Alpine skiing: Shiffrin gets first World Cup downhill win at Lake Louise
(Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin notched up her first career World Cup win in downhill at Canada’s Lake Louise on Saturday, one day after reaching her first ever podium in the discipline.
Woods struggles as bogeys slow his comeback
(Reuters) – A troublesome start dominated by bogeys proved costly for Tiger Woods as he struggled to a three-over par 75 in the third round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Saturday.
Alpine skiing: Svindal wins downhill World Cup at Beaver Creek
(Reuters) – Aksel Svindal was the first out of the gate at the downhill race in Beaver Creek on Saturday and never relinquished the lead as he cruised to his 33rd career World Cup win.
Liverpool and Chelsea keep up chase behind City; Spurs held
LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool and Chelsea maintained their pursuit of runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City with comfortable wins on Saturday but Tottenham Hotspur dropped further off the pace with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Watford.
Motor racing: Leclerc joins Ericsson at Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 team
ARESE, Italy (Reuters) – Formula Two champion Charles Leclerc will move up to Formula One with Alfa Romeo-backed Sauber next season while Marcus Ericcson stays in the lineup despite the Swede failing to score a point in 2017.
Golf: De Jager, Atwal lead Mauritius Open
(Reuters) – South Africa’s Louis de Jager joined overnight leader Arjun Atwal of India at the top of the leaderboard after the Mauritius Open third round on Saturday and the pair will take a one-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the European Tour event in Domaine del Bel Ombre.
Britain’s Bird wins Formula E opener in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Sam Bird won Formula E’s season-opening race in Hong Kong on Saturday despite the Briton being forced to serve a drive-through penalty after crashing his all-electric DS-Virgin Racing car in the pit lane.
Adidas expects big boost from soccer World Cup
BERLIN (Reuters) – Adidas expects a big increase in sales of soccer jerseys from the 2018 World Cup in Russia helped by its sponsorship of three of the top teams, the German sportswear maker’s chief executive was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Motor racing: Leclerc and Ericsson to race for Sauber in 2018
ARESE, Italy (Reuters) – Formula Two champion Charles Leclerc will move up to Formula One with Alfa Romeo-backed Sauber next season while Marcus Ericcson stays in the lineup despite the Swede failing to score a point in 2017.
Weightlifting: U.S. hope Cummings flops, South Korean Won wins 69kg gold
ANAHEIM (Reuters) – The United States’ long wait for a men’s weightlifting World Championships medal goes on after their big hope, teenager Clarence ‘CJ’ Cummings, failed to register a total on Friday.
