Golf: PGA Championship starts under sunny skies at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – The PGA Championship started on time under a cloudless sky at Quail Hollow on Thursday.
Olympics: IOC monitoring North Korea crisis, 2018 Games ‘on track’
BERLIN (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it was “closely monitoring” rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, less than 200 days before the 2018 Winter Olympics are set to begin in South Korea’s Pyeongchang.
Liverpool reject second Barcelona bid for Coutinho: reports
(Reuters) – Liverpool have rejected a second bid worth 100 million euros ($117.29 million) for midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Spain’s Barcelona, according to British and Spanish media reports.
Australia’s Hend to tee off at Fiji International
(Reuters) – Reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit winner Scott Hend will compete at next week’s Fiji International at the Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course following the PGA Championship starting on Thursday.
Shotputter Walsh won world title with groin tear
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Newly crowned world shotput champion Tom Walsh won the title in London despite a large tear in his groin that will limit his outings for the rest of the season.
Van Niekerk v Makwala in 200m showdown
LONDON (Reuters) – Wayde van Niekerk’s bid for 200 meters gold to complete the 200/400m World Championship double is the highlight of Thursday’s action but, popular as the South African is, the crowd’s sympathies are likely to lean towards Isaac Makwal…
‘Pinch me!’ demands Warholm – and photographer obliges
LONDON (Reuters) – It only dawned on youngster Karsten Warholm that he had become world 400 meters hurdles champion on Wednesday when he made a Reuters photographer an offer he could not refuse.
Stormy seas ahead as players embark on final major voyage of 2017
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth begins his quest on Thursday to become the youngest man to complete the career grand slam as occasional thunderstorms and devilish new greens set the stage for an unpredictable PGA Championship.
Francis takes shock 400m gold as Miller-Uibo stumbles
LONDON (Reuters) – American Phyllis Francis won a surprise World Championships 400 meters gold on Wednesday as Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo inexplicably stumbled when seemingly certain of victory in an extraordinary finale.
NFL to hire 24 full-time officials for 2017 season
(The Sports Xchange) – The NFL will hire as many as 24 full-time game officials for the upcoming 2017 season, the league and the NFL Referees Association announced Wednesday.
