Kisner and Martin lead Players on another bad day for Woods
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Unheralded Americans Kevin Kisner and Ben Martin held the lead midway through the third round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday.
Nadal to face Murray in heavyweight Madrid final
MADRID (Reuters) – Holder Rafa Nadal looked something close to his old masterful self on clay again as he crushed Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(3) 6-1 on Saturday to set up a heavyweight Madrid Masters showdown against Andy Murray.
To Clippers’ delight, Rivers more than just coach’s kid
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Austin Rivers has gone from the ‘coach’s kid’ to proving he belongs with the championship contending Los Angeles Clippers.
Raonic to undergo surgery, out of Rome Masters
(Reuters) – World number six Milos Raonic has withdrawn from next week’s Rome Masters and is a major doubt for the French Open because of foot surgery, the Canadian said on Saturday.
Kvitova downs ailing Kuznetsova for second Madrid title
MADRID (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova swept to a second Madrid Open title and put her recent struggles behind her when she thumped an ailing Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-2 in a hopelessly one-sided final on Saturday.
Federations consider SportAccord position after IOC row
(Reuters) – Several international federations will be reviewing their membership of sports umbrella organization SportAccord next week after its president launched a scathing attack on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), they said on Saturday.
U.S. sports rank most homophobic among six English-speaking countries: survey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Homophobia in sports is worse in the United States than in other English-speaking countries and globally is more acute in team sports than other parts of society, according to a survey released on Saturday.
Hamilton at peak of his powers, says Lowe
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg has an even bigger battle than last year on his hands because Formula One champion team mate Lewis Hamilton is at the peak of his powers, according to Mercedes technical head Paddy Lowe.
Clippers rout Rockets to win Game Three
(The Sports Xchange) – The Los Angeles Clippers coasted to a 124-99 rout of the Houston Rockets in Game Three of their Western Conference semi-final on Friday.
Flames in danger of going out after Ducks win Game Four
(The Sports Xchange) – The Anaheim Ducks moved to the brink of the Western Conference final on Friday after a 4-2 win over Calgary put them 3-1 up in their best-of-seven series.
