The next NFL drama: Rams and Chargers negotiate to share L.A. stadium
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The National Football League’s decision this week on Los Angeles relocations ended one long-running drama but started another.
Djokovic poised to resume global domination
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic spent 2015 relentlessly trampling on the hopes and dreams of would-be challengers and the world number one again looms as the reality check to their new season ambitions when the Australian Open gets underway on Mon…
Serena faces tricky ascent to seventh heaven
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ailing knees, Father Time and even a resurgent Victoria Azarenka stand in the way of Serena Williams clinching her seventh Australian Open title and giving her one more shot at an achievement that would cap her storied career.
Ruthless Kuznetsova demolishes Puig in Sydney final
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Svetlana Kuznetsova rolled back the years with a ruthless 6-0 6-2 demolition of Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig to win her 16th WTA title at the Sydney International on Friday.
Spartak Moscow fined for banana-throwing incident
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) have fined Spartak Moscow 700,000 rubles ($9,135) after two bananas were thrown on the ice from the stands at the end of a game against Medvescak Zagreb on Wednesday.
IAAF ex-chief ‘organized conspiracy and corruption’ while officials looked away: report
MUNICH (Reuters) – The former head of world athletics, Lamine Diack, ran a clique that covered up organized doping and blackmailed athletes while senior officials looked the other way, independent investigator Dick Pound said on Thursday.
Top seed Tomic retires in Sydney, eyes on Melbourne
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Top seed Bernard Tomic retired in the second set of his Sydney International quarter-final on Friday after making it clear to the umpire his focus was on next week’s Australian Open.
Force India cool hopes of Aston Martin rebranding
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Force India are unlikely to have Aston Martin branding this season but talks have not been abandoned entirely, the Formula One team’s chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer said on Thursday.
Spurs clip Cavaliers, remain perfect at home
(The Sports Xchange) – San Antonio found a way to keep their home record unblemished with a 99-95 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.
Sizzling Singh turns back clock in Hawaii
(Reuters) – Former world number one and 2005 champion Vijay Singh rolled back the years as he charged into a share of the first-round lead with a sizzling seven-under-par 63 in the opening round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii on Thursday.
