McIlroy not ready to forgive and forget Muirfield ban
(Reuters) – Muirfield golf club may have scrapped its all-male policy and been welcomed back into the British Open rotation but world number three Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday he is not ready to toast a new era.
Soccer: Monaco overturn two-goal deficit as Man City fall short again
MONACO (Reuters) – Monaco swept into the Champions League quarter-finals and left Manchester City to pick up the pieces of another failed European campaign after a 3-1 victory on Wednesday sent them through on away goals.
Canadian refugees learn to curl, and how to handle icy wipeouts
TORONTO (Reuters) – Arun Daniel and his mom, Suguna, first touched Canadian soil two weeks ago and, on Wednesday, they first touched ice, sliding on one knee and pushing a 40-pound granite rock across a rink.
Soccer: Atletico march into Champions League quarters as Oblak shines
MADRID (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak was the hero as the Spanish side reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the fourth year in a row after drawing 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen in an open last-16 second leg on Wednesday.
Evert has no issue with Sharapova wildcards
(Reuters) – Former American great Chris Evert has no issue with tournaments handing Maria Sharapova wildcard entries as the Russian former world number one makes her way back from a doping ban, she said on Wednesday.
Former snooker world champion Bingham faces disciplinary hearing
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world champion Stuart Bingham is facing a disciplinary hearing after falling foul of the sport’s betting laws, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said on Wednesday.
Arnold Palmer tributes to flow despite depleted Bay Hill field
(Reuters) – Emotions will run high at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week as golfers pay tribute to seven-times major champion Palmer who died last year as they hone their games for next month’s U.S. Masters.
Athletics: Gold Coast 2018 organizers see a role for Bolt
LONDON (Reuters) – Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt has already ruled out competing at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia’s Gold Coast but organizers are still hoping he will make an appearance of some sort.
Alpine: Fill steals downhill crown from Jansrud in final race
(Reuters) – Italy’s Peter Fill stole the Alpine World Cup downhill title from Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud on Wednesday with a second place finish behind team mate Dominik Paris in the final race of the season in Aspen, Colorado.
Soccer: Valverde, Unzue primed for Barca job as Sampaoli’s star fades
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Sevilla’s Champions League exit to Leicester City may have scuppered Jorge Sampaoli’s chances of replacing Barcelona’s departing coach Luis Enrique next season, with Ernesto Valverde and Juan Carlos Unzue now seen as the favorites…
