McDowell pulls out of Texas Open with Masters in mind
(Reuters) – With next month’s Masters in mind, Graeme McDowell withdrew from the opening round of the Texas Open in San Antonio after nine holes on Thursday because of a nagging left ankle injury.
Late U.S. basketball coach Dean Smith’s final task for players: Dinner on me
(Reuters) – The late Dean Smith had one final task for those who played for him during his 36 years as basketball coach at the University of North Carolina: Go out for dinner on him.
Kuchar tied for early lead at windy San Antonio
(Reuters) – American Matt Kuchar ground out a level-par 72 that he described as “amazing” to share the early first-round lead at the Texas Open in San Antonio where the players struggled in gusting winds on Thursday.
Adidas replaces chief of TaylorMade golf unit
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – German sporting goods maker Adidas named David Abeles to lead its struggling TaylorMade golf unit, it said on Thursday, replacing Ben Sharpe, who is leaving for personal reasons.
WTA leader sees more growth via TV, fan input
(Reuters) – With gender equality achieved and a host of new sponsors brought in, WTA chairman and CEO Stacey Allaster has set her sights on further growth of the tour via a landmark television deal and by enhancing the fan experience.
Canada’s Duhamel, Radford shatter Chinese dreams
(Reuters) – Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford broke Chinese hearts by outclassing home favorites Sui Wenjing and Han Cong to win their first pairs title at the world figure skating championships in Shanghai on Thursday.
Vettel, Raikkonen delight at Ferrari progress
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) – Ferrari’s drivers have praised the improvements the team have made after a solid winter of testing and encouraging display in Australia with new recruit Sebastian Vettel claiming he is much happier with the car than he was …
Renee Richards still amazed she broke transgender taboo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than three decades after putting down her tennis racquet, Renee Richards is still astonished she had the moxie to join the women’s professional tour after living the first 34 years of her life as a man.
Alonso raring to go after clearing crash confusion
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso sought to clarify the situation surrounding the pre-season crash that forced him to miss the season-opening race in Australia, the Spaniard saying he never lost consciousness or suffered memory lapses as a r…
FIFA taking the wrong approach to development, says Prince Ali
VIENNA (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan believes that world soccer’s governing body is taking the wrong approach to development of the sport, leaving many national associations without basics such as kit and p…
