Golf: Hoge leads as players put Hawaii missile scare behind them
(Reuters) – Unheralded Tom Hoge birdied the final two holes to take a one-stroke lead after an eventful third round of the Sony Open in Hawaii on Saturday.
Figure skating: Chan and Daleman win at Canadian titles as Olympics loom
(Reuters) – Patrick Chan won the Canadian figure skating championships men’s title for the 10th time on Saturday, while Gabrielle Daleman celebrated her 20th birthday by winning the women’s competition.
Tennis: Tomic slide continues with Australian Open failure
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bernard Tomic’s slide down the ATP rankings is set to continue after he fell 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 to Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in the final round of Australian Open qualifying on Sunday.
Figureskating: Searching for the next Asada, Japan rebuilds
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese figure-skating fans head into next month’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in an unusual position with no-one in their once powerhouse women’s team assuming the mantle of the retired Mao Asada.
Golf: Missile false alarm causes panic for PGA Tour players
(Reuters) – Some of the world’s top professional golfers were panicked by a false report of an incoming ballistic missile in Hawaii on Saturday, with one hiding under a mattress and another fleeing to the basement of his Honolulu hotel.
Rallying: Sainz takes Dakar lead as Peterhansel hits trouble
(Reuters) – Spaniard Carlos Sainz seized the lead in the Dakar Rally from Peugeot team mate Stephane Peterhansel on Saturday after the defending champion struck a rock and lost an hour and 45 minutes repairing his car.
Sportscaster Keith Jackson, voice of college football, dead at 89
(Reuters) – Sportscaster Keith Jackson, who brought a folksy, excitable demeanor and down-home exclamations such as “Whoa, Nellie!” to 40 seasons of play-by-play calling as the authoritative voice of college football for ABC Sports, died at age 89, his…
Motor racing: Rosenqvist leads Formula E championship after Marrakesh win
(Reuters) – Sweden’s Felix Rosenqvist took the lead in the Formula E championship for the first time on Saturday after winning the third race of the season in Marrakesh for India’s Mahindra Racing.
Cycling: This year’s Vuelta to be decided in the mountains
MADRID (Reuters) – Tour of Spain organizers are hoping the 2018 race will be decided in the mountains as they unveiled the course for the next edition on Saturday.
Paisley holds one-shot lead in South African Open
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Chris Paisley of England carded a round of 70 on Saturday to hold a one-stroke lead going into the final round of the European Tour’s South African Open at the Glendower Golf Club.
