Federer leads unfamiliar cast as Nadal sweats over injury
MILAN (Reuters) – The huge hoardings around the O2 Arena promoting the season-ending ATP Finals will get some quizzical looks this year with several familiar faces conspicuous by their absence.
Soccer: Marseille’s Evra banned from European competition, leaving club
ZURICH (Reuters) – Olympique Marseille full-back Patrice Evra has been banned from European club football for the rest of the season, UEFA said on Friday, and is leaving the French Ligue 1 club by mutual consent as his career looks to set to come to an…
Nadal says cannot guarantee will be fit for ATP Finals
LONDON (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal said on Friday that he still cannot guarantee he will play in London’s ATP Finals starting this weekend.
Ferrari F1 quit talk is bluster, says Horner
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Ferrari and Formula One need each other just as much and the Italian glamor team’s latest threat to leave after 2020 sounds like bluster, Red Bull principal Christian Horner said on Friday.
British teenager Russell firmly on the F1 radar
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – British teenager George Russell put himself firmly on the Formula One radar on Friday with an impressive practice debut with Force India at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Four-star Lewis Hamilton on record pace in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton, with four world championship stars now painted on his race helmet, smashed the Interlagos track record as Mercedes dominated Friday’s opening Brazilian Grand Prix practice.
Figure skating: Voronov leads in Japan after Hanyu withdraws
TOKYO (Reuters) – Russia’s Sergei Voronov took the lead in a men’s grand prix event thrown wide open by the withdrawal of home favorite Yuzuru Hanyu and Canada’s Patrick Chan, while Evgenia Medvedeva easily finished top in the women’s short program on …
Vandeweghe to open against Sasnovich in Fed Cup final
(Reuters) – CoCo Vandeweghe will open the United States’ bid to win the Fed Cup for the first time in 17 years when she takes on Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first rubber on Saturday.
Russian skiers’ doping ban is political, national federation says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s cross-country skiing federation on Friday criticized the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to ban six Russians for life from the Games and described it as politically motivated.
Highlights of Thursday’s NBA games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Thursday:
