Tennis: Vandeweghe bringing new attitude to Melbourne
(Reuters) – Coco Vandeweghe feels the biggest misconception about her is that she is arrogant but the outspoken American is not letting that get in the way of her quest for a maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open.
NBC almost sold out on ads for Super Bowl
(Reuters) – U.S. broadcaster NBC said on Thursday it has sold out all but a handful of TV spots for the Super Bowl and expects ad sales revenue to exceed $900 million for this year’s Olympic Winter Games, both of which take place next month.
A very different Palace face re-match with Clarets
LONDON (Reuters) – Things have changed a lot at Crystal Palace since they lost 1-0 to Burnley in September, a defeat which cost then manager Frank De Boer his job and left the London club staring at the prospect of relegation.
Olympics: Canada sends out NHL castaways to chase gold hat-trick
(Reuters) – Canada unveiled a mostly unknown collection of National Hockey League castaways on Thursday as the men’s national team that will try to bring home a third consecutive Olympic gold medal from the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
Revitalized McLaren now need to deliver
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – McLaren say their decision to ditch Honda and switch to Renault engines is paying dividends already as the former champions prepare for a new Formula One season after a three-year nightmare.
Non-Russian airlines to operate internal charter flights for World Cup
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign airlines will be allowed to carry out a limited number of charter flights between Russian cities during the World Cup in June and July, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said on Thursday.
Zverev must be patient, says Becker
(Reuters) – Boris Becker was a man in a hurry when he took Wimbledon by storm to win the title as a precocious 17-year-old in 1985 but says today’s game requires a little more patience.
Hamilton’s social silence has the Formula One fans talking
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton’s social media posts have long been a talking point in Formula One but the absence of any from the four times world champion so far this year is also attracting attention.
British bobsledder Tasker to miss Games after suffering stroke
(Reuters) – British bobsledder Bruce Tasker will miss next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics after suffering a minor stroke last week, Team GB said on Thursday.
Kadono, Hirano aim for Japan’s first snowboarding gold
LONDON (Reuters) – Japan gave snowboarding its Olympic debut in 1988 but of the 30 gold medals handed out in the sport since the Nagano Games none have been draped around the neck of a Japanese athlete.
