Eight birdie Smith upstages quality field at CIMB Classic
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Australian Cameron Smith blitzed the TPC Kuala Lumpur with a flawless eight-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over a top-quality field after the opening round of the $7 million CIMB Classic on Thursday.
Highlights of Wednesday’s NHL games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from the National Hockey League games on Wednesday:
Highlights of Wednesday’s MLB playoff games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Wednesday’s Major League Baseball playoff games:
Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Boston Red Sox fired manager John Farrell on Wednesday, two days after his team was eliminated from the playoffs.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The New York Giants suspended cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie after he left the team’s facility and did not practice Wednesday.
League invites NFLPA to join anthem discussion
(Reuters) – NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith will attend meetings next week where team owners will discuss the issue of player protests during the U.S. national anthem, the two sides said on Wednesday.
Soccer: Fox undaunted by U.S. failure to qualify for World Cup
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The failure of the United States men’s team to qualify for next year’s World Cup will not impact on Fox Sports’s plans to televise the tournament, a right for which it paid $200 million, the network said on Wednesday.
Brazil Olympic committee chief resigns amid bribe scandal
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The head of Brazil’s Olympics committee announced his resignation on Wednesday following his arrest last week for arranging alleged bribes to win Rio de Janeiro’s selection as host of the 2016 Summer Games.
Motor racing: Kubica completes first test with Williams
LONDON (Reuters) – Polish driver Robert Kubica completed a one-day test with Williams at Silverstone on Wednesday as he pushes for a Formula One comeback after a seven-year absence.
Nadal and Federer ease through in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer resumed their battle for the year-end number one ranking with imperious victories to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.
