Former Australia captain and broadcaster Benaud dies
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Richie Benaud has died, his employer Channel Nine television said on Friday.
Maccabi and Panathinaikos reach playoffs
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Euroleague holders Maccabi Tel Aviv, six-times winners Panathinaikos and Anadolu Efes Istanbul clinched the competition’s final three playoff berths in contrasting fashion on Thursday.
Mauresmo announces she is pregnant
PARIS (Reuters) – Amelie Mauresmo, the former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, is pregnant, the Frenchwoman said on Thursday.
Woods battles early in Augusta return, seven shots back
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods, coming back from a two-month layoff to get himself tournament ready, battled some erratic play to stand one over par midway through his opening round at the Masters on Thursday.
Judge tosses cameraman from ex-NFL star’s murder trial
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – The judge in former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial on Thursday barred a local television cameraman from the trial after he drove a truck that followed a bus full of jurors, saying the incident cou…
Tired finish leaves Bubba four shots off Masters pace
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Fatigue got the better of reigning champion Bubba Watson during a protracted opening round at the Masters on Thursday as he hit errant tee shots on the last two holes to card a one-under-par 71.
Rose draws on Seve magic with opening 67 at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Justin Rose conjured up a round that would have made his boyhood idol Seve Ballesteros proud and earned a share of the first round clubhouse lead at the Masters on Thursday.
Preacher’s son Willett vents anger at rules official
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Danny Willett gave a rules official, who had been in his line-of-sight, a verbal blast which was clearly audible to spectators surrounding the 17th green at the Masters on Thursday.
NBA player stabbed in New York vows to make ‘a full recovery’
(Reuters) – Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland was recovering at a New York hospital on Thursday after undergoing surgery on his abdomen and elbow from knife wounds and said he would “work hard to make a full recovery.”
Olympic spots will be on the line at World Relays
(Reuters) – More than just prize money and medals will be in the offering in two of the most popular relays at next month’s IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas.
