Motor racing-Liberty starts second season with bumpy road ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Liberty Media enjoyed plenty of goodwill after taking over Formula One and ousting former supremo Bernie Ecclestone but the honeymoon is over as the Americans start a second season in charge.
Wozniacki stays on track to reclaim top ranking with scrappy win
(Reuters) – Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki kept alive hopes of regaining the world number one ranking with a scrappy 6-4 2-6 6-3 third round win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Monday.
Federer cruises past Krajinovic at Indian Wells
(Reuters) – World number one Roger Federer needed less than an hour to dispatch Filip Krajinovic at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Monday, mixing overpowering serves and pinpoint groundstrokes to advance to the fourth round of the tournament.
Russia: British threats to boycott World Cup over spy attack hurt ties, sport – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday British threats to boycott the 2018 soccer World Cup over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in England would damage ties with Moscow and hurt world sport, Interfax news agency rep…
Golf: Els to captain Internationals at 2019 Presidents Cup
(Reuters) – South African Ernie Els will be captain of the International team for next year’s Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, a source told Reuters on Monday.
Greece suspends fixtures after soccer boss takes gun onto pitch
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece indefinitely suspended its Superleague soccer fixtures on Monday after the owner of the club PAOK Salonika was filmed wearing a gun holster as he strode onto the pitch to protest about a disallowed goal.
Greece vows action after soccer boss enters pitch armed
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s sports minister said on Monday he was preparing to take action after the owner of soccer team PAOK walked onto the pitch while apparently armed to protest over a disallowed goal.
Rallying: Ogier stripped of bonus points at Rally Mexico
(Reuters) – Championship leader Sebastien Ogier’s M-Sport team have appealed after the Frenchman was stripped of four bonus points from Sunday’s Rally Mexico, leaving him four clear of Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville in the standings.
Greece vows ‘bold decisions’ on soccer after PAOK boss enters field armed
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s sports minister promised to take ‘bold decisions’ on Monday after the owner of soccer team PAOK went onto the pitch while apparently armed to protest over a disallowed goal during a match with another Greek team, AEK.
Top seed Halep survives, Anisimova earns fourth round spot
(Reuters) – Top seed Simona Halep narrowly avoided an upset in the BNP Paribas Open third round on Sunday, digging deep for a 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 win over world No. 165 Caroline Dolehide, while 16-year-old Amanda Anisimova also advanced to the fourth round….
