Tennis: Del Potro sets up another Basel final showdown with Federer
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) – Juan Martin del Potro took advantage of an error-strewn Marin Cilic performance to beat the defending champion for a seventh time in a row on Saturday to set up another Swiss Indoors final showdown with Roger Federer.
Olympics: e-sports could be sports activity, says IOC
BERLIN (Reuters) – Competitive e-sports could be part of the Olympic experience as long as it adhered to Olympic values, the International Olympic Committee said on Saturday.
Venus rallies past Garcia to set up Wozniacki final
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Venus Williams rallied from the disappointment of losing a tight first set to blast her way past Caroline Garcia 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3 and set up a WTA Finals title showdown against Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday.
Gut skies out, Vonn makes slow start in Soelden
VIENNA (Reuters) – Lara Gut skied out of the course after only a few gates and Lindsey Vonn was too slow to qualify for the second leg at the women’s giant slalom in Soelden, the first race of the World Cup season on Saturday.
Wozniacki fends off Pliskova to reach Singapore final
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki stood her ground in the face of some incredible early pressure before pulling away from Karolina Pliskova to eke out a 7-6(9) 6-3 victory in a captivating semi-final showdown at the WTA Finals on Saturday.
Baseball: Astros tame Dodgers’ Darvish in Game Three win
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Houston Astros chased Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yu Darvish in the second inning and rolled to a 5-3 victory on Friday that gave them a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
NBA: Highlights of Friday’s NBA games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Friday:
Golf: Johnson crushes Koepka, eyes victory in Shanghai
(Reuters) – World number one Dustin Johnson humbled Brooks Koepka in a third round shoot-out at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai on Saturday to take a six-stroke lead over his compatriot into the final day of the $9.75 million event.
Hingis bids farewell with doubles defeat in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Martina Hingis ended her career on a losing note when the retiring Swiss great and her partner Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan were beaten 6-4 7-6(5) by Timea Babos and Andrea Hlavackova in the WTA Finals doubles semi-final on Saturday.
Motorcycling: Pedrosa takes pole in Malaysia, Marquez seventh
(Reuters) – Honda rider Dani Pedrosa grabbed his third pole position of the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday while MotoGP leader Marc Marquez qualified seventh after crashing on his first flying lap.
