Curling: U.S. siblings win ‘family feud’ game versus married Russians
GANGNEUNG (Reuters) – Siblinghood triumphed over matrimony as the newest Olympic event debuted on Thursday with American pair Becca and Matt Hamilton beating Anastasia Bryzgalova and Alexander Krushelnitskiy in the mixed doubles curling.
Norovirus outbreak worsens though athletes unaffected
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – The number of people struck down by a virus causing vomiting and diarrhoea at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has more than doubled to 86, though athletes remain unaffected, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Golf: Day lauds McIlroy’s ‘Tiger-esque’ skills on eve of Pebble Beach
(Reuters) – One former world number one offered rare praise to another on Wednesday as Jason Day said Rory McIlroy had ‘Tiger-esque’ skills on the golf course.
Motor racing: F1 on right track with ‘Grid Kids’, says McLaren’s Brown
WOKING, England (Reuters) – McLaren boss Zak Brown has backed Formula One’s move to use “Grid Kids” instead of female models, seeing it as a positive step towards broadening the sport’s appeal to a younger audience.
Motor racing: F1 halo can withstand weight of double-decker bus
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s new driver head-protection ‘halo’ device is so robust that it can take the weight of a double-decker bus, according to Mercedes’ technical head James Allison.
Snowboarding-Briton Ormerod fractures wrist in training
(Reuters) – Snowboarder Katie Ormerod, one of Britain’s big medal hopes, has fractured her wrist just days before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Tennis: Qualifier Basic stuns Kohlschreiber to reach Sofia quarters
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bosnian qualifier Mirza Basic, ranked 129th in the world, upset fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5 7-6(5) in a pulsating encounter to reach the quarter-finals of the Sofia Open on Wednesday.
U.S. senators call for Olympic committee probe after Nassar scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday called for an investigation into the handling of sexual misconduct allegations by the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, which have been criticized for not acting on compla…
Serena ‘ready to go’ says Fed Cup captain Rinaldi
(Reuters) – Serena Williams will be “ready to go” when she returns to action this week in the United States’ Fed Cup first round tie against the Netherlands, captain Kathy Rinaldi said on Wednesday.
Tennis: Romanian Nastase’s ITF ban reduced on appeal
(Reuters) – Ilie Nastase, the 71-year-old world number one and ex-Romania Fed Cup captain, has had his ban from International Tennis Federation (ITF) team competitions reduced on appeal by an independent tribunal.
