Konta, Wozniacki prevail to set up Miami final
(Reuters) – Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach a Miami Open final when she outlasted American veteran Venus Williams 6-4 7-5 in the early hours of Friday morning.
Figure skating: Sui and Han cap emotional season with pairs triumph
HELSINKI (Reuters) – The gasps of despair that greeted Sui Wenjing’s fall following a mistimed landing in the side-by-side triple Salchows turned into cheers of joy as she and fellow Chinese Han Cong won the pairs title at the figure skating world cham…
Golf: Canadian Hadwin set for Augusta National honeymoon
(Reuters) – Adam Hadwin had an inkling his red-hot start to the year would lead to his first Masters invite, which is why the recently-married Canadian purchased refundable airline tickets for the honeymoon.
Figure skating: Fernandez proves there is more to skating than just jumps
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Javier Fernandez proved that being a world champion is not just about being a quad-jumping powerhouse when he produced a mesmerizing short program to hold off a throng of challengers at the figure skating world championships on Thu…
FIFA reveals proposed slots for 48-team 2026 World Cup
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA announced its proposed slot allocation for the expanded 48-team World Cup on Thursday, including an automatic place for Oceania, 16 places for Europe – up from 13 – and a six-team inter-zonal playoff tournament for two more spot…
IOC disqualifies four Russians from London Olympics over doping
BERLIN (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it had disqualified four Russian athletes from the 2012 London Olympics after re-tests of their samples came back positive for banned substances.
Schweinsteiger flummoxed by U.S. World Cup howler
CHICAGO (Reuters) – For all the talk of how the United States has embraced soccer, it became clear there is still some way to go to complete the conversion after newly arrived Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked if he thought his club, Chicago Fire, could…
Exclusive: Chinese women golfers may shun LPGA event amid China-South Korea tensions
SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese golfers on the U.S. women’s tour may decide not to play in a tournament next month in Hawaii sponsored by South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, a sign that fallout from a diplomatic row between Beijing and Seoul over a missil…
World No.1 Johnson the player to beat at Augusta: Spieth
(Reuters) – World number one Dustin Johnson is playing the “best golf in the world” and will start as the favorite to win the Masters next month, Jordan Spieth has said ahead of Thursday’s Houston Open.
Not just another triple-double as Westbrook notches record
(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Westbrook recorded the highest scoring triple-double in NBA history Wednesday night, totaling 57 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a come-from-behind, 114-106 overtime road victory ov…
