Koreans Jang and Choi in playoff for Marathon Classic
(Reuters) – Overnight leader Jang Ha-na and fellow South Korean Chella Choi, both seeking a first LPGA title, took the Marathon Classic into a sudden-death playoff in Sylvania, Ohio on Sunday.
Australian Fanning escapes shark attack in J-Bay final
JEFFREY’S BAY, South Africa, Reuters () – Australia’s triple champion Mick Fanning survived a shark attack in Sunday’s final of the World Surf League’s J-Bay Open, fighting off the circling predator with his fists before returning safely to shore.
Football used by Patriots in ‘Deflategate’ game sells for over $40,000
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of the balls used by the New England Patriots in the NFL’s 2015 AFC Championship game, in which the team was infamously found to have deflated footballs, sold for more than $40,000 in an auction on Saturday.
Murray carries Britain to Davis Cup semi-finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray carried Britain to their first Davis Cup semi-final since 1981 after he beat France’s Gilles Simon 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead.
Tour director hits out at reporting as Sky guarded by police
MENDE, France (Reuters) – Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme blamed the media for aggression aimed at yellow jersey holder Chris Froome as the Briton’s Team Sky were protected by police before the start of Sunday’s 15th stage.
Spanish crisis deepens with Davis Cup defeat by Russia
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The crisis in Spanish tennis deepened as their Davis Cup team, shorn of their best players, let slip a 2-0 lead in their tie with Russia to crash to a shock defeat in the second tier of the tournament on Sunday.
F1 will always be dangerous, says Ecclestone
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One is as safe as it has ever been but danger will always be part of the sport, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday after the death of French driver Jules Bianchi.
Ex-FIFA official Webb pleads not guilty to U.S. charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeffrey Webb, one of seven high-ranking officials of soccer’s world governing body FIFA who were arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges, pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court on Saturday.
Lee ends New England’s losing streak in MLS
(Reuters) – Lee Nguyen scored in the 12th minute to help New England Revolution defeat New York City FC 1-0 and snap a five-game home losing streak on a big night of Major League Soccer action on Saturday.
Battler Groth levels Australia’s Davis Cup tie 2-2
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Big-serving battler Sam Groth prevailed in a nerve-wracking four-set encounter with Mikhail Kukushkin in Darwin to send Australia’s Davis Cup tie with Kazakhstan into a deciding fifth rubber.
