Murray dumps Austria’s Thiem to reach Miami semis
MIAMI (Reuters) – Third-seed Andy Murray recovered from an early setback to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 3-6 6-4 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open where he will face Czech Tomas Berdych.
Serena’s 700th win sets up Halep semi
MIAMI (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams overcame a dreadful second set to beat Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3 on Wednesday for her 700th career win and a berth in the Miami Open semi-finals.
Ice-cool Ko aims to have fun at Mission Hills
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has been exposed to increased expectation and much bigger crowds since becoming world number one but, so far, the 17-year-old is handling it all with remarkable poise.
Mission Hills fan Lewis targets a third major win
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – Eight years ago, Stacy Lewis was an amateur when she tied for fifth at Mission Hills Country Club in the first women’s major of the season, a tournament she has grown to love.
Murray dumps Austria’s Thiem to reach Miami semis
MIAMI (Reuters) – Third-seed Andy Murray recovered from an early setback to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 3-6 6-4 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open.
Korean Park back at happy hunting ground
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – Park In-bee returns to one of her most successful venues for this week’s ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club where two years ago she won her second major title with a “nearly perfect” display.
Serena into Miami semi-finals with 700th career win
MIAMI (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams overcame a dreadful second set to beat Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (4) 1-6 6-3 on Wednesday for her 700th career win and a berth in the Miami Open semi-finals.
U.S. senators urge FIFA not to let Russia host World Cup 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of U.S. senators has written to the international soccer association FIFA, urging it to consider removing Russia as host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup because of its role in the Ukraine crisis and occupation of Crimea.
Ex-NFL star handled gun that may have been murder weapon: friend
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former friend of Aaron Hernandez testified on Wednesday that he saw the ex-New England Patriots player handle a gun similar to the one prosecutors contend he used to murder an acquaintance, and that Hernandez had a distrustful natu…
Ex-NFL star ‘swore on his baby’s life’ he didn’t commit murder
FALL River, Mass. (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez insisted he had nothing to do with the shooting death of an acquaintance near his home when the team’s owner and security director confronted him, a jury at his trial heard …
