Matsuyama shares lead after first round at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy outplayed Jordan Spieth in a duel between the world’s two top-ranked players, but another young gun was part of a quartet who stole the show with the first round lead at the Players Championship on Th…
Team Brady balks at NFL ‘Deflategate’ probe, awaits sanctions
SALEM, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The team behind Tom Brady ran defense for the star quarterback on Thursday after a report found he likely knew footballs were deflated to the New England Patriots’ advantage in a scandal that could lead to a multigame s…
Mayweather makes U-turn, says no to Pacquiao re-match
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two days after saying he would be open to a re-match with Manny Pacquiao, unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr. reversed course on Thursday while describing the Filipino as “a sore loser”.
Team Brady balks at NFL ‘Deflategate’ probe, awaits sanctions
(Reuters) – The team behind Tom Brady ran defense for the star quarterback on Thursday after a report found he likely knew footballs were deflated to the New England Patriots’ advantage in a scandal that could lead to a multigame suspension and a taint…
Former Brazil soccer great Pele undergoes prostate surgery
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele has undergone prostate surgery and is in stable condition, a Sao Paulo hospital said on Thursday.
Cavs apologize for ‘insensitive’ domestic violence video
(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association’s Cleveland Cavaliers apologized on Thursday for airing a video during a playoff game that depicted an incident of domestic violence.
Nadal breezes past Bolelli into Madrid quarters
MADRID (Reuters) – Local hero Rafa Nadal raced into the last eight of the Madrid Open when he brushed aside unseeded Italian Simone Bolelli 6-2 6-2 on Thursday to set up a quarter-final clash against Bulgarian 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov.
Wizards’ Wall out with fractures in left wrist, hand
(Reuters) – The Washington Wizards were dealt a severe blow to their playoff hopes when All-Star point guard John Wall was sidelined indefinitely on Thursday because of an injured left wrist and hand.
Bottas plays down Ferrari speculation
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas has denied signing a pre-contract with Ferrari, saying he was amused by some of the speculation about his Formula One future.
Matsuyama leads, McIlroy two back at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy outplayed Jordan Spieth in a duel between the world’s two top-ranked players, but another young gun stole the show with the clubhouse lead during the opening round of the Players Championship on Thurs…
