Mayweather-Pacquiao come face-to-face to hype megafight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After five years of bickering, posturing, and false alarms, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao stood face-to-face on Wednesday to mark the official countdown to one of boxing’s most anticipated fights.
Serena’s U-turn on Indian Wells praised by peers
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ decision to end a 14-year boycott of the BNP Paribas Open has been warmly welcomed by her peers with good friend and rival Caroline Wozniacki saying it was “great for tennis”.
French sport pays tribute to stars killed in Argentina
PARIS (Reuters) – The French sporting world paid tribute on Wednesday to the three stars killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina during filming of a reality TV show earlier this week.
NASCAR lifts suspension of ‘The Outlaw’ Kurt Busch
(Reuters) – NASCAR lifted its suspension of Kurt Busch on Wednesday, six days after Delaware authorities declined to bring criminal charges against him in a domestic abuse case involving the star driver’s former girlfriend.
Florida golfers undeterred by large alligator on putting green
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Golfers at a course in Florida on Wednesday were careful to putt around a large alligator, days after the beast was photographed lounging on the edge of the green in an image that went viral on Facebook.
Florida golfers undeterred by large alligator on putting green
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Golfers at a course in Florida on Wednesday were careful to putt around a large alligator, days after the beast was photographed lounging on the edge of the green in an image that went viral on Facebook.
Video shows ex-NFL star with type of gun used in slaying: expert
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Surveillance video from former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s home shows him holding what appears to be the same type of pistol prosecutors say he used to kill an associate, a handgun company official testifie…
Video shows ex-NFL star with type of gun used in slaying: expert
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Surveillance video from former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s home shows him holding what appears to be the same type of pistol prosecutors say he used to kill an associate, a handgun company official testifie…
Valet: Saw ex-NFL star Hernandez with gun before slaying
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A parking valet supervisor testified on Tuesday he saw New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez with what appeared to be a gun tucked in his waistband outside a Boston hotel two nights before prosecutors say he murdered a…
Wobbly-legged Dettori toasts Cheltenham success
(Reuters) – Frankie Dettori, more accustomed to riding big winners on the flat, celebrated a jumping success at the Cheltenham Festival when the horse he bred, Dodging Bullets, won the blue riband Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday.
