University of Minnesota fires football coach after team’s boycott
(Reuters) – The University of Minnesota fired its head football coach on Tuesday following an incident last month in which players staged a brief boycott in support of teammates who were suspended in connection with a sexual assault investigation.
Two-time European Tour winner Westner dies in suspected suicide
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Two-time European Tour winner and former World Cup of Golf champion Wayne Westner has died in a suspected suicide in South Africa, local police said on Wednesday.
Tande stays calm in the winds to top Four Hills standings
INNSBRUCK, Austria (Reuters) – Norway’s Daniel Andre Tande leapt to the top of the Four Hills ski jumping standings after winning Wednesday’s penultimate stage, cut short by high winds in Innsbruck on Wednesday.
Murray struggles to tame Melzer in Doha
(Reuters) – World number one Andy Murray labored past Austrian Gerald Melzer 7-6(6) 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open on Wednesday after defending champion Novak Djokovic had also progressed with relative ease.
Woodward says darts should be an Olympic sport
LONDON (Reuters) – Darts should be an Olympic sport and “ticks all the boxes” for inclusion in future Games, according to England’s World Cup winning former rugby coach Clive Woodward.
Tiger’s form, battle for top spot to dominate 2017 storylines
(Reuters) – The new golf year begins with Jason Day and Tiger Woods seeking to overcome back issues, Rory McIlroy trying to shake off a bout of glandular fever and Hideki Matsuyama perhaps on the cusp of supplanting them all as the game’s top dog.
Olympic champion Eaton announces retirement
(Reuters) – Two-time Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton announced his retirement on Wednesday, saying he had given everything he could to the sport.
Kostadinova hits out at proposals to wipe world records
SOFIA (Reuters) – Former Olympic high jump champion Stefka Kostadinova has criticized proposals to wipe out athletics world records in an attempt to regain public trust and clean up the sport’s image, tarnished by a series of doping offences.
Wawrinka and Nishikori reach Brisbane quarter-finals
(Reuters) – World number four Stan Wawrinka began the new season with a straight-sets victory over Viktor Troicki in his Brisbane International debut on Wednesday.
F1 champions Mercedes to ‘unveil the beast’ on February 23
LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes, Formula One’s dominant team who have yet to announce a replacement for retired world champion Nico Rosberg, will present their 2017 car at Silverstone on Feb. 23.
