Exhausted Dimitrov battling shoulder injury, could miss Sofia Open
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian world number three Grigor Dimitrov faces a race against time to get fit to defend his title at the Sofia Open after shoulder pain and exhaustion prevented him from practicing.
Alpine skiing: Feuz wins third downhill of the season
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) – Swiss Beat Feuz won his third downhill of the season with a late surge at Garmisch on Saturday to establish himself among the favorites to win a gold at next month’s Winter Games.
Wozniacki wins thriller to clinch first grand slam title
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A determined Caroline Wozniacki held firm to shake off a tenacious challenge from Simona Halep, edging a classic Australian Open final 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 to claim her first grand slam title on Saturday.
Georgian Tochinoshin wins maiden grand sumo tournament
(Reuters) – Tochinoshin became the first Georgian to win a grand sumo tournament on Saturday, defeating Japanese wrestler Shohozan for his seventh straight victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.
Cilic aiming to turn up heat on Federer
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Even by Roger Federer’s standards his path to a 30th grand slam final has been a breeze but things are about to hot up as Croatian Marin Cilic prepares to try to stop the Swiss claiming a sixth Australian Open title on Sunday.
Cormier aims for second belt with Miocic title fight
(Reuters) – Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will attempt to emulate Conor McGregor and grab a second belt when he steps up a division to fight Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight strap in July, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announ…
Cricket: Damp outfield delays start of day four at the Wanderers
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A damp outfield has delayed the start of play on the fourth morning of the controversial third and final test between South Africa and India at the Wanderers on Saturday.
Pelicans’ Cousins suffers ankle injury
(Reuters) – New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins could be out for the remainder of the season after sustaining a left ankle injury in Friday’s game against the Houston Rockets.
Man convicted of manslaughter in road-rage killing of ex-NFL player Joe McKnight
(Reuters) – The man tried for murder in the road-rage shooting death of former National Football League running back Joe McKnight near New Orleans in 2016 was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter on Friday, local media reported.
Tennis: President Moon backs Chung to bring more joy to South Koreans
(Reuters) – South Korean president Moon Jae-in has backed Chung Hyeon to bring more joy to his country after the youngster’s inspired charge at the Australian Open came to a heart-breaking end in the semi-finals on Friday.
