Canada’s Osborne-Paradis says Pyeongchang suits his style
(Reuters) – Canadian skier Manny Osborne-Paradis says the quick snow and medium terrain of the course in Pyeongchang will play to his strengths when the gliding specialist goes for his first Winter Olympics medal in South Korea next month.
WTA Finals to move to Shenzhen from Singapore in 2019
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – China’s growing influence over women’s tennis moved up a notch on Thursday when the southern metropolis of Shenzhen was announced as the new venue for the season-ending WTA Finals from 2019 to 2028.
Tennis: Powerful Pera sends ninth seed Konta out
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number 123 Bernarda Pera sent ninth seed Johanna Konta tumbling out of the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-4 7-5 upset in blazing sunshine on court two.
Sharapova too hot for Sevastova, reaches third round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – For Maria Sharapova, it was a case of revenge being served hot as she fended off her U.S. Open conqueror Anastasija Sevastova 6-1 7-6(4) under a blazing sun to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.
Golf: Rahm returns to California a year older and much wiser
(Reuters) – Jon Rahm and Phil Mickelson head into this week’s CareerBuilder Challenge with their careers heading in opposite directions.
IAAF not privy to any championships bid concerns: CEO
(Reuters) – Athletics global governing body has not been made aware of any information that would give it concern about successful world championship bids by Doha and Eugene, Oregon, the IAAF’s chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.
Doping: CAS to hear appeals from 39 banned Russians next week
(Reuters) – The cases of 39 Russian athletes given lifetime Olympic bans following doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Games will be heard next week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Wednesday.
Russia’s World Cup likely target for Islamic State: U.S. analysis firm
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The World Cup soccer tournament to be held in Russia in June and July will be an “attractive target” for Islamic State given Russia’s role in the territorial defeat of the militant group, the U.K.-based analysis firm, IHS, said on T…
Chelsea through on penalties, Bournemouth lose to Wigan
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea won a penalty shootout to beat second tier Norwich City on Wednesday and sneak into the FA Cup fourth round following a tempestuous replay that ended 1-1 after extra time with the Premier League champions reduced to nine men….
IAAF wants to link Oregon meet to LA Olympics to grow sport
(Reuters) – Global athletics is hoping to link the 2021 world championships in Oregon to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in a bid to maximize interest in the sport in the United States, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) chief …
