Olympics: Only one athlete positive in Vancouver Games re-tests – IOC
BERLIN (Reuters) – Re-testing of more than a thousand samples from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics uncovered only one athlete to have taken banned substances, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday.
Kyrgios finds purpose in helping underprivileged children
(Reuters) – Firebrand Australian Nick Kyrgios believes he has found his life’s purpose in helping underprivileged children and he is planning to set up a facility for them in Melbourne.
Motor racing: Hamilton’s fourth title more a question of when and where
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – The question of whether Lewis Hamilton will win his fourth Formula One world championship this year now looks more a matter of when and where after his Japanese Grand Prix triumph on Sunday.
Cycling: Valverde to skip next year’s Tour de France
PARIS (Reuters) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde will skip next year’s Tour de France as he feels he will not be among the favorites and his Movistar team have what it takes to win it without him.
McIlroy plots ambitious haul after injury-marred 2017
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy has set his sights on becoming the best non-American golfer of all time and plans to return stronger than ever after completing an injury-marred season that has seen the Briton drop to sixth in the world rankings.
Tennis: Garcia pulls out of Tianjin Open with injury
(Reuters) – Top-seeded Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia has withdrawn from the Tianjin Open with an injury, organizers announced on Monday.
Lundqvist, Rangers blank Canadiens for first win
(The Sports Xchange) – Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots as the New York Rangers earned their first win of the season, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.
Highlights of Sunday’s MLB playoff games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Sunday’s Major League Baseball playoff games:
Golf: Steele rallies to defend Safeway title
(Reuters) – Brendan Steele rallied in windy conditions to successfully defend his title at the Safeway Open in California on Sunday and become the tournament’s first repeat winner.
Britain’s Hatton retains Dunhill Links golf title
LONDON (Reuters) – Englishman Tyrrell Hatton became the first man to retain the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title as he won by three shots after a six-under-par final round at St Andrews on Sunday.
