Tennis: Indian Wells champion Vesnina on ropes against world 594
(Reuters) – Russian Elena Vesnina and Spaniard Garbine Muguruza were in big trouble in their second round matches when the weather came to their rescue at the Miami Open in Florida on Thursday.
FIFA looks to ease the fixture burden on players
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA needs to take care of the players when it plans the next international match calendar, the head of a key committee at soccer’s governing body told Reuters on Thursday.
Tour de France sets wheels in motion for Chinese revolution
LONDON (Reuters) – Selling the world’s most famous cycle race to a country where an estimated 450 million people own a bike hardly sounds like a revolutionary concept.
Beckenbauer questioned by Swiss prosecutors over World Cup bid
ZURICH (Reuters) – Former German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer was questioned by Swiss prosecutors on Thursday as part of their investigation into his country’s successful bid for the 2006 World Cup.
Former Disney boss Eisner in talks to buy Portsmouth
LONDON (Reuters) – Former top-flight side Portsmouth, now languishing in the fourth tier of English soccer, announced on Thursday an exclusivity agreement with ex-Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner and his Tornante Company.
Cycling: Bouhanni wins Catalonia stage five, Van Garderen still leads
(Reuters) – Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni won a weather-shortened fourth stage of the Tour of Catalonia on Thursday while American Tejay van Garderen retained the overall lead.
Heavy car means crash diet for Force India’s Perez
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez has been on a crash diet ahead of Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix after Force India asked him to shed some kilos to compensate for an overweight car.
MotoGP’s Maverick poses a new challenge for Marquez
LONDON (Reuters) – Maverick Vinales was the top gun in testing and Valentino Rossi’s new Yamaha team mate will have triple world champion Marc Marquez in his sights when the MotoGP season starts in Qatar this weekend.
Hard-working Ricciardo hopes for reward for effort
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Daniel Ricciardo will again carry his nation’s hopes of a first home winner at the season-opening Grand Prix at Albert Park on Sunday and it would be a well-earned victory for the Red Bull driver after a punishing week off the tra…
IOC still hopeful NHL players will compete in Pyeongchang
BERLIN (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee was hopeful negotiations with the National Hockey League would eventually be successful, allowing the world’s best players to compete at next year’s Pyeongchang winter Games, the governing body sai…
