Australian government offers support but little sympathy for racetrack strippers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Nine Australians detained by police for stripping down to their underwear at Sunday’s Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix must face the consequences of their “foolish prank,” Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday.
Tennis: Sponsors hail Sharapova’s reduced ban
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s reduced suspension for a doping violation is set to provide a healthy boost to her bank balance with corporate sponsors reaffirming their commitment to the Russian player.
Boxing: Fury says he took cocaine to deal with depression
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been drinking and using cocaine to help him deal with depression, he told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview released on Tuesday.
Golf: Europe’s Ryder Cup fans drowned out by 13th U.S. man
(Reuters) – Europe slipped to a crushing 17-11 loss to the United States at the 41st Ryder Cup but they suffered an ever bigger beating outside the ropes in front of massive, raucous galleries at Hazeltine National in Chaska, Minnesota.
Golf: Palmer lauded by greats of the sport at memorial service
(Reuters) – The late Arnold Palmer was given a moving, highly emotional and often humorous tribute by leading figures from the golf world on Tuesday during a lengthy memorial service in his former hometown of Latrobe in Pennsylvania.
Tennis: Sharapova can play again in April after ban reduced
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova is counting the days until she can return to action having been cleared to play again next April after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the former world number one’s two-year drugs ban by nine months on Tuesd…
Tennis: Lessons must be learned from Sharapova case, says WTA head
LONDON (Reuters) – Tennis must raise its game to ensure cases like Maria Sharapova’s do not happen again, the chief executive of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said on Tuesday after an arbitration hearing reduced the Russian’s ban for doping.
Murray and Nadal ease into second round of China Open
(Reuters) – World number two Andy Murray overwhelmed Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-2 7-5 and second seed Rafael Nadal crushed veteran Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-1 6-1 to reach the China Open second round on Tuesday.
Cibulkova defeat means Radwanska, Pliskova qualify for Tour Finals
(Reuters) – Dominika Cibulkova will have to wait to secure a spot at the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore after she lost a grueling encounter to Alize Cornet in the second round of the China Open in Beijing on Tuesday.
Germany’s Gomez ruled out of World Cup qualifiers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany striker Mario Gomez has been ruled out of World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Northern Ireland this month due to muscle stiffness, his club VfL Wolfsburg said on Tuesday.
