Serena loses in long-awaited return to competition
(Reuters) – Serena Williams lost her first official match since maternity leave as her and sister Venus were beaten in a doubles dead rubber by the Netherlands in the Fed Cup in Asheville, North Carolina on Sunday.
North Korea heading for diplomacy gold medal at Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea has emerged as the early favorite to grab one of the Winter Olympics’ most important medals: the diplomatic gold.
Venus puts holders U.S. into Fed Cup semi-finals
(Reuters) – Venus Williams put the United States into the Fed Cup World Group semi-finals with a straight sets victory over Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands that gave the reigning champions an insurmountable 3-0 lead in their first-round tie on Sund…
Soccer: Cordeiro elected as U.S. Soccer president
(Reuters) – Carlos Cordeiro will succeed Sunil Gulati as president of U.S. Soccer after being elected following three rounds of voting on Saturday at the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Soccer: Joy for Benitez as Newcastle stun Mourinho’s United, Liverpool cruise
LONDON (Reuters) – Newcastle United’s manager Rafa Benitez would have taken a victory against just about anyone on Sunday, such was his side’s predicament, but a 1-0 win over Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United would have tasted that bit sweeter.
Tennis: Tireless Bosnian qualifier Basic clinches maiden title in Sofia
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bosnian qualifier Mirza Basic needed all his skill and determination to beat big-serving Romanian Marius Copil 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-4 in a nerve-wracking final of the Sofia Open and win his first tour title on Sunday.
Olympics: Mazdzer comes back from abyss to claim silver
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Chris Mazdzer’s luge career was on a slippery slope only weeks before he put together a brilliant run to deliver the United States a long-awaited individual Olympic medal in the men’s event on Sunday.
Canadian, U.S. women open with wins
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The only two teams ever to win Olympic gold medals in women’s ice hockey opened their 2018 tournaments with wins on Sunday, with Canada grinding down the Russians 5-0 and the U.S. edging past Finland 3-1.
Olympics: Canada makes point in win over OAR
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canadian athletes have not hidden their feelings over the Russian doping scandal at the Pyeongchang Winter Games and the women’s hockey team made their point on the ice on Sunday with a 5-0 win over the Olympic Athlet…
Freestyle skiing: Young Americans vow to return from mogul disappointment
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – None of the highly-rated members of the American women’s mogul team made it through to Sunday’s Olympic final in Pyeongchang, yet the foursome remain positive of future success.
