Goffin puts Nadal out of his misery, Dimitrov wins
LONDON (Reuters) – The spirit was as strong as ever but Rafael Nadal’s troublesome knee failed him in the end as the Spaniard quit the ATP Finals after a painful defeat by Belgium’s David Goffin on Monday.
Judge unanimous choice for American League Rookie of Year
(The Sports Xchange) – The verdict was a unanimous one as New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was named the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year on Monday.
Alpine skiing-Frenchman Poisson dies in training accident
PARIS (Reuters) – French Alpine skier David Poisson has died following a crash during training at the Canadian resort of Nakiska, the French skiing federation said in a statement on Monday.
Injured Nadal pulls out ATP Finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal pulled out of the season-ending ATP Finals on Monday after being hampered by a knee injury during his round-robin defeat by Belgian David Goffin.
Honduras accuses Australia of spying by drone before playoff
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Honduras accused Australia of spying on their training sessions with a drone on Monday, as tensions heated up ahead of Wednesday’s decisive World Cup playoff match.
Misfiring Italy fail to reach World Cup as Sweden go through
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after being held to a 0-0 home draw on Monday by a defiant Sweden, who booked a place at next year’s finals in Russia with a 1-0 aggregate win.
Frenchman Poisson dies in training accident
PARIS (Reuters) – French Alpine skier David Poisson has died following a crash during training at the Canadian resort of Nakiska, the French skiing federation said in a statement on Monday.
Honda team principal Suppo to leave MotoGP
(Reuters) – Honda announced the departure of MotoGP team principal Livio Suppo on Monday, a day after Spaniard Marc Marquez secured his fourth top-flight world championship in five years.
First U.S. trial opens in FIFA corruption probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers defending three former soccer officials at trial on U.S. corruption charges strove to distance their clients from a scandal that has engulfed the sport as they delivered opening statements to jurors on Monday.
Frenchman Poisson dies at 35 after training accident
PARIS (Reuters) – French Alpine skier David Poisson has died following a crash during training at the Canadian resort of Nakiska, the French skiing federation said in a statement on Monday.
