Serena slams Hsieh to march into third round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Defending champion Serena Williams ramped up her bid for a 22nd grand slam title with a dominant 6-1 6-2 win over unseeded Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei to charge into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.
Knicks reclaim top spot as Forbes’ most valuable NBA team
(Reuters) – The New York Knicks reclaimed their distinction as the NBA’s most valuable team, worth $3 billion, according to a Forbes poll released on Wednesday that showed the average team value rose 13 percent from last year.
European Tour takes shorts in its stride
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The European Tour took a stride towards a less formal future on Wednesday by allowing players to practice in shorts for the first time at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf championship.
McIlroy says majors more important than Olympic gold
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – World number one Jordan Spieth and rival Rory McIlroy begged to differ on Wednesday on the importance of winning golfing gold at the Rio Olympics this August.
Djokovic denies report that 2007 loss to Santoro was fixed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has denied an Italian media report he deliberately lost a match in 2007 that has been linked to a wider scandal involving alleged corruption in tennis.
Hewitt facing final farewell against brick wall Ferrer
(Reuters) – Spain’s David Ferrer could be the man to bring the curtain down on Lleyton Hewitt’s illustrious career in what could be an emotional Rod Laver Arena night session on day four of the Australian Open on Thursday.
Djokovic given third set fright by French wildcard
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic gave French teenager Quentin Halys a free tennis lesson for about an hour before the wildcard showed how much he had learnt in the Serb’s 6-1 6-2 7-6(3) Australian Open second round win on Wednesday…
Russia’s anti-doping agency resumes work ‘with some responsibilities’ – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) had been reinstated with some responsibilities, TASS news agency reported.
Ferrari sporting director Rivola to move to academy
(Reuters) – Ferrari sporting director Massimo Rivola is stepping down to take on a new role at the helm of the team’s young driver academy, media reported on Wednesday.
Messi and Suarez to miss Barca’s Cup game at Bilbao
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have been left out of the squad for the King’s Cup quarter-final, first leg match at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
