Columbus beat big-spending Toronto after red card
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Big-spending Toronto FC lost 2-0 to Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer on Saturday after being forced to play the second half with 10 men.
Seeds Murray, Nishikori advance at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Fourth seed Andy Murray erased memories of early losses at Indian Wells by storming into the BNP Paribas Open third round with a ruthless 6-1 6-3 victory over Canadian Vasek Pospisil on Saturday.
Relief for Cilic to be back on court, even in defeat
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Simply being back on the tennis court in competitive mode was a victory for U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic on Saturday, though he was ousted by Argentina’s Juan Monaco in the BNP Paribas Open second round.
Moore leads fellow American Spieth by one shot at Valspar
(Reuters) – Ryan Moore survived some errant shots early before reeling off four late birdies to take a one-stroke lead over fellow American Jordan Spieth after the third round at the Valspar Championship in Florida on Saturday.
Bolt cruises to win in 400 meters race
(Reuters) – Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt cruised to victory in his first individual race of the season, clocking 46.37 seconds over 400 meters at the GC Foster Classic in Kingston on Saturday.
Pennetta launches title defense with nervy win
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Italy’s Flavia Pennetta overcame an early bout of nerves to launch her BNP Paribas Open title defence with a commanding 6-4 6-2 win over American Madison Brengle in the second round on Saturday.
Lee joins six-way tie for lead at Tshwane Open
PRETORIA, March 14 (Reuters) – Scotland’s Craig Lee produced three birdies on his back nine for a third-round 66 to join a group of six players at the top of the leaderboard in the European Tour’s Tshwane Open on Saturday.
Mercedes untouchable, Massa looks to fight Ferrari
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Felipe Massa will start Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix right behind the Mercedes cars but the Brazilian had few illusions about his Williams team’s chances of winning the season opener.
Serena makes winning return to Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Serena Williams returned to Indian Wells on Friday after a 14-year boycott due to racist abuse she suffered in the 2001 final and got her bid for a third BNP Paribas Open title off to a winning, though somewhat erro…
FIBA grants Kosovo full membership, Serbia unhappy
BELGRADE (Reuters) – World basketball’s governing body FIBA has granted Kosovo full membership amid Serbia’s request to make sure that clubs or national teams from the two countries never meet at any level.
