Nadal holds court before prospects battle in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top seed Rafael Nadal will expect to continue his smooth progress into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday before Nick Kyrgios and Grigor Dimitrov meet in a battle royal of potential as yet unfulfilled.
North Korea to send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang
LAUSANNE (Reuters) – North Korea will send 22 athletes to the Winter Games in the neighbouring South next month and compete in three sports and five disciplines, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday.
North Korea says to send delegation to prepare for Olympics on Sunday: South Korea ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea will send a delegation to South Korea on Sunday to prepare for a trip by an art troupe during next month’s Winter Olympics, pushing the visit back a day after earlier cancelling it, South Korea’s Unification Ministry has s…
Golf: Thai duo lead by two strokes in weather-hit Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Thai Chapchai Nirat was joined by compatriot Danthai Boonma at the top of the Singapore Open leaderboard as the duo took a two-stroke lead after the third day of the weather-disrupted event on Saturday.
Djokovic shrugs off injury scare to reach fourth round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic allayed fears over a muscle strain in his lower back after overpowering Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-3 6-3 to reach the Australian Open fourth round of on Saturday.
Alpine Skiing: Germany’s Dressen snatches surprise Kitzbuehel win
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (Reuters) – Germany’s Thomas Dressen tamed the dangerous Streif course to snatch a surprise victory in the men’s downhill on Saturday and beat specialist Beat Feuz and Aksel Lund Svindal.
Federer eases past Gasquet into fourth round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer eased into the second week of the Australian Open with a 6-2 7-5 6-4 win over Richard Gasquet on Saturday evening that kept the Swiss on course for a 20th grand slam title.
North Korea says to send delegation to prep for Olympics on Sunday: South Korea ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea will send a delegation to South Korea on Sunday to prepare for a trip by an art troupe during next month’s Winter Olympics, pushing the visit back a day after earlier cancelling it, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said….
Djokovic rolls by Ramos-Vinolas to reach fourth round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former champion Novak Djokovic added an apparent muscle strain in his lower back to concerns about his problem elbow but still overpowered Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-3 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open …
Berdych overpowers Del Potro to reach fourth round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Not many players overpower Juan Martin del Potro but Tomas Berdych did just that to win 6-3 6-3 6-2 and reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the 10th time on Saturday.
