Nadal reaches Monte Carlo final after controversial umpire call
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal stayed on course for a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Masters title when the Spaniard beat David Goffin 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals after the Belgian was denied a key point in controversial fashion on Saturday.
IndyCar drivers welcome Alonso’s Indianapolis bid
LEEDS, Alabama (Reuters) – IndyCar drivers will throw out the welcome mat for Fernando Alonso on his Indianapolis 500 debut next month but have warned the double Formula One champion not to expect any support on the track.
ITF launch investigation as Nastase kicked out of Fed Cup tie
CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) – Former tennis bad boy Ilie Nastase found himself in deep water on Saturday after being booted out of Romania’s Fed Cup tie against Britain, a day after allegations that he made a derogatory comment about Serena Williams’ …
Wiesberger holds his nerve on day three in China
(Reuters) – Austrian Bernd Wiesberger held his nerve to card a three-under-par 69 in the third round of the Shenzhen International on Saturday and will take a three-shot lead into the final day’s play at the Genzon Golf Club.
Scarponi killed in road accident while training
PARIS (Reuters) – Michele Scarponi, the 2011 Giro d’Italia champion, has been killed after being hit by a van while training close to his home in Filottrano, Italy, his Astana team said on Saturday.
Buenos Aires drops out of running for 2023 PanAm Games
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Buenos Aires is dropping out of the running to host the 2023 Pan American Games and will instead focus on a bid for the event four years later, the president of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA), Gerardo Werthein, said on F…
Golf: Finau, Cauley share lead at Texas Open
(Reuters) – Long-hitting Tony Finau stumbled at the final hole to fall back into a share of the second-round lead with fellow American Bud Cauley at the Texas Open on Friday.
Golf: I am not disappearing, Poulter says after losing U.S. Tour status
(Reuters) – Former European Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter warned his critics not to write him off after officially relinquishing his exempt status on the PGA Tour on Friday.
Keep evidence from ex-NFLer Hernandez’s prison suicide: judge
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts state judge on Friday ordered prison officials to preserve any evidence collected from the cell of former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez, according to court documents, two days after he was found dead of an ap…
Gymnastics: British Parkour body accuses FIG of encroachment
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Parkour governing body has accused gymnastics of “encroachment and misappropriation” in seeking to incorporate elements of the running, climbing and jumping sport into a new discipline.
