Doping: CAS dismisses Chinese weightlifters’ appeals
(Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeals filed by two Chinese women weightlifters who were stripped of the gold medals they won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after failing doping tests conducted eight years later.
Tennis: Japan’s Date calls time on career
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Kimiko Date called time on her tennis career at the age of 46 on Monday, saying she was no longer able to perform at the best of her abilities due to physical issues and had decided to listen to the “inner voice” telling her i…
It’s not pretty on the Challengers tour, Masur warns Tomic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Tennis Australia head of performance Wally Masur has warned Bernard Tomic to be prepared for the grind of the minor tours if he fails to win a match at the U.S. Open.
U.S. bank on experience for World Cup soccer qualifiers
(Reuters) – Head coach Bruce Arena has opted for a tried-and-tested group of players for the United States’ upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras.
Spieth holds head high after playoff loss to Johnson
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth did not feel like he lost the Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York on Sunday, but instead that Dustin Johnson won it.
U.S. Women’s Open winner Park adds Canadian title to resume
(The Sports Xchange) – Park Sung-hyun Park claimed the second victory during her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, winning the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Sunday in Ottawa.
Relentless schedule taking toll on big-name tennis players
(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka have reputations for being supreme athletes but a grueling tennis season that offers little time to recover has left them among a number of big-name players who will be missing from the U.S. Open with injuri…
Johnson beats Spieth in playoff at Northern Trust
(Reuters) – Dustin Johnson is back, and he offered a reminder of why he is world number one when he beat Jordan Spieth in a playoff to win the Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York on Sunday.
Energised Muguruza eyes U.S. Open breakthrough
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number three Garbine Muguruza is enjoying the relentless energy of New York but is trying to stay focused on the task at hand – finally breaking through at the U.S. Open, a tournament where success has proved elusive for her….
Wie to have appendix removed after pulling out of LPGA event
(Reuters) – Michelle Wie was scheduled to have her appendix removed in an Ottawa hospital on Sunday, her management said in a statement.
