Swing coach Leadbetter runs rule over golfers Trump and Abe
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will play a round of golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida on Saturday, a leisurely match-up that should prove to be “a very good game” based on their respective golfing skills, says esteemed sw…
Olympics: Data firm expects Norway to top 2018 Winter Games table
SEOUL (Reuters) – Norway is expected to return to the top of the medals table for the first time in 16 years at the 2018 Winter Olympics, while host country South Korea is set to tie its record gold medal haul with six titles, sports data firm Gracenot…
Knicks fans shout support for Oakley during Nuggets loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Knicks fans found ammunition to show their displeasure with the dysfunctional NBA team, as the Madison Square Garden crowd saluted the banished Charles Oakley during Friday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Raiders head coach Del Rio handed new four-year deal
(Reuters) – Head coach Jack Del Rio has been handed a fresh four-year contract by the Oakland Raiders after leading the National Football League team to the playoffs last season, the franchise announced on Friday.
Golf: Spieth holds clubhouse lead at weather-hit Pebble Beach
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth delivered a putting masterclass on the way to setting the clubhouse lead in the weather-hit Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Friday before second-round play was suspended due to thick fog on the Monterey Peninsula in California…
Stampede at Angolan stadium kills 17, injures scores
LUANDA (Reuters) – At least 17 people died and scores were injured in a stampede at an Angolan football match on Friday when hundreds of supporters stormed the stadium gates, a medical official said.
NFL indicates Texas ‘bathroom bill’ may affect Super Bowl hosting
(Reuters) – Texas lawmakers could hurt the football-loving state’s chances to attract a future Super Bowl if they adopt a measure that restricts access to bathrooms for transgender people, a National Football League spokesman said on Friday.
Rio pole vault rivalry renewed at Millrose Games
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eleven Olympic champions feature in Saturday’s NYRR Millrose Games including women’s pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi of Greece, who will renew her Rio rivalry with U.S. silver medalist Sandi Morris.
Novitzky says UFC anti-doping program tough but effective
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 18-month-old anti-doping program may be making waves but its designer Jeff Novitzky, who came to prominence chasing high-profile drug cheats like cyclist Lance Armstrong and sprinter Marion Jon…
Under Armour-sponsored athletes oppose CEO’s pro-Trump comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Professional ballet dancer Misty Copeland and wrestler turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joined National Basketball Association star Stephen Curry in opposing comments made by the chief executive of their sponsor Under Armour …
