Masterful Spieth moves two ahead at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – This week’s Masters always had the makings for being something extra special and it lived up to expectations on Thursday as reigning champion Jordan Spieth seized a two-shot lead after the opening round.
IAAF rejects former Kenya chief Mwangi’s ban appeal
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The IAAF’s Ethics Committee has rejected former Athletics Kenya (AK) chief executive Isaac Kamande Mwangi’s appeal against his provisional six-month ban for violating anti-doping controls.
Fury’s camp confirm Klitschko re-match in July
LONDON (Reuters) – British heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury will defend his titles against Wladimir Klitschko, the man he deposed, in Manchester on July 9, according to his camp.
Belgian coach Hoferlin dies at 49: public broadcaster
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Julien Hoferlin, a former Belgian Davis Cup captain who also helped coach the British team, died on Friday at the age of 49 following treatment for cancer, Belgian public broadcaster RTBF said on its website.
Wozniacki ruled out of Istanbul tournament
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki will miss this month’s Istanbul Cup tournament after suffering an ankle injury.
Warriors beat Spurs, sew up home court advantage
(The Sports Xchange) – The Golden State Warriors clinched home-court advantage through the NBA playoffs on Thursday night, riding a strong defensive performance to a 112-101 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in a historic meeting of the league’s top t…
Rockets’ playoff hopes dim after loss to Suns
(The Sports Xchange) – James Harden wore a somber expression in a virtually empty locker room late Thursday night, a scene that painted the perfect picture of the Houston Rockets’ season-long struggle with failure and frustration.
China warns again on sports corruption, lust for gold
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s sports establishment must learn the lessons from a corruption scandal involving a former deputy sports minister, continue to root out graft, and curb a win-at-all costs mentality, the country’s top graft-buster said on Frida…
Fowler cannot Master gusting winds cards 80
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – While most of the favorites were making strong starts to the 80th Masters on Thursday, world number five Rickie Fowler was an exception, stumbling to an eight-over 80 and free-falling to the bottom of the Augusta leaderboar…
F1 to return to 2015 qualifying format
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One will revert to its 2015 qualifying format at next week’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai and for the remainder of the season, the governing FIA said in a statement on Thursday after backing down in the face of opposition f…
