NBA: Australia’s Simmons backing up hype in rookie season
(Reuters) – Ben Simmons is only three games into his much-anticipated NBA debut season but the Australian point guard has been so good that he is already drawing comparisons to some of the game’s greatest players.
Soccer: Italy investigates anti-Semitic Anne Frank stickers at stadium
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police and soccer authorities on Monday opened investigations after Lazio fans posted anti-Semitic stickers of Holocaust victim Anne Frank wearing the jersey of their top-flight city rivals AS Roma.
Dallas Cowboys’ Elliott eligible another week after ruling
(The Sports Xchange) – Ezekiel Elliott will be allowed to play at least another week after a federal judge on Monday rejected the NFL’s request for an expedited hearing on the Dallas Cowboys running back’s six-game suspension for alleged domestic assau…
Dodgers and Astros renew rivalry in World Series
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros took turns this season carrying the title as “baseball’s best team” and so it seems only fitting they will clash this week in Major League Baseball’s World Series.
Syria’s Assad meets once dissident footballers in Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met two former dissident footballers who returned to the national team for its World Cup qualifying campaign after years in exile, photographs posted by his office showed on Monday.
Halep, Wozniacki claim revenge wins at WTA Finals
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Simona Halep made a winning start to her WTA Finals campaign with an impressive 6-4 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia on Monday, the Romanian surging clear in the second set to subdue her in-form opponent at the Singapo…
Halep too strong for Garcia in Singapore opener
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Simona Halep made a winning start to her WTA Finals campaign with an impressive 6-4 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia on Monday, the Romanian surging clear in the second set to subdue her in-form opponent at the Singapo…
Baseball: Dodgers and Astros renew rivalry in World Series
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros took turns this season carrying the title as “baseball’s best team” and so it seems only fitting they will clash this week in Major League Baseball’s World Series.
Olympics: All venues completed for Pyeongchang 2018 – Games chief
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) – Organizers of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have completed construction of all competition and non-competition venues, Games chief Lee Hee-beom said on Monday ahead of the start of the Olympic torch relay.
Highlights from Sunday’s NHL game
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Hockey League games on Sunday:
