Wawrinka wins testy Tsonga clash to reach semis
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former champion Stan Wawrinka engaged in a war of words with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before winning the only argument that mattered on Tuesday, storming into the Australian Open semi-finals with a 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3 win over the Frenchman….
Vandeweghe blasts into first grand slam semi-final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Coco Vandeweghe blasted her way into her first grand slam semi-final with a dominant display of power tennis to destroy French Open champion Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-0 at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Clippers forward Griffin set to return against 76ers
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin is set to return from a lengthy injury layoff with coach Doc Rivers saying the 27-year-old will “most likely” play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
Kerr blasts players for All Star voting ‘mockery’
(Reuters) – Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr blasted NBA players for their All Star selections in the league’s first year of the new player voting process, saying they “made a mockery of it.”
Scrap ‘nonsense’ doubles format, says Jamie Murray
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top men’s doubles player Jamie Murray has called for an end to the ATP Tour’s scoring system in the format and says there is widespread support for it to be changed.
Irving scores 49, but Cavs fall to Pelicans
(The Sports Xchange) – It’s far too soon in a marathon regular season for LeBron James to press the panic button, but his trigger finger is getting itchy.
Baseball-South Korea’s Giants shell out for slugger Lee
SEOUL (Reuters) – Lotte Giants have splashed out a record 15 billion won ($12.9 million) as part of a four-year deal to bring free agent first baseman Lee Dae-ho back to the team, the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) club said on Tuesday.
Liberty completes F1 takeover, Ecclestone replaced
LONDON (Reuters) – Bernie Ecclestone’s 40-year reign as Formula One’s commercial supremo ended on Monday with the sport’s new owners Liberty Media replacing the 86-year-old Briton with American Chase Carey.
Clijsters, Roddick head Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017
(Reuters) – Former world number one players Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick headlined the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s list of 2017 inductees announced on Monday.
Patriots beat Steelers, set up Super Bowl versus Falcons
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Reuters) – The New England Patriots scored the first 19 points of the second half to turn a tight contest into a romp as they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 on Sunday to set up a Super Bowl clash against the high-scoring Atlanta …
