Brawn blames lack of trust for Mercedes exit
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Mercedes principal Ross Brawn has blamed current bosses and shareholders Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda for a breakdown of trust that led to his departure from the now-dominant Formula One team in 2013.
Duty calls for combative Hamilton
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton will be starring in the next “Call of Duty” video game due out in November but the Formula One world champion has a real and more immediate fight on his hands in Texas this weekend.
Tottenham progress rests on solving Wembley jitters
LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur’s progress into the last 16 of the Champions League is in their own hands but they must solve their Wembley jitters, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino, whose side drew 0-0 in Leverkusen on Tuesday.
Bach says 2020 events should be held in disaster zone
TOKYO (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has proposed that some 2020 Tokyo Olympics events should be held in the northeastern region devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
City’s Stones keen to test himself against Messi
(Reuters) – Manchester City defender John Stones is relishing the prospect of coming up against “the best player in the world” in Lionel Messi when they face Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Rooney expects big things of ‘fantastic’ United
(Reuters) – Captain Wayne Rooney says there is enough talent in the “fantastic” Manchester United squad to launch a serious challenge for the Premier League title despite a mixed start to the campaign.
Dodgers shut out Cubs for 2-1 NL series lead
(The Sports Xchange) – Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner homered to back the masterful pitching of Rich Hill as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series.
Hamilton to face more questions in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Triple Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has been called to appear in Thursday’s official U.S. Grand Prix news conference, two weeks after the Mercedes driver criticized the ‘boring’ format and triggered a media spat in Japa…
Baseball: Blue Jays stay alive with win over Indians
(The Sports Xchange) – Josh Donaldson homered, Aaron Sanchez allowed two hits in six innings, Edwin Encarnacion had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays staved off elimination Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Golf: Love, Woosnam, Ochoa, Mallon among Hall of Fame inductees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Triumphant U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III and Welshman Ian Woosnam were among Tuesday’s inductees for world golf’s Hall of Fame class of 2017.
