Team Sky’s Kwiatkowski wins Strade Bianche classic
PARIS (Reuters) – Team Sky found something to cheer about after a tough week off the road when former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski won the prestigious Strade Bianche classic on Saturday.
Bjork, Jamieson stay ahead in Tshwane Open
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Swedish rookie Alexander Bjork and Scott Jamieson of Scotland shared the lead again at the Tshwane Open on Saturday and will take a one-shot advantage into the final round.
Bjoergen grabs gold as Norway sweep medals in women’s 30km
LAHTI, FINLAND (Reuters) – Marit Bjoergen secured yet another gold medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships as her Norwegian team stormed home to take the top four positions in the women’s 30km mass start on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games head visits South Africa to discuss 2022
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Commonwealth Games Federation President Louise Martins has traveled to South Africa for crisis meetings as Durban faces the possibility of losing out on hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Wie set to end win drought after moving clear in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Michelle Wie moved into position to record her first victory in almost three years when the American maintained her rich vein of form with a third-round five-under-par 67 to open a two-shot lead at the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sa…
Nadal breezes into Acapulco final
(The Sports Xchange) – Rafael Nadal continues to show no rust in his first tournament since losing the Australian Open final earlier this year.
Cavaliers shatter record with three-point barrage
(The Sports Xchange) – The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on a three-point binge since the first of the year. On Friday, they took it step further and set an NBA record in the process.
Kaepernick becomes free agent, 49ers without quarterback
(Reuters) – Quarterback Colin Kaepernick has opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers, the National Football League team said on Friday.
Golf: McIlroy two ahead in Mexico despite short misses at finish
(Reuters)or – Rory McIlroy proved better at holing out from the fairway than making short putts on his way to a two-stroke lead after the second round at the WGC-Mexico Championship in Mexico City on Friday.
Mickelson caddie streak ends as sick ‘Bones’ cannot finish
(Reuters) – Phil Mickelson was missing his faithful sidekick on Friday, but was unfazed and stayed in contention to finish the second round two strokes behind leader Rory McIlroy at the WGC-Mexico Championship in Mexico City.
