Lowry scores 32 in Raptors’ victory over Celtics
(The Sports Xchange) – Despite concluding a stretch of four games in five nights, with travel, the Toronto Raptors were able to pour it on in the fourth quarter to outscore the Celtics 26-17 and defeat Boston 105-91 Friday.
FIFA announces new sponsorship deal, says more on the way
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said a wind of change was blowing through soccer’s scandal-plagued world governing body after announcing a sponsorship deal with China’s Wanda Group on Friday.
Rookie Rio hits Grosjean in pit-lane
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Indonesian rookie Rio Haryanto got off to a rough start in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday when he rolled out of the Manor Racing garage and went straight into Romain Grosjean’s Haas in the pit-lane.
Nadal beats Nishikori, to face Djokovic in semis
(Reuters) – Fourth seed Rafa Nadal survived a few anxious moments before booking his place in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a see-sawing 6-4 6-3 victory over Japanese Kei Nishikori in California on Friday.
Exclusive: Kuwait twice rejected deal to lift Olympic ban – IOC
BERLIN (Reuters) – The government of Kuwait twice refused to sign a deal hammered out in negotiations with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that would have lifted the Olympic ban on the country, the IOC said on Friday.
China’s Xi orders clean Winter Games after corruption scandals
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must hold a Winter Olympics that is “clean as the snow” when it hosts the event in 2022, President Xi Jinping said on Friday, after two corruption scandals involving Chinese officials linked to the Games.
Olympics: From war-torn Syria to Rio, Mardini’s giant leap
BERLIN (Reuters) – Syrian teenager Yusra Mardini has faced obstacles as a refugee from a war-torn country that most people cannot even begin to imagine and now she wants to go the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Sizzling Day moves two ahead at Bay Hill
(Reuters) – Jason Day, who has worked hard to hone a “killer instinct”, drained a 35-foot birdie putt on his final hole to take a two-shot lead after Friday’s second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida.
Ex-NBA player Chapman get probation for shoplifting in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Former Phoenix Suns basketball player Rex Chapman was sentenced on Friday to 18 months of supervised probation for shoplifting more than $15,000 in merchandise from an Apple store in Arizona, court officials said.
Baltimore Ravens player Tray Walker dies after motorcycle accident
(Reuters) – Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker died on Friday of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident near Miami, his agent said.
