Elite quarterbacks hold key to Super Bowl tickets
(Reuters) – Defense wins championships, or so the saying goes, but high-flying offences look set to unleash a bombs-away spectacle led by elite quarterbacks that may be the best quartet to ever reach the conference championships.
Egypt adds retired soccer star to terror list
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has added retired soccer star Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country’s most renowned athletes, to a terror list for alleged ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday.
Paralympic great Weir brands British Athletics ‘a joke’
LONDON (Reuters) – Six-time Paralympics gold medalist David Weir labeled British Athletics “a joke” on Tuesday and said he would never represent his country again.
Triple-double machine Westbrook a one-man wrecking crew
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Russell Westbrook is either on the verge of history or overkill this NBA season while on pace for one of the league’s most baffling statistical efforts.
Struggling Islanders fire head coach Capuano
(The Sports Xchange) – The New York Islanders fired coach Jack Capuano on Tuesday in the midst of a poor season for the club.
Maradona charms Naples on anniversary of first Serie A title
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – Argentina’s World Cup-winner Diego Maradona returned to Naples this week to regale audiences with memories of his heroics in helping Napoli win the 1987 Italian league title and took a pot-shot at fellow soccer great Pele.
U.S. soccer players eager for fresh start under Arena
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With a 2018 World Cup berth hanging in the balance, the arrival of coach Bruce Arena has brought a heightened sense of urgency to U.S. Soccer with players eager to rewrite their roles and undo recent failures.
Ace high Karlovic prevails in Court 19 marathon
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ivo Karlovic fired down 75 aces in a record Australian Open marathon against Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos which lasted five hours, 15 minutes and finished in a 6-7(6) 3-6 7-5 6-2 22-20 first-round victory for the Croatian on Tuesd…
Rublev preparing to land knockout blow on Murray
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Russian tyro Andrey Rublev spent his day off sparring in Melbourne boxing ring in readiness for his clash with world number one Andy Murray at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Spieth looking forward to ‘tough competition’ in 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) – American Jordan Spieth faces “very tough competition” to return to the top of the world golf rankings this year, he said on Tuesday.
