Hamilton identifies with beaten Pacquiao
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he can see something of himself in Manny Pacquiao, even if the Filipino lost the ‘Fight of the Century’ last weekend.
Phoenix Suns’ Morris brothers plead not guilty to aggravated assault
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns both pleaded not guilty on Thursday to two counts each of aggravated assault relating to an incident after a local basketball tournament in January.
Alonso sees brighter future even with a stye in his eye
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso can see a brighter future for McLaren, despite turning up at his home Spanish Grand Prix on Thursday with a stye in his eye.
Williams, Sharapova heading for Madrid showdown
MADRID (Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams and defending champion Maria Sharapova remained on course for a heavyweight Madrid Open final showdown with contrasting victories in the last eight of the clay premier event on Thursday.
Maze to take year’s break from glittering career
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Tina Maze announced on Thursday that she has decided to take a year-long break from one of the most successful careers in skiing to consider her future.
Caterham F1 team’s former factory to be sold
LONDON (Reuters) – The failed Caterham Formula One team’s Leafield factory in central England is to be sold off with auctioneers saying on Thursday they were seeking offers of more than 5.5 million pounds ($8.36 million).
Boxing pulls out of World Combat Games over IOC row
BERLIN (Reuters) – Boxing will no longer be part of the World Combat Games and the international federation is also leaving the SportAccord umbrella organization after its row with the International Olympic Committee, AIBA said on Thursday.
Bhullar wants to emulate Yao Ming in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sim Bhullar knows it is going to be a tall order but the first NBA player of Indian descent believes that, like Yao Ming in China, he can trigger basketball frenzy in the country his parents left before he was born.
Pacquiao shoulder surgery a success
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday, just days after his loss to Floyd Mayweather in the so-called “Fight of the Century”.
Rockets rally past Clippers to tie series at 1-1
(The Sports Xchange) – Dwight Howard carried them early and James Harden took over in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers for a 115-109 win on Wednesday to tie up their Western Conference semi-final series at…
