A Canadian hockey brat drives the women’s game in Korea
NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) – As the daughter of a former NHL coach and a two-time U.S. collegiate champion in her own right, Sarah Murray knows a thing or two about ice hockey and its culture.
Wary Federer through to semis after Hawkeye hiccup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A momentary loss of Roger Federer’s trademark cool enlivened an otherwise routine victory by the defending champion over Tomas Berdych as the Swiss player moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor to be sentenced after week of emotional testimony
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Wednesday heard from three more victims of former long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar ahead of imposing a sentence on the disgraced physician for molesting young female gymnasts.
Wales name 11-year-old Hursey in Commonwealth Games squad
(Reuters) – Wales have picked 11-year-old wonderkid Anna Hursey in their table tennis squad for the this year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia, Team Wales announced on Wednesday.
Belgium’s Mertens keeps calm, collected in Australian Open bid
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Unseeded Elise Mertens has extended a breakout year to storm into the semi-finals of her Australian Open debut by keeping a cool head and honing her technical skills.
Halep expecting marathon against Kerber
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Simona Halep is prepared for her second marathon of the tournament when she faces former champion Angelique Kerber for a place in the Australian Open final on Thursday.
Halep roars back to dismantle Pliskova
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top seed Simona Halep recovered from a slow start before racing away to a 6-3 6-2 victory over big-serving Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in their Australian Open quarter-final on Wednesday.
Beer sales to be allowed at Russian World Cup stadiums – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday that the sale of beer would be allowed at stadiums and fan zones during this year’s soccer World Cup, the Interfax news agency reported.
World Cup arrives in Sri Lanka to kick off global tour
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The World Cup trophy has arrived in Sri Lanka for the first time as the most coveted prize in global soccer started a 54-country tour ahead of the 2018 tournament in Russia.
Tennis: Steely Edmund keeps it simple as final beckons
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – They say you can take the man out of Yorkshire but cannot take Yorkshire out of the man and while Kyle Edmund now lives in the Bahamas his no-nonsense style of tennis would have the locals back home nodding in approval.
