Sailing: Italian duo break sailing record from Dakar to Guadeloupe
POINT-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (Reuters) – An Italian father and son duo have sailed their way into the record books after taking just over 11 days to cross the Atlantic in a catamaran.
Motor racing: Skeptical Villeneuve lauds Alonso’s Indy bid
LONDON (Reuters) – Jacques Villeneuve has applauded Fernando Alonso’s gladiatorial spirit in chasing motorsport’s ‘Triple Crown’ but the retired Formula One world champion and Indianapolis 500 winner said he was skeptical about the Spaniard’s chances.
Fallen FIFA boss Blatter says met U.S. lawyers, but is not a suspect
ZURICH (Reuters) – Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday he had met lawyers from the U.S. Justice Department but was not a suspect in their soccer-related corruption investigations.
Ex-Costa Rican soccer chief banned for life by FIFA
(Reuters) – The former president of the Costa Rican Football Association, Eduardo Li, was banned from the game for life by FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee on Friday, the organization said.
Murray to play Barcelona in bid for claycourt time
MADRID (Reuters) – World number one Andy Murray will play next week’s Barcelona Open in a bid to build match fitness and clock up much-needed claycourt time ahead of next month’s French Open.
Sharapova should not get French Open wildcard, says rival Radwanska
WARSAW (Reuters) – Former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova should not be fast-tracked into next month’s French Open as she returns from a doping ban, insists Polish rival Agnieszka Radwanska.
Britain asks cities for bids to take over 2022 Commonwealth Games
(Reuters) – Britain asked its cities on Friday to draw up detailed plans to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as it prepared a bid to take over the athletics event from dropped host Durban.
Golf: Wiesberger storms to China lead after bogey-free round
(Reuters) – Austrian Bernd Wiesberger fired a spotless seven-under-par 65 to grab a four-shot clubhouse lead before the second round of the Shenzhen International was abandoned due to heavy rain and lightning on Friday.
Murray denies top ranking pressure after Monte Carlo exit
(Reuters) – Andy Murray has dismissed suggestions that the pressure of being the world’s top tennis player is affecting his performance after losing to Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the Round of 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters.
James leads Cavs to record second-half comeback win over Pacers
(Reuters) – LeBron James engineered the NBA playoffs’ biggest second-half comeback as the Cleveland Cavaliers overturned a 25-point deficit at half-time to beat the Indiana Pacers 119-114 in Game Three of their series on Thursday.
