Toni Nadal to quit as Rafa’s coach after this season
MADRID (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal’s uncle, Toni Nadal, will step down as his coach after this year’s ATP Tour, as he feels he has been sidelined by other figures in the player’s entourage, he told an Italian tennis magazine.
NBA: Knicks end tumultuous week with win over cold-shooting Spurs
(The Sports Xchange) – The New York Knicks ended a tumultuous week filled with off-the-court distractions by posting a spirited 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
Tennis: Czechs make light of Kvitova absence to reach Fed Cup semis
(Reuters) – Champions the Czech Republic made light of the absence of Petra Kvitova as they eased into the Fed Cup semi-finals for a ninth year in succession with a 3-2 defeat of Spain on Sunday.
Golf: Spieth wins emphatically by four shots at Pebble Beach
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth focused on “boring golf” and shrugged off an unexpected birdie drought in the final round as he clinched his ninth PGA Tour victory, by four shots, at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California on Sunday.
Tennis: Germans outraged as U.S. plays Nazi version of anthem
(Reuters) – German tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association (USTA) made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany’s national anthem during a Fed Cup tie in Hawaii.
Tennis: Injured Davis Cup umpire undergoes surgery on fractured eye socket
LONDON (Reuters) – French umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery to repair a fractured eye socket after being hit by a ball from Canada’s Denis Shapovalov during a Davis Cup tie with Britain, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Sunday.
Slovenia’s Stuhec wins Alpine skiing women’s downhill gold
ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec blasted to victory in the women’s downhill at the Alpine Skiing world championships on Sunday as American Lindsey Vonn had to settle for third.
Tennis: Confident Dimitrov downs Goffin to win Sofia Open
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov gave the roaring partisan crowd plenty to cheer about as he beat Belgian David Goffin 7-5 6-4 to win the Sofia Open for the first time on Sunday.
Cycling: Pays de la Loire to host 2018 Tour Grand Depart
(Reuters) – The Grand Depart of the 2018 Tour de France will be from the Pays de la Loire region, organizers announced on Sunday.
Zverev denies Gasquet Montpellier hat-trick
(Reuters) – Rising German Alexander Zverev denied home favorite Richard Gasquet a third consecutive Open Sud de France title in Montpellier with a 7-6(4) 6-3 victory on Sunday.
