Rousey set for UFC return in December
(Reuters) – Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is set to return to the octagon in December when she takes on champion Amanda Nunes, UFC president Dana White said on Wednesday.
NHL: Penguins’ Crosby to miss season opener with concussion
(Reuters) – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss his team’s season opener this week as he recovers from his latest concussion, the defending Stanley Cup champions said on Wednesday.
Cycling: Martin matches record with fourth time trial world title
(Reuters) – German Tony Martin claimed a record-equalling fourth individual time trial world title when he crushed his rivals to prevail on the 40-km flat course in Doha on Wednesday.
Yorkshire to host 2019 road world championships
(Reuters) – Britain’s Yorkshire region will host the 2019 cycling road world championships while Berlin won the bidding for the 2020 track world championships, the sport’s governing body said on Wednesday.
Holder Jankovic advances in rain-hit Hong Open
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Defending champion Jelena Jankovic ousted fellow Serb Aleksandra Krunic to reach the Hong Kong Open third round on a rain-hit Wednesday with the other singles matches suspended.
Nadal stunned, Murray cruises, Kyrgios slumps in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Fourth seed Rafa Nadal was stunned by Serb Viktor Troicki in an upset-filled Shanghai Masters second round on Wednesday while Andy Murray breezed past American Steve Johnson and Nick Kyrgios slumped to a listless defeat.
Kyrgios courts more trouble in Shanghai Masters exit
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Australian Nick Kyrgios caused more on-court controversy in his defeat by unseeded German Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday with a listless performance that could land him in trouble with the ATP.
Martin matches record with fourth time trial world title
(Reuters) – German Tony Martin claimed a record-equalling fourth individual time trial world title when he crushed his rivals to prevail on the 40-km flat course in Doha on Wednesday.
Two months after Rio, Russian Olympic chief to step down
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, is stepping down, in the biggest change at the top of Russian sport since a doping scandal led to the country’s track-and-field athletes being excluded from the Rio Games.
Westwood’s 2020 vision for Ryder Cup captaincy
LONDON (Reuters) – Lee Westwood endured the least productive Ryder Cup of his 10-match career two weeks ago but it has not diluted the veteran campaigner’s dreams of captaining Europe in the biennial event in 2020.
