American Marino says team of rivals brings out her best
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American snowboarding phenomenon Julia Marino is not worried that her team mates will be among her most formidable rivals when she battles for gold in Pyeongchang this month as she also knows they will provide her with the most …
Djokovic undergoes surgery to cure troublesome elbow
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has undergone an elbow operation in an attempt to cure an injury that has troubled him for the past two years.
Vegas bookmakers backing Brady’s Patriots in Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Las Vegas casinos are joining the Tom Brady fan club since their share of what is expected to be a record year for Super Bowl wagers will increase if the quarterback’s New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles.
British fans primed for Super Bowl as NFL fever takes hold
LONDON (Reuters) – The Super Bowl was seen as a novelty event when it was first broadcast live in Britain 35 years ago but since the inaugural NFL International Series game in 2007, fans have flocked to Wembley and Twickenham to watch regular season ga…
Frittelli, Campillo share lead going into final round in Malaysia
(Reuters) – South African Dylan Frittelli and Spaniard Jorge Campillo shot spotless rounds of six-under-par 66 on Saturday to share the lead going into the final round of the Maybank Championship.
Training was tougher in North Korea, say defectors
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hwangbo Young, a North Korean ice hockey player who defected to South Korea in 1997, says the first time she played in the South “it felt like a joke”.
Fowler flying at Phoenix Open, shares lead with DeChambeau
(Reuters) – Rickie Fowler took a step towards Phoenix Open redemption when he earned a share of the halfway lead with fellow American Bryson DeChambeau in Arizona on Friday.
Father of molested girls lunges at disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor in court
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Tennis: Injury-hit France tied with Netherlands in Davis Cup
PARIS (Reuters) – Holders France ran into a spot of bother as they split the opening day’s singles matches to finish locked at 1-1 with Netherlands in the first round of their Davis Cup World Group tie after being hit by injuries on Friday. French n…
In icy Minnesota, Pond Hockey Championships capture sport’s essence
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – As NFL players, fans and sponsors began heading to Minneapolis last weekend for the upcoming Super Bowl, 2,500 hardy skaters took to the frozen surface of Lake Nokomis in a celebration of pond hockey, a childhood joy for million…
