Alpine skiing: Switzerland’s Gut claims first win since injury
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) – Swiss Lara Gut won the World Cup Super G at Cortina on Sunday to claim her first win since last February’s knee injury and signal her return to form in time for the Winter Olympics.
Tennis: Dimitrov holds nerve to end Kyrgios’s run
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov kept his cool in the Rod Laver Arena maelstrom to knock home favorite Nick Kyrgios out of the Australian Open in a fourth-round thriller on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s Bekele to race London Marathon
(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s triple Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele will race the London Marathon in April and line up alongside Briton Mo Farah and Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge for what promises to be a mouth-watering contest.
Tennis: American hero Tennys is good for tennis, says Wilander
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – American outsider Tennys Sandgren’s fairytale run at the Australian Open is just what the sport needs to make it less predictable, according to former champion Mats Wilander.
Nadal weathers blast from pocket rocket Schwartzman
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top seed Rafa Nadal was rattled by a feisty challenge from Diego Schwartzman but held firm to fend off the diminutive Argentine 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 and reach his 10th Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday.
Andy who? Briton Edmund reaches first grand slam quarter-final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Britain’s Kyle Edmund reached the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time after coming from a set down to oust Italian Andreas Seppi 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2 6-3 in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Mertens makes maiden major quarter-final in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Belgium’s Elise Mertens progressed to her maiden grand slam quarter-finals in her first appearance in the Australian Open main draw, beating Croatian Petra Martic 7-6(5) 7-5 on Sunday.
Seoul says North Korea’s Olympic participation will aid peace and ease tensions
SEOUL (Reuters) – Seoul welcomed confirmation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that 22 North Korean athletes would compete in next month’s Winter Olympics, saying on Sunday it would aid peace and the easing of tensions on the Korean peninsu…
Sublime Garcia cruises to season-opening win in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Sergio Garcia produced a masterful display of bogey-free golf over 27 holes on Sunday to open his season with a five-shot victory at the weather-disrupted Singapore Open, the Spaniard making his move early and dominating from the …
Tennis: Edmund ousts Seppi to reach first grand slam quarter-final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Britain’s Kyle Edmund reached the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time after coming from a set down to oust Italian Andreas Seppi 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2 6-3 in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday.
