Athletics: Ethiopia’s champions in Boston to defend marathon titles
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Lemi Berhanu Hayle and Atsede Baysa will line up among the world’s top distance runners on Monday to defend their Boston Marathon titles, with tens of thousands of spectators expected to line the course amid tight security…
2018 Games torch relay to begin in November
SEOUL (Reuters) – The torch relay for next year’s Winter Olympics will begin in South Korea in November and travel 2,018 kilometers around the country before arriving in Pyeongchang to mark the start of the Feb. 9-25 Games, organizers said on Monday.
Thomas plays for Celtics a day after sister’s death
(Reuters) – Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas made an emotional return to the court on Sunday, a day after his sister Chyna had been killed in a car crash.
Fan in coma after violence at Argentine soccer match
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine soccer fan was in a coma and two men arrested for attempted murder after a scuffle among supporters in the derby between Belgrano and Talleres in Cordoba, local media reported on Sunday.
Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Toronto Blue Jays have problems with injuries to their pitching staff.
National Football League roundup
(Reuters) – The NFL’s 2017 regular-season schedule is set to be announced later this week with the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots hosting the opening game on Sept. 7.
Jet-lagged Johnson limps to Houston clay court victory
(Reuters) – American Steve Johnson literally limped to a 6-4 4-6 7-5(5) victory over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in the final of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston on Sunday.
Bryan beats Donald by one stroke at Heritage
(Reuters) – Augusta resident Wesley Bryan watched last week’s Masters from outside the ropes, but he will be playing there next year after winning the RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Sunday.
Two eagles see Molinari storm to title in Morocco
RABAT (Reuters) – Edoardo Molinari came from four shots behind at the start of the final round to win a European PGA Tour event for the first time in almost seven years when he edged Irishman Paul Dunne at the first playoff hole to take the Trophee Has…
Vettel wins Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Hamilton
MANAMA (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel forged seven points clear at the top of the Formula One standings on Sunday after winning a Bahrain Grand Prix thriller that saw Lewis Hamilton penalized for underhand tactics.
