Stephens, Vandeweghe headline WTA Elite line-up
(Reuters) – U.S. Open winner Sloane Stephens, compatriot CoCo Vandeweghe and double grand slam champion Angelique Kerber will headline the field at the WTA Elite Trophy, which will be played from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 in Zhuhai.
Golf: PGA Tour China series back next year after hiatus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The PGA Tour China series will return with a full schedule of tournaments in 2018 after this year’s scheduled was scrapped, tour officials announced at the HSBC Champions on Wednesday.
Motor racing: Hamilton set to finish the job in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton is a racing certainty to become Britain’s first four times Formula One world champion and any lingering smidgen of a doubt should be swept away at a coronation in Mexico City on Sunday.
Highlights of Tuesday’s NBA games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Tuesday:
Astros road struggles continue during World Series Game One loss
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – If the Astros are going to deliver Houston its first World Series title the team will need to figure out how to score runs on the road, something it has struggled to do all postseason long.
Nissan to enter Formula E in 2018/19 season
(Reuters) – Nissan is to become the first Japanese car manufacturer competing in Formula E with an entry in the fifth season of the electric car racing series, organizers announced on Wednesday.
Kershaw carries regular season form into World Series
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw shed post-season disappointments of the past as he dominated a dangerous Houston Astros lineup to help his side to a 3-1 victory in Game One of the World Series on Tuesday.
Turner homer swings it for Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The opening game of the World Series confirmed it was still Justin Turner’s world and the championship hopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers orbit around his uppercut swing.
Tennis: Cilic, Dimitrov qualify for ATP Finals
(Reuters) – World number four Marin Cilic and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov have sealed their spots in next month’s ATP Finals, leaving two spots still up for grabs in the season-ending tournament in London.
Golf: Johnson targets par-fives at HSBC-Champions in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Dustin Johnson will be looking to ride his booming drive to victory when he kicks off his 2017-18 season in a stellar field at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament this weekend.
