) – Australia’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team broke their own world record when they clinched the gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
Games: Highlights on day one of the Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Highlights on day one of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday(times in GMT):
Games: Horton ends Australia’s long wait for 400 freestyle champion
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Olympic champion Mack Horton ended a 16-year drought for Australia in the men’s 400 meters freestyle at the Commonwealth Games when he won the host nation’s first gold in the pool at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre on Th…
Soccer: Russian railways named as official World Cup sponsor
ZURICH (Reuters) – Russian Railways has been named as an official sponsor of the 2018 World Cup, which is being held in the country in June and July, global soccer body FIFA said on Thursday.
Games: Swimmer Proud’s disqualification to stand
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – World champion Ben Proud will not defend his men’s 50 meters butterfly title at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after his appeal against his disqualification in the heats was thrown out.
Games: ‘Gutted’ Pearson withdraws in blow to Gold Coast Games
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – A Commonwealth Games already blighted by high-profile withdrawals suffered a hammer blow on Thursday, when the hosts’ top track champion Sally Pearson was forced to pull out with a serious Achilles injury.
Games: Schoeman sprints away from Brownlees, Duffy wins first gold
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – South Africa’s Henri Schoeman powered away in the run to upset England’s powerhouse Brownlee brothers and win the men’s triathlon at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
