Motor racing: FIA safety director Mekies to join Ferrari F1 team
LONDON (Reuters) – Laurent Mekies, the governing FIA’s head of safety, will join Ferrari on Sept. 20, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday.
Alpine skiing: Italy’s Goggia pips Vonn for downhill title, Feuz wins men’s
(Reuters) – Italy’s Olympic champion Sofia Goggia won the women’s World Cup downhill title by three points on Wednesday despite finishing second to Lindsey Vonn at the season-ending showpiece in Are.
Norwegian wins Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska: 9 days, 12 hours
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A Norwegian musher won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early on Wednesday, notching the third victory ever for his home country in the 46-year history of the annual 1,000-mile (1609-km) trek across Alaska’s wilderness.
Sailing: Spithill relishes Italian adventure and beast of a challenge
LONDON (Reuters) – Twice America’s Cup winning skipper Jimmy Spithill says the lure of Italy and the challenge of sailing a cutting-edge monohull ‘beast’ were behind his decision to return to the competition with Luna Rossa Challenge.
Wozniacki loses in Indian Wells, Halep advances
(Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki blew any chance she had to overtake Simona Halep as world number one after losing 6-4 7-5 to Darya Kasatkina in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Tuesday.
Motor racing – Love it or loathe it, Formula One has a halo
LONDON (Reuters) – It is safe to say that Formula One’s clunky ‘halo’ head protection device, the most obvious novelty of the 2018 season, has divided opinion.
Norwegian jumps to lead of famed Iditarod sled dog race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A Norwegian musher was poised on Tuesday to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and notch the third victory ever for his home country in 46 years of the annual 1,000-mile (1609-km) trek across Alaska’s wilderness.
Woods brings comeback to happy hunting ground at Bay Hill
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Tiger Woods takes his rousing comeback tour to one of his favorite haunts – Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill layout, where the 14-times major winner has triumphed eight times.
Woods and Els named as Presidents Cup captains
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods and Ernie Els shifted their decades-long friendly rivalry onto the international stage as they were officially named captains for the 2019 Presidents Cup on Tuesday.
Kohlschreiber stuns Cilic at Indian Wells
(Reuters) – Philipp Kohlschreiber upset second seed Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4 to advance to the fourth round in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Tuesday.
