Feuz leads from front to win for second time at Wengen
WENGEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss Beat Feuz led from the front on Saturday to win the downhill at Wengen, one of the oldest and most prestigious races of the World Cup skiing season, for the second time.
Figureskating: Haunted by Sochi, Chan fights overthinking
TORONTO (Reuters) – Patrick Chan is hoping the acknowledgement that his biggest enemy may well be himself could propel him to figure skating gold at the Pyeongchang Olympics at the third time of asking.
Figureskating: From Hanyu’s shadow, Uno leaps eagerly to the attack
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shoma Uno first stepped on the ice at five, but it was the rough-and-tumble of hockey he had his eyes on – until a chance meeting with a Japanese figure skater changed everything.
Brignone revels in tough conditions to win Super G
BAD KLEINKIRCHHEIM, Austria (Reuters) – Italian Federica Brignone won the women’s World Cup Super G race on Saturday, saying she reveled in the tough conditions which forced organizers to switch the program.
Kerber issues Australian Open warning with Sydney triumph
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former world number one Angelique Kerber continued her 2018 resurgence with a 6-4 6-4 win over Ashleigh Barty in the Sydney International final on Saturday, giving herself a welcome boost ahead of next week’s Australian Open.
Mertens defends Hobart title after edging rain-hit final
HOBART (Reuters) – Belgian Elise Mertens defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 6-1 4-6 6-3 in a rain-interrupted final to defend her Hobart International title on Saturday.
Golf: Asia rally to stay one point clear of Europe in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Asia made a strong comeback after trailing early to split Saturday’s EurAsia Cup foursomes with Europe as the hosts maintained a one-point lead over the defending champions going into the final day’s 12 singles matches.
Tennis: Returning Djokovic still managing elbow injury
Jan 13 (Reuters) – Former world number one Novak Djokovic admits his elbow is not yet 100 percent as the Serb prepares to return from six months out at the Australian Open.
Tennis: Kerber issues Australian Open warning with Sydney triumph
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former world number one Angelique Kerber continued her 2018 resurgence with a 6-4 6-4 win over Ashleigh Barty in the Sydney International final on Saturday, giving herself a welcome boost ahead of next week’s Australian Open.
Tennis: Tired of the ‘roller-coaster’, Kyrgios seeks a steady ride
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An upbeat but calm Nick Kyrgios heads into the Australian Open feeling confident about his mental game and keen to keep a level head through the season after a “roller-coaster” ride in 2017.
