‘This ship has sailed’, Budapest 2024 bid chief tells radio
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Hungarian capital has likely lost its chance to organize Summer Olympic Games in 2024, the bid’s chief told local radio late on Sunday after a nascent political movement collected a quarter million signatures to force a referen…
Boxing: Klitschko packing experience for Joshua fight
(Reuters) – Wladimir Klitschko is counting on experience to help him regain the IBF and WBA heavyweight titles when he faces Britain’s Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in April.
No defense allowed as West beats East in All-Star game
(The Sports Xchange) – In the full-court layup drill and three-point contest otherwise known as the 66th NBA All-Star Game, New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis set an All-Star record with 52 points and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook added 41 …
Golf: Johnson cruises to five-shot win and No. 1 ranking
(Reuters) – Dustin Johnson secured the world number one ranking in style when he smoked the field for a five-stroke victory at the Genesis Open in southern California on Sunday.
Motor racing: Elliott claims second consecutive Daytona pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (The Sports Exchange) – Chase Elliott edged teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Sunday to claim the pole for the Feb. 26 Daytona 500 for the second straight year.
Tennis: Harrison beats Basilashvili for first ATP World Tour title
(Reuters) – American Ryan Harrison wept with relief after winning his first ATP World Tour title, beating Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-1 6-4 in the final of the Memphis Open on Sunday.
Tennis: Dolgopolov upsets Nishikori to win Argentina Open
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Unseeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov upset favorite Kei Nishikori 7-6(4) 6-4 to win the Argentina Open on Sunday and lift his first title in five years.
Tennis: Tsonga beats Goffin to win Rotterdam title
(Reuters) – Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed his first title since 2015 as he recovered to beat David Goffin 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament final in Rotterdam on Sunday.
Biathlon: Russians sing anthem alone as organizers play wrong tune
HOCHFILZEN, Austria (Reuters) – Russian biathletes sang the correct version of their national anthem without any musical accompaniment after the wrong version was played out at a medal ceremony on Saturday.
Germany dominate medals in team, two-man bobsleigh races
KOENIGSSEE, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s Francesco Friedrich beat Canada for the gold medal in front of his home crowd on Sunday to clinch a fourth straight world championship title in the two-man bobsleigh as the hosts dominated the podium.
