Athletics: Farah bows out indoors with European record
LONDON (Reuters) – Mo Farah ended his indoor career with a new European record, winning the 5,000 meters at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday in a time of 13 minutes 09.16 seconds.
Alpine skiing: Immaculate Shiffrin wins slalom gold for U.S.
ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) – Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-equaling third successive world championship women’s slalom title with two blistering runs on Saturday to secure a first gold medal for the United States at this year’s event.
Dominant American Meyers Taylor clinches bobsleigh world title
KOENIGSSEE, Germany (Reuters) – American Elana Meyers Taylor clinched the women’s bobsleigh world title for the second time on Saturday in a nail-biting finish.
Basketball: Webber, McGrady lead Hall of Fame finalists
(Reuters) – Five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber and former league scoring champion Tracy McGrady are among 14 finalists for this year’s Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class.
Tennis: In-form Pliskova wins second title of the year in Qatar
(Reuters) – Karolina Pliskova stormed to her second WTA title of the year, beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 6-4 in the Qatar Open in Doha on Saturday.
Shipulin holds off Fourcade to give Russia biathlon relay title
HOCHFILZEN, Austria, (Reuters) – Anton Shipulin was too strong on the skis as he held off great rival Martin Fourcade of France to give Russia the gold medal in the men’s 4×7.5km relay at the biathlon world championships on Saturday.
Golf: Home hero Rumford claims top seeding at Perth
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Local favorite Brett Rumford shot a four-under-par 68 in the third round of the inaugural World Super 6 in Perth to claim the top seeding for Sunday’s final round match play knockout.
Cycling: UCI lax on TUE use, says Boardman
LONDON (Reuters) – Cycling chiefs must do more to erase suspicion over Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), according to Britain’s former Olympic champion and Tour de France yellow jersey wearer Chris Boardman.
North Korea will be at Pyeongchang Games says IOC member
TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea will send a team to next year’s Winter Olympics in neighboring South Korea, the country’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member has said.
New York Jets’ Darrelle Revis turns self in on assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis turned himself in to police on Friday after police in Pennsylvania issued an arrest warrant over a confrontation he had with a group of men in Pittsburgh last weekend, according to local medi…
