Swiss miss as Federer and Wawrinka lose in Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Former world number one Roger Federer was beaten 6-4 7-6(5) by local favorite Gael Monfils in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on a bad day for the Swiss which also saw Stanislas Wawrinka exit on Thursday.
Rosberg says he has no regrets over outburst
MANAMA (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg may have handed Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton a psychological edge by laying bare his emotions after last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix but he has no regrets.
Nadal to play new Stuttgart grass event
BERLIN (Reuters) – World number five Rafael Nadal will begin his grasscourt campaign at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart after the event switched surfaces to green turf for the first time this year.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez’s murder conviction poses legal challenge
BOSTON (Reuters) – The intense publicity around Wednesday’s conviction of former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez for a 2013 murder will make it more difficult to seat an impartial jury in the next trial he faces, on charges of a 2012 doub…
Hansen surprised at lack of process in IAAF decision
(Reuters) – European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen is “surprised by the complete lack of process” in the IAAF’s decision to bypass the usual bidding process and award the 2021 World Championships to the United States.
Support for Boston Olympics bid rises, opposition strong: poll
BOSTON (Reuters) – Support for Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games rose slightly in April, but half of area residents still oppose the idea over concerns that it will prove too costly, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Brut? Champagne spraying just F1 fun for Hamilton
MANAMA (Reuters) – World champion Lewis Hamilton has said he was just trying to show the fun side of Formula One when he sprayed champagne in the face of a Chinese Grand Prix podium hostess last weekend.
Huang leads in Shenzhen as Watson struggles with green speed
(Reuters) – Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson made a late charge up the leaderboard to get within four shots of surprise leader, China’s Huang Wen-yi, after Thursday’s opening round of the European Tour’s Shenzhen International.
Renault offer no guarantees for Bahrain reliability
MANAMA (Reuters) – Renault say they have done their best to fix the engine problems that blighted last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix but offered no guarantee on Thursday that Sunday’s race in Bahrain would be trouble free.
Eugene awarded 2021 world athletics championships
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States will stage the world athletics championships for the first time after Eugene was surprisingly named as the 2021 host on Thursday.
