Tennis: 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 to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Snowboarding: Veteran Clark joins newcomer Kim on U.S. team
MAMMOTH, California (Reuters) – Veteran Kelly Clark qualified for her fifth Olympic Games on Saturday by winning the snowboarding halfpipe competition at the U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth, edging out fellow American and celebrated newcomer Chloe Kim.
Miocic sets UFC heavyweight record with win over Ngannou
(Reuters) – Champion Stipe Miocic dominated challenger Francis Ngannou in a five-round war of attrition at the TD Garden in Boston to score a unanimous decision victory and set a new UFC record of three successful heavyweight title defenses.
Tennis: Cilic reaches quarters, celebrates 100th grand slam win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic became the first man into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open when he ground down Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(0) 7-6(3) on Sunday.
Tennis: Free and single-handed, Suarez Navarro makes last eight
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Carla Suarez Navarro struck a blow for one of the endangered shots of women’s tennis as she used her single-handed backhand to great effect to beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
Tennis: Wozniacki gallops into Melbourne quarter-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Second seed Caroline Wozniacki said she is playing with “nothing to lose” after galloping into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time in six years on Sunday.
Tennis: Suarez Navarro hits back to reach quarter-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro became the first player through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as she dug herself out of a hole to beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit 4-6 6-4 8-6 on Sunday.
Tennis: Suarez Navarro hits back to reach quarter-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro became the first player through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as she dug herself out of a hole to beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit 4-6 6-4 8-6 on Sunday.
Snowboarding: Americans Mack, Marino secure Olympic spots in Mammoth
MAMMOTH, California (Reuters) – American snowboarder Kyle Mack made up for a disappointing first trip down the slopestyle course on Saturday with two impressive runs to win the U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth and qualify for next month’s Olympics in Pyeongc…
Snowboarding: Americans Mack, Marino secure Olympic spots in Mammoth
MAMMOTH, California (Reuters) – American snowboarder Kyle Mack made up for a disappointing first trip down the slopestyle course on Saturday with two impressive runs to win the U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth and qualify for next month’s Olympics in Pyeongc…
