Park recovers from muddy mishap to edge ahead in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Park In-bee overcame a ‘dirty’ double-bogey to leap to the top of the HSBC Women’s Champions leaderboard after the Korean fired a second straight five-under-par 67 on Friday to move one clear of the field in a soggy Singapore.
Ace high Kyrgios stuns Djokovic in Acapulco
(Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios served like a demon to bounce Serbia’s world number two and top seed Novak Djokovic out of the quarter-finals of the Acapulco International with a 7-6(9) 7-5 victory on Thursday.
Australia lure Raisman coach Brestyan to guide national team
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former United States head coach Mihai Brestyan has been appointed as the new coach of Australia’s national gymnastics women’s team.
Pirates infielder Kang gets suspended sentence for drunk driving
SEOUL (Reuters) – Pittsburgh Pirate third baseman Kang Jung-ho was handed a suspended prison sentence for drunk driving in his native South Korea on Friday, the Seoul Central District Court confirmed, clearing him to join his team for Spring Training.
Westwood stumbles late, joins Mickelson in six-way tie
(Reuters) – Lee Westwood spoke about his “ballistic” ball after bogeying the final two holes to fall into a share of the lead with Phil Mickelson and four others after the first round at the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico…
Murray survives 38-point tiebreak to reach Dubai semis
(Reuters) – Andy Murray saved seven match-points in a 31-minute tiebreak that stretched to 38 points before he finally subdued Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7(4) 7-6(18) 6-1 to reach the Dubai Championships semi-finals on Thursday.
Mercedes wrap up first test with Hamilton absent
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One world champions Mercedes called an early end to their first pre-season test on Thursday with Lewis Hamilton failing to get on track in the morning after an apparent electrical problem.
Kaepernick to stand during national anthem: report
(The Sports Xchange) – Quarterback Colin Kaepernick has altered his stance and will stand during the national anthem next season, ESPN reported on Thursday.
Havret makes quick start to share three-way lead at Tshwane Open
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Gregory Havret came storming out early on Thursday in the opening round of the Tshwane Open at the Pretoria Country Club, but his blistering 65 was later matched by South Africa’s Haydn Porteous and Swedish rookie Alexander Bjork to ensure a three-way tie for the lead.
Athletics wants clean Russia back, says Europe chief Hansen
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The track and field circuit wants Russia to eradicate doping so the country’s athletes can return to action in full force, the head of the European Athletic Association said on Thursday.
