Golf: India’s Sharma accepts Masters invite
(Reuters) – India’s Shubhankar Sharma, fresh off an impressive outing in his PGA Tour debut that made the golfing world take notice, has accepted an invitation to compete in next month’s U.S. Masters, the tournament said on Tuesday.
Motor racing: Sauber F1 team appoint female test driver
(Reuters) – Sauber have promoted female Colombian racer Tatiana Calderon to the role of Formula One test driver after a year in a development role.
World Chess Federation says Swiss accounts to be frozen over Syria sanctions
(The Feb. 14 story corrects 1st para & headline to make clear the federation said UBS bank had announced that the federation’s accounts would be immediately frozen, rather than had already been frozen)
Dimitrov and Cilic to play at Queen’s
LONDON (Reuters) – Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov will revive happy memories of London when he warms up for Wimbledon at the Queen’s Club tournament in June.
Serena ready for long-awaited return at Indian Wells
(Reuters) – Serena Williams believes now is the “perfect time” to return to the WTA Tour in order to gauge her progress ahead of the year’s remaining grand slam tournaments.
South Korea to honor Bach for Pyeongchang contribution
SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean government is to award International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach with the country’s highest sporting honor for his role in helping make the Pyeongchang Winter Games a success, the sports ministry said on T…
Former ESPN host sues network for ‘misogynistic’ culture
(Reuters) – Former ESPN presenter Adrienne Lawrence has sued the sports network, saying it has a misogynistic and predatory culture and her contract was not renewed after she complained about sexual harassment by a male anchor.
Olympics: Jamaican bobsledder requests ‘B’ sample test – IBSF
KINGSTON (Reuters) – The member of the Jamaican women’s bobsleigh team who returned an adverse analytical finding for a banned substance before the Winter Olympics has requested her “B” sample be tested, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federa…
Boxing: Alvarez blames contaminated meat for positive test
(Reuters) – Mexican middleweight boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol after consuming contaminated meat, Golden Boy Promotions said on Monday.
Tennis: LTA president steps aside pending investigation of 2004 assault case
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Corrie, the president of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), has stepped aside pending an investigation into the handling of a 2004 sexual assault allegation against a coach.
