Open de France joins Rolex Series as eighth event
PARIS (Reuters) – China’s HNA Group has agreed a five-year deal to become title sponsor of the Open de France, which will also join the new Rolex Series with a prize fund of $7 million, the European Tour said on Monday.
McIlroy still resents Olympics for forcing his hand
(Reuters) – World number two Rory McIlroy has said he still resents the Olympic Games for forcing him to choose between Britain and Ireland and revealed that Tiger Woods sends him texts in the early hours.
Maradona backs Infantino’s 48-team World Cup plan
ZURICH (Reuters) – Diego Maradona is delighted by plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams and Argentina’s former captain said on Monday that it would rekindle interest in the tournament.
Bekele to run London with eye on world record
LONDON (Reuters) – Triple Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele, the second-fastest marathon runner in history, will make another attempt at claiming the world record over the classic 26.2 mile distance when he leads a stellar field for the London mar…
Nishikori pulls out of Sydney exhibition to rest hip
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Kei Nishikori has pulled out of an exhibition event in Sydney to recover from a hip injury, with the Japanese world number five reluctant to take any risks ahead of next week’s Australian Open.
Harden triple-double lifts Rockets to 8th in row
(The Sports Xchange) – After producing his 10th triple-double of the season, it was a single-digit number that brought the biggest smile from James Harden.
Giants’ Beckham a non-factor on playoff debut
(Reuters) – Six days after taking heat for being in party mode in Miami, wide receiver Odell Beckham endured a nightmare playoff debut for the New York Giants on Sunday as his team lost 38-13 to Green Bay in a National Football Conference wild card gam…
Revenge of the Hail Mary propels Packers over Giants
(The Sports Xchange) – The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 38-13 on Sunday thanks in no small measure to a Hail Mary touchdown that provided sweet revenge.
Thomas wins Tournament of Champions by three over Matsuyama
(Reuters) – Justin Thomas recovered from a late double-bogey and held off a last-day challenge by Japan’s in-form Hideki Matsuyama to clinch his third PGA Tour victory, by three shots at the SBS Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday.
Bell continues Pittsburgh running back tradition
(Reuters) – The Pittsburgh Steelers were blessed to have two of the National Football League’s greatest ever running backs in Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis and on Sunday they celebrated the prowess of another as Le’Veon Bell set a franchise record fo…
