Scottish businessman takes unpaid job as coach of Spanish soccer club
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish third-tier team CD Tudelano have taken the unusual step of appointing Scottish businessman John Clarkson as coach on an 18-month contract without a salary, the club said on Thursday.
Sailing: Le Cleac’h worried by return to normality after ‘brutal’ Vendee Globe
LES SABLES D’OLONNE, France (Reuters) – With his hands coarsened by salt, Armel Le Cleac’h grabbed a couple of emergency beacons and raised his arms in celebration, shining light on the thousands of spectators gathered to greet him at the end of his vi…
Steelers’ Roethlisberger heaps praise on offensive line
(Reuters) – Ben Roethlisberger has played a key role in getting the Pittsburgh Steelers one win away from a Super Bowl berth but the quarterback is quick to deflect the praise toward an offensive line that wants to “pound people.”
Sleeping, not sailing, key to victory, says Vendee Globe doctor
LES SABLES D’OLONNE, France (Reuters) – The biggest challenge facing the Vendee Globe’s solo round-the-world racers is sleeping not sailing, according to the gruelling event’s doctor Jean-Yves Chauve.
Russell joins Mercedes young driver program
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One world champions Mercedes have recruited British teenager George Russell as the third member of their young driver program, joining established F1 racers Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon.
Le Cleac’h holds off Briton Thomson to keep Vendee Globe in France
LES SABLES D’OLONNE, France (Reuters) – Armel Le Cleac’h saw off a late challenge by Britain’s Alex Thomson to maintain France’s domination of the solo round-the-world Vendee Globe sailing race on Thursday.
Liberty sets aside shares for Formula One teams
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s new owner Liberty Media is still hoping that competing teams will buy a stake in the sport once a takeover is completed and will reserve $400 million of shares for them, it said on Thursday.
Daredevil Marquez races up downhill slope
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (Reuters) – Spanish MotoGP champion Marc Marquez opted for an alternative method to tackle one of the toughest Alpine ski courses in Europe — charging up it on his Honda bike.
Nadal smashes through Baghdatis to reach third round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Hours after reigning champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Australian Open on Thursday, Rafael Nadal raised hopes of filling the power vacuum after demolishing Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-1 6-3 to reach the third round.
Djokovic’s record title bid ends in second round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record seventh Australian Open title came to a stunning end on Thursday when the Serbian packed his bags and headed home in the wake of a second-round upset at the hands of world number 117 Denis Istomin…
