Cricket: Australia slaps 12-month bans on Smith and Warner
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sacked Australia captain Steve Smith and David Warner have both been banned for 12 months for their roles in the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Wednesday, after uncovering a web of lies…
Kremlin says official delegations’ absence unlikely to affect World Cup
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Kremlin spokesman said on Wednesday that a decision by some Western countries not to send delegations to this summer’s soccer World Cup was unlikely to affect the competition.
Zverev battles past Kyrgios after Isner shocks Cilic
(Reuters) – Alexander Zverev capitalized on a fast start against Australian Nick Kyrgios to grind out a 6-4 6-4 victory in a battle between two of the sport’s brightest prospects to advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday.
Australian government says not planning to boycott World Cup
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop clarified some earlier comments on Wednesday by saying the country had no plans to boycott the soccer World Cup in response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain.
Soccer: Peru beat Iceland 3-1 in friendly
(Reuters) – Peru scored their second victory over a European side in less than a week on Tuesday after a strong second-half performance helped them to a 3-1 win over Iceland in a friendly match in New Jersey.
Soccer: U.S. earn 1-0 win over Paraguay
(Reuters) – Bobby Wood converted a penalty kick late in the first half to give the United States a 1-0 win over Paraguay in a friendly in Cary, North Carolina on Tuesday.
Stephens, Azarenka advance to face off in Miami semis
(Reuters) – American Sloane Stephens needed just over an hour to cruise past Germany’s former world number one Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-2 and reach the Miami Open semi-finals for her first time on Tuesday.
High cost remains biggest barrier to diversity in golf
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – African American professional golfer Mariah Stackhouse on Tuesday said the high cost of playing the game remained the primary reason for the lack of diversity in the sport.
Kim puts old putter back in bag for ANA event after recent theft
(Reuters) – Kim In-kyung will put her old putter back in the bag for this week’s ANA Inspiration tournament after being reunited with the stolen club last week.
Thompson still having ‘nightmares’ about 2017 ANA penalty
(Reuters) – World number two Lexi Thompson says she is still having occasional nightmares 12 months after a rules violation that cost her a four-stroke penalty and victory at the ANA Inspiration in California.
