Dominant Federer into Australian Open final after Chung quits
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A ruthless Roger Federer handed wounded Chung Hyeon an old-fashioned schooling before the South Korean quit with blistered feet trailing 6-1 5-2 in a damp squib of an Australian Open semi-final on Friday.
Tennis: Babos, Mladenovic win Australian Open women’s doubles
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Hungarian Timea Babos and France’s Kristina Mladenovic defeated Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-3 to win the women’s doubles title at the Australian Open on Friday.
Record-breaking Ethiopians dominate Dubai Marathon
DUBAI (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Mosinet Geremew set a new Dubai Marathon record when he sprinted clear from a large group of his compatriots to claim victory in the 10th fastest time over the distance on Friday.
Lawmakers in Illinois, New York propose tackle football bans for youth
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois lawmaker on Thursday proposed a bill that would ban tackle football in youth sports before age 12, one day after a similar bill was reintroduced in New York.
Woods shoots even-par 72 in PGA Tour comeback at Torrey Pines
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – Tiger Woods said he was “fine with that” after making a respectable return to the PGA Tour by shooting even-par 72 in the first round at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday.
Golf: Henderson rides wind to one shot lead at Paradise Island
(Reuters) – Canadian Brooke Henderson carded four birdies in a seven-hole stretch to charge one clear atop the leaderboard at the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic before first round play was halted due to darkness on Thursday.
Tiger Woods shoots even-par 72 in PGA Tour comeback at Torrey Pines
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – Tiger Woods made a respectable return to the PGA Tour on Thursday, shooting even-par 72 in the first round at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Tiger Woods starts slowly in PGA Tour comeback at Torrey Pines
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – Tiger Woods made a quiet start on his return to the PGA Tour on Thursday as a large but mainly subdued gallery followed his every shot in the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
Vince McMahon announces return of ‘reimagined’ XFL in 2020
(Reuters) – The XFL, a short-lived football league that sought to fuse the sport with the over-the-top theatrics of pro wrestling, will return to the gridiron in 2020, World Wrestling Entertainment founder and Chairman Vince McMahon said on Thursday.
Victim testimony raises settlement pressure in Nassar suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Searing victim testimony during former American gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar’s sentencing hearing has ratched up pressure on the sport’s U.S. governing body and Michigan State University to settle civil lawsuits by girls and…
