Error-prone Djokovic survives scare, Serena rocks on
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s grip on the Australian Open title looked shaky for a short spell on Sunday but the world number one finally shook off Gilles Simon in a four-and-a-half hour marathon to take his place in the quarter-finals.
Vonn takes overall World Cup lead with super-G win
(Reuters) – The unstoppable Lindsey Vonn completed another remarkable record-breaking weekend with her 75th World Cup triumph in Sunday’s super-G at Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Murray returns to court after stressful two days
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray will be looking to put a stressful two days behind him when he faces Bernard Tomic, the last home hope in the men’s draw, in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday.
Swift Serena into Australian Open quarter-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams set up a rematch of last year’s Australian Open final against Maria Sharapova after she comfortably accounted for Russian Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-1 in the fourth round on Sunday.
Djokovic suffers ‘brain freeze’ in Simon scare
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic was keen to forget his unconvincing victory over Gilles Simon that put the Serb through to another Australian Open quarter-final but also gave hope to his title rivals.
Garcia outpoints Guerrero to win welterweight title
(Reuters) – Danny Garcia overcame a sluggish start to win a unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday and claim the WBC welterweight title vacated by Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Sharapova serve fires up in time for Serena
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Another day of reckoning looms for Maria Sharapova when she takes on long-time nemesis Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarter-finals but the Russian can at least head into the match with her serve running hot.
Cavs lose first game after Blatt firing
(The Sports Xchange) – Within the last 24 hours, Cleveland fired their head coach, management blamed it on the tone of the locker room and regression on the floor, the star player denied culpability in the affair and the new coach said the players are …
Cavs legs can’t carry Lue’s vision
(Reuters) – New Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue has a vision of how he wants his team to play, the problem is the Cavaliers do not seem to have the legs for it.
Timberwolves topple Grizzlies
(The Sports Xchange) – Minnesota Timberwolves interim coach Sam Mitchell has been urging his team to get out in transition virtually all season and against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, he got what he was looking for.
