Argentina on brink of early exit, Australia through
LONDON (Reuters) – Raucous home support for holders Argentina did not make up for the absence of Juan Martin del Potro and Federico Delbonis on Friday as they fell 2-0 behind to Italy in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Defending champion Matsuyama one stroke from Phoenix lead
(Reuters) – Reigning champion Hideki Matsuyama recorded his first bogey of the week on his final hole on Friday but remains the man to beat at the Phoenix Open in Arizona as he heads into the weekend just one stroke off the lead.
Falcons seek to land first Super Bowl with win over Pats
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Atlanta Falcons will try on Sunday to remove their name from the list of teams never to have won a Super Bowl while the New England Patriots seek to rewrite the record book as the National Football League kicks off a new era wit…
Belichick, Brady at core of Patriots’ remarkable run
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The New England Patriots are at it again, appearing in their record ninth Super Bowl, and the AFC champions are as excited as ever for another run at National Football League glory.
Quinn, impressed by All Blacks, incorporates rugby tackling
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn will look just about anywhere for a winning edge ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl in Houston, and said he has been hugely inspired by the extraordinary legacy of the New Zealand rugby team.
Olympics: Paris can handle security, says mayor
PARIS (Reuters) – Paris showed on Friday that it can offer a safe environment to host the Olympics after an attack was thwarted at the Louvre Museum on the day when the city submitted its bid file to host the 2024 Games, mayor Anne Hidalgo said.
Pieces starting to fit together for surging Warriors
LOS Angeles (Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors are growing more comfortable and confident with each game, bad news for teams trying to slow the best squad in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Thwarted machete attack clouds Paris 2024 bid
PARIS (Reuters) – Questions about staging a safe and secure Olympics in France were raised on Friday after the Paris 2024 bid suffered an untimely setback when a French soldier wounded a man armed with a machete as he tried to enter the Louvre museum.
Olympics: Storm clouds gather around LA24 call to Follow the Sun
(Reuters) – Los Angeles submitted its final bid book to host the 2024 Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday as storm clouds gathered around the bid’s call to ‘Follow the Sun’.
Vegas bookmakers hope Falcons top Patriots in Super Bowl
(Reuters) – Las Vegas casinos are the latest to see the New England Patriots as villains since their share of what is expected to be a record-setting year for Super Bowl wagers will increase if the Atlanta Falcons prevail.
