Faster starts buoying Olympic champion Pearson
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian hurdler Sally Pearson believes she has recaptured the quick starts that were her hallmark in the halcyon days when she swept to the world title and Olympic glory in successive years.
F1 struggling to tap the female dollar
LONDON (Reuters) – When Claire Williams was appointed vice-principal of the Williams Formula One team, she hoped her promotion and the presence of Susie Wolff as test driver might open the door to an untapped market.
Woods endures ‘brutal’ stretch ahead of Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods admitted on Tuesday to sleepless nights in the lead-up to this week’s Players Championship as he wrestles with the anniversary of his father’s death and recent breakup with Lindsey Vonn.
Latest draftees could benefit from new-age concussion test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 2015 NFL Draft class has now been welcomed into the league, one that could grow safer as their careers unfold through new-age research into identifying concussions.
Phelps among top-flight field for Charlotte meet
(Reuters) – Michael Phelps will take his next step toward an Olympic return at the 2016 Rio Games when he headlines a top-flight field at next week’s Arena Pro Swim Series event in Charlotte, USA Swimming said on Tuesday.
Williams tester Wolff is close yet still so far
LONDON (Reuters) – Susie Wolff will be back at the wheel of a Williams Formula One car in Barcelona on Friday with little in the way of fanfare but a clear aim in mind.
Pacquiao sued in U.S. for allegedly concealing injury
(Reuters) – Boxer Manny Pacquiao was sued in a U.S. court on Tuesday by two people who said they paid to watch him fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the “Fight of Century” but felt defrauded by Pacquiao’s alleged failure to disclose a pre-bout shoulder inj…
Kvitova struggles again in Madrid but survives
(Reuters) – Fourth seed Petra Kvitova’s stuttering form continued at the Madrid Open as she reached the third round with a 6-4 2-6 6-3 win against CoCo Vandeweghe on Tuesday.
Lombardi feat was mere footnote to tragic 1975 race
LONDON (Reuters) – The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Montjuich circuit has gone down in Formula One history as a safety shambles after a deadly accident that might have been prevented.
Mayweather open to rematch with Pacquiao: report
(Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather added another wrinkle to the fallout of his fight against Manny Pacquiao by saying he would be open to a rematch after the Filipino southpaw recovers from shoulder surgery, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.