Golf: FedExCup champion Thomas wins CJ Cup in Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – American Justin Thomas birdied the second extra hole of a playoff against Marc Leishman to win the PGA Tour’s $9.25 million CJ Cup at the Nine Bridges Golf Club on Jeju island on Sunday.
NBA: Highlights of Saturday’s NBA games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Saturday:
Marquez wins in Australia to extend title lead
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Marc Marquez moved to within touching distance of a fourth MotoGP world title with victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, his sixth win of the season giving him a 33-point lead over nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso with two…
Baseball: Astros reach World Series after Game 7 win over Yankees
(Reuters) – The Houston Astros reached Major League Baseball’s World Series for the first time since 2005 after beating the New York Yankees 4-0 in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series on Saturday.
Mexican Paredes wins cliff diving title in Chile
LAGO RANCO, Chile (Reuters) – Mexican Jonathan Paredes capitalized on a late mistake by six-time champion Gary Hunt to win his maiden Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series title in Chile on Saturday.
Hamilton blasts to U.S. Grand Prix pole
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton pulverized the track record to claim pole position on Saturday ahead of a U.S. Grand Prix that could secure the Mercedes driver’s fourth Formula One world championship.
Chen, Medvedeva win grand prix opener
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Nathan Chen of the United States won the first grand prix event of the season in Moscow on Saturday, while Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva took first place in the women’s event despite a fall.
Hamilton completes U.S. Grand Prix practice sweep
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Formula One title favorite Lewis Hamilton was fastest in final practice at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel closing the gap after putting the previous day’s problems behind him.
Home favorite Garcia leads Valderrama Masters by one shot
MADRID (Reuters) – Sergio Garcia heads the leaderboard by one shot on home territory going into the final round of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters, while Daniel Brooks put himself in contention.
Motor racing: Gasly’s U.S. Grand Prix absence proves in vain
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Bad weather in Japan dashed French driver Pierre Gasly’s hopes of winning the Japanese Super Formula title instead of competing at this weekend’s U.S. Formula One Grand Prix.
