Argentina’s Mayer levels Davis Cup semi with Belgium
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer fought off Belgium’s tenacious Steve Darcis to level their Davis Cup semi-final tie at 1-1 after the first two singles matches on Friday.
Nadal wins on return to national duty for Spain
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal returned to Davis Cup action for the first time in two years on Friday with his victory putting Spain ahead in a Group One relegation playoff against Denmark.
Former champion Scott to skip 2015 Australian PGA
(Reuters) – Former world number one Adam Scott, influenced more by his new home base than his homeland, will skip the Australian PGA Championship in December to compete instead in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
Red Bull confirm split with Renault
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Former world champions Red Bull will have a new Formula One engine partner next season after confirming on Friday that their fractious relationship with Renault was over.
Australia’s Tomic edges Britain’s Evans to level semi
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – An exhausted Bernard Tomic fought off a tenacious fightback by Britain’s lowly-ranked Dan Evans to draw Australia level at 1-1 after the first day of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday.
Soccer-FIFPro says game would be better off without transfers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – FIFPro’s plans to dismantle the transfer system may sound far-fetched and possibly eccentric to the average fan but the world players’ union says there is no other way to fix a sport which is losing its competitive edge.
Track tweaks and tyre wear leave Mercedes in a spin
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton was unhappy with track changes at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday as he and his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg endured an uncharacteristically tough day in practice.
Rossi makes an immediate impact in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – American Alexander Rossi made an inauspicious start to his first Formula One grand prix weekend as a race driver when he crashed during Friday’s opening practice in Singapore.
Soccer-UEFA uphold Croatia point deduction over swastika incident
ZAGREB (Reuters) – European soccer body UEFA has upheld its decision to deduct a point from Croatia’s Euro 2016 qualifying tally for a racist incident in June.
Kosovo moves step closer to UEFA membership
(Reuters) – Kosovo will become the 55th member of UEFA next March if its application is accepted when European soccer’s governing body holds its annual congress in Budapest.
