Not much glamor in the pro’s life for Sydney leader Herbert
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Lucas Herbert outshone major winners Jordan Spieth and Jason Day with a sparkling 66 to take the lead at the Australian Open on Friday before reflecting on the less glamorous aspects of life as a golf professional.
South African appeals court more than doubles Pistorius sentence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Supreme Court more than doubled Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence on Friday, accepting prosecutors’ argument that the original jail term of six years for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was “shockingl…
Herbert leads Day by one shot at Australian Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A charging Jason Day drilled a birdie putt just wide of the 18th hole and had to settle for second place behind young compatriot Lucas Herbert at the halfway stage of the Australian Open on Friday.
Highlights of Thursday’s National Football League games
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Spieth fails to cash in as putter splutters in Sydney
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth failed to cash in on his early start to the second round of the Australian Open on Friday but the world number two still feels he is very much in the hunt to retain the Stonehaven Cup over the weekend.
Sydney to splurge A$2 billion on stadium rebuilds
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sydney’s two main rectangular stadiums, the Olympic Stadium and Sydney Football Stadium, are to be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of around A$2 billion ($1.53 billion), the New South Wales government announced on Friday.
Tomic offered spot in Australian Open wild card playoff
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bernard Tomic has been offered the chance to win a wild card for January’s Australian Open in a 16-man playoff in Melbourne next month but has not said whether he will take up the place, organizers said on Friday.
NFL-Highlights of Thursday’s National Football League games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Thursday’s National Football League games:
Iran allows women to compete internationally
LONDON (Reuters) – Women weightlifters from Iran will be allowed to compete internationally for the first time, the president of the country’s weightlifting federation said on Thursday.
Alonso launches his own eSport team
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Double world champion Fernando Alonso has become the first Formula One driver to launch his own eSport virtual racing team.
