Czechs prevail in shootout against Canada
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Czech Republic beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday in a back-and-forth preliminary game in the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament.
Nishikori reaches New York semi-finals with comeback win
(Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori survived his toughest test since his return to the ATP Tour, having to come back from behind to beat Radu Albot 4-6 6-3 6-1 on Friday to reach the semi-final of the New York Open.
Russians romp into women’s semi-finals with Swiss rout
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Olympic Athletes from Russia team trounced Switzerland 6-2 in an entertaining clash at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Saturday to book a spot in the semi-finals of the women’s Olympic ice hockey tournament.
Wind, snow and frozen phones: How to survive the coldest Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics began on Feb 9, Magnus Strom and his Reuters colleague Sylvain Marchandise, both experienced skiers, spent five days on a frigid mountain, skiing to locations on the alpine skiing course…
Chen leads after historic performance, Hanyu, Fernandez still to skate
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Quadruple jump specialist Nathan Chen rebounded from a terrible short program with a historic free skate on Saturday that put him in the lead of the men’s singles competition, with top contenders Yuzuru Hanyu and Javi…
Woods misses cut at Riviera after eight bogeys
(Reuters) – A struggling Tiger Woods failed to make the cut at the Genesis Open in California on Friday as he had eight bogeys in a round of five-over-par 76.
Woods commits to play next week in Honda Classic
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods has committed to play in next week’s Honda Classic, marking the first time in three years he has entered in tournaments on successive weeks, the PGA Tour event said on Friday.
Pyeongchang winds return to delay women’s super-G
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The high winds which wreaked havoc on the Alpine skiing schedule at Pyeongchang Olympics earlier this week returned on Saturday to delay the women’s super-G race.
Ageless Federer rides his time machine back to the top
LONDON (Reuters) – They know a thing or two about time in Switzerland — their cuckoo clocks, expensive wristwatches and unerring railway timetables are proof of that.
Back on top, Federer becomes oldest ATP world number one
(Reuters) – Roger Federer added yet another record to his vast collection when he guaranteed becoming the oldest ATP world number one by beating Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals in Rotterdam on Friday.
