Battling McLaren exceed rock-bottom expectations
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – In a sign of how far McLaren have fallen, a retirement for Fernando Alonso and a last-place finish for team mate Stoffel Vandoorne exceeded expectations for the embattled team at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday….
Frustrated Mercedes lose grip as ‘stressful’ season looms
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Mercedes’ three-year domination of Formula One looked on shaky ground on Sunday as the Silver Arrows’ confidence was rocked by Ferrari pace and a Sebastian Vettel victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Ferrari prancing as Vettel wins in Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday to dash Mercedes’ hopes of extending their dominance into a fourth successive season of Formula One.
Lucic-Baroni beats Radwanska for second time this year
(Reuters) – Polish fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska was the highest women’s casualty at the Miami Open on Saturday, blown away for the second time this year by Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
Third-round Puerto Rico leader Stroud says it is time to win
(Reuters) – Chris Stroud took a one-stroke lead after the third round at the Puerto Rico Open on Saturday, declaring it was time to win a PGA Tour event.
Fredericks steps aside from IAAF role, says Coe
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Frank Fredericks has temporarily stepped aside from his duties on the IAAF Council pending the results of an ethics investigation, the governing body’s President Sebastian Coe said on Saturday.
Vinales on pole after Qatar qualifying abandoned
(Reuters) – Spaniard Maverick Vinales will make his Yamaha debut on pole position after Saturday’s qualifying for MotoGP’s floodlit season-opening Qatar Grand Prix was abandoned due to rain and thunderstorms.
No cakewalk as Federer wins opening Miami match
(Reuters) – Roger Federer continued his impressive 2017 campaign with a straight-sets, second-round victory at the Miami Open in Florida on Saturday.
Wawrinka makes quick work of opening Miami match
(Reuters) – Top seed Stan Wawrinka made his opening appearance at the Miami Open a quick one as he defeated Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos in 65 minutes on Saturday.
Dustin Johnson through to Match Play semi-finals
(Reuters) – World number one Dustin Johnson stayed on track to become the first player to win all four World Golf Championships events when he advanced to the semi-finals at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas on Saturday.
