Kyrgios captures first ATP title in Marseille
PARIS (Reuters) – Australian Nick Kyrgios claimed his maiden ATP title when he beat Croatian fourth seed Marin CIlic 6-2 7-6(3) to win the Marseille Open on Sunday.
Haas aim for points with their ‘very first’ F1 car
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One newcomers Haas, the sport’s first U.S.-owned team in 30 years, presented their 2016 car on Sunday with a gray and red livery and the designation VF-16 to mark it out as the ‘Very First’.
Djokovic determined not to get carried away with success
DUBAI (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has vowed not to become over-confident as he seeks to extend a 15-match winning streak when he returns to action in Dubai, his first tournament since winning a sixth Australian Open title last month.
Battle rages on between Vonn and Gut
(Reuters) – The battle for the World Cup overall title raged on as Switzerland’s Lara Gut outpaced American Lindsey Vonn in the La Thuile super-G to slice the gap at the top of the standings to a mere 23 points on Sunday.
Fun and games ahead as Formula One testing starts
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Photographers will be out in force when Formula One’s new cars start testing on Monday with team boffins looking closely at the pictures to try and answer a key concern: Have they missed a trick?
McLaren reluctant to predict when wins will come
BARCELONA (Reuters) – McLaren unveiled their new Formula One car on Sunday, certain it cannot be any worse than last year’s but still unsure when they might get back to winning ways after their longest drought in decades.
Nomura holds off Ko to land first LPGA title
(Reuters) – Japanese golfer Haru Nomura held off world number one Lydia Ko down the stretch to land the Women’s Australian Open in Adelaide on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title.
Fraser lands Malaysia title after Lee falters
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Australian Marcus Fraser sank testing putts on his final two holes to land the European Tour’s $3 million Maybank Championship Malaysia on Sunday after overnight leader Lee Soo-min fell apart down the stretch.
Nadal dumped from Rio semi-finals by Uruguayan battler
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s below-par season has continued with the former world number one dumped from the Rio Open semi-finals with a 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-4 defeat by unseeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas on Saturday.
Green’s 11th triple-double leads Warriors over Clippers
(The Sports Xchange) – Guard Klay Thompson scored 32 points and forward Draymond Green recorded his NBA-leading 11th triple-double, allowing the Golden State Warriors to bounce back from their worst showing of the season with a 115-112 victory over the…
