Tiger in share of clubhouse lead at Valspar
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, in only his fourth start since returning from injury, was in a three-way share of the clubhouse lead in the Valspar Championship second round on Friday in Palm Harbor, Florida.
McLaren defend ‘ambitious’ car after testing problems
BARCELONA (Reuters) – McLaren have defended their “ambitious” car design after Fernando Alonso suffered more reliability problems on Friday’s final day of Formula One pre-season testing.
Cycling: Bad day for Sky in France as Poels crashes out
PARIS (Reuters) – Team Sky suffered a bad day at the Paris-Nice race on Friday as Dutchman Wout Poels crashed out during the sixth stage won by France’s Rudy Molard.
Facebook to show 25 Major League Baseball games this season
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday it signed a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to stream 25 games this season on the social network.
Grillo stretches Indian Open lead as Sharma storms into contention
(Reuters) – Agrentina’s Emiliano Grillo opened up a four-shot lead heading into the weekend at the Indian Open but will be wary of local hope Shubhankar Sharma, who posted a new course record on Friday.
Alpine Skiing: Shiffrin retains overall World Cup title
(Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin claimed a second successive overall Alpine skiing World Cup title when she finished third in the giant slalom race at Ofterschwang on Friday.
Cilic says 99.9 percent of players will back new Davis Cup plan
LONDON (Reuters) – The proposed radical revamp of the Davis Cup format to create an end-of-season tennis World Cup would be welcomed by the players, according to Croatia’s former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic.
South Korea’s 2012 bronze medalist Chung dies aged 35
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean badminton player Chung Jae-sung, who won bronze in the men’s doubles at the London Olympics, has died at the age of 35, the Korea Badminton Association said on Friday.
Pioneering marathon runner Switzer to race in London
(Reuters) – Kathrine Switzer will compete in the London Marathon for the first time in April, the American said, 51 years after becoming the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon.
Serena enjoys winning return at Indian Wells
(Reuters) – Serena Williams conceded she had been rusty on her return to professional tennis after more than a year away from the game but still did enough to secure a 7-5 6-3 win over Zarina Diyas in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday…
