Motor racing: Lauda loses money after betting against own team
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – It is hard to imagine Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda being too happy about losing money, but there is one wager he must have been delighted to lose at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday.
Hamilton pips Vettel to Chinese GP pole
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix after clocking the fastest ever lap of the Shanghai circuit in the dying seconds of a hard-fought qualifying session on Saturday.
NHL: Bolts beat Canadiens to stay in playoff hunt
(The Sports Xchange) – Yanni Gourde scored twice to help the Tampa Bay Lightning stay alive in the playoff race with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday at the Bell Centre.
Sock gamble keeps U.S. alive in Davis Cup tie
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States kept alive their hopes of reaching the Davis Cup semi-finals when doubles pairing Jack Sock and Steve Johnson came from behind to beat Australia’s Sam Groth and John Peers 3-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 6-3 in Brisbane on Saturday…
NBA: Thunder’s Westbrook clinches triple-double average
(Reuters) – Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook became the second player in the NBA, and the first in 55 years, to average a triple-double over an entire season on Friday.
Golf: McIlroy rues cruel ricochet that leaves him five back
(Reuters) – A shockingly unlucky break cost Rory McIlroy probably two strokes at the final hole on Friday, leaving him five strokes from the halfway lead at the U.S. Masters.
Golf: Rose looking forward to faster course on Day Three of Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Justin Rose said a couple of key mistakes kept him from having a run at the lead in Friday’s second round at the U.S. Masters and expected calm weather and faster greens to play to his strengths this weekend.
Experience produces Masters magic for Couples
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Playing in his 32nd U.S. Masters, evergreen Fred Couples knows all the tricks and spots where bits of golf magic can be conjured up at Augusta National and on Friday pulled another great round out of his hat.
Tennis: CAS upholds Mexican player’s appeal against match-fixing ban
LONDON (Reuters) – Mexican player Daniel Garza has successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a six-month ban and $5,000 fine for match-fixing, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said on Friday.
Motor racing: Mercedes galvanized after Ferrari defeat, says Hamilton
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mercedes are seeing red after losing out to Ferrari in the season-opener in Australia but the challenge from their resurgent rivals has had a galvanizing effect on the champions according to Lewis Hamilton.
