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.
Figure skating: Osmond dazzles home crowd to lead Skate Canada
(Reuters) – Kaetlyn Osmond dazzled the home crowd to take an emphatic lead after the ladies short program at the Skate Canada International in Regina, Saskatchewan on Friday.
Swimming: Australian coach Volkers charged with child sex offences – report
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian swimming coach Scott Volkers, a former mentor to Olympic and world champions, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child abuse, state media reported.
Golf-Armour enjoys rare 36-hole lead at PGA Tour tournament
(Reuters) – Ryan Armour notched four successive birdies on his way to a second-round 68 and a one-shot lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi on Friday.
Baseball: Cubs’ Rizzo given Roberto Clemente Award
(Reuters) – Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs was named the recipient of the 2017 Roberto Clemente Award on Friday for his charitable work on behalf of children with cancer.
Federer digs deep to beat Mannarino and reach semis
BASEL (Reuters) – Top seed Roger Federer was finally forced to work hard for a win at the Swiss Indoors tournament as he fought back to beat Adrian Mannarino 4-6 6-1 6-3 in his quarter-final on Friday.
Motor racing: Tost indicates Hartley and Gasly to stay for 2018
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – New Zealander Brendon Hartley and French rookie Pierre Gasly are likely to be retained as Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso’s Formula One lineup next season, team principal Franz Tost said on Friday.
Motor racing: Ricciardo beats Hamilton in Mexican GP practice
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo reminded Lewis Hamilton on Friday that he has a fight on his hands to win the Mexican Grand Prix however inevitable the Mercedes’s driver’s fourth world championship may be.
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games torch lit in ancient Olympia
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) – The torch for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics was lit in ancient Olympia on Tuesday using the backup flame from the dress rehearsal due to rainy weather, kicking off the countdown for the first winter Games in A…
Federer forced to dig deep by Mannarino
BASEL (Reuters) – Top seed Roger Federer was finally forced to work hard for a win at the Swiss Indoors tournament as he fought back to beat Adrian Mannarino 4-6 6-1 6-3 in his quarter-final on Friday.
