Hamilton and Vettel already fixated on five
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Formula One’s four-times world champions Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel engaged in some light-hearted end-of-season banter on Thursday, already looking beyond the final race of the season and ahead to the next big battle in 2…
Hamilton mourns end of good-looking era for F1
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Formula One faces an uglier future after Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with the ‘halo’ head protection device due to be introduced in 2018, four times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday.
France drop Benneteau, Mahut for Davis Cup final
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Doubles specialists Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau were omitted from the France team to play Belgium in the Davis Cup final starting on Friday.
International authorities to blame for Sochi Games doping scandal: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee and anti-doping authorities are to blame for a Russian doping scandal that tarnished the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday.
Chawrasia grabs Hong Kong lead in windy conditions
HONG Kong (Reuters) – India’s SSP Chawrasia mastered windy conditions to grab the first-round lead at the Hong Kong Open with a superb five-under-par 65 in the co-sanctioned event on Thursday.
France drop Benneteau and Mahut for Davis Cup final
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Doubles specialists Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau have been omitted from the France team to play Belgium in the Davis Cup final starting on Friday.
Casey’s Ryder Cup hopes receive EurAsia boost
(Reuters) – European Team captain Thomas Bjorn tapped into Paul Casey’s vast match play experience on Thursday in naming the Englishman as one of his two wildcard selections for January’s EurAsia Cup against hosts Asia.
Davis soars, Day lurks, Spieth falters in Australian wind
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Young local Cameron Davis upstaged Jordan Spieth and Jason Day by shooting an eight-under-par 63 in benign morning conditions for a two-shot lead after the first round of the Australian Open on Thursday.
‘Never take a backward step’, Socceroos laud Postecoglou legacy
(Reuters) – Tim Cahill led the way as a host of Socceroos paid tribute to the contribution coach Ange Postecoglou made to Australian football after his abrupt resignation as coach of the national team seven months before the World Cup.
France’s strength in depth gives them the edge against Goffin’s Belgium
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s strength in depth makes them the favorites for this week’s Davis Cup final against Belgium, who will need David Goffin to be at his very best to stand a chance in the three-day showdown in Lille.
