Fisher takes maiden European Tour title event
EAST LONDON, South Africa (Reuters) – South African Trevor Fisher Jnr claimed his first European Tour title with a five-shot victory on home soil at the Africa Open at the East London Golf Club on Sunday.
Jansrud wins Super-G World Cup
(Reuters) – Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud clinched the World Cup Super-G title with victory on home snow in Kvitfjell on Sunday, continuing a remarkable run for home skiers at the resort.
Double victory for Park in Singapore as she wins family bet
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – South Korea’s Park In-bee picked up a healthy win-double in one of the world’s biggest gambling cities on Sunday after a father-daughter wager helped her focus to success at the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore.
Sky stand by Knaven despite doping allegations
PARIS (Reuters) – Servais Knaven remains a Team Sky sports director despite doping allegations resurfacing against the former Dutch rider, the British outfit said.
Holmes in control after sharing hole-in-one glory
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) – American J.B. Holmes had a five-stroke lead at the end of the third round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Saturday as he and compatriot Dustin Johnson both made holes-in-one on the par-three fourth hole.
Serbia, France sail into Davis Cup last eight
(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic spurred Serbia to a 3-0 win over neighbors Croatia in the first round of the Davis Cup on Saturday and they will be joined in the quarter-finals by an equally rampant France.
Motor racing-Hamilton feeling ‘stronger than ever’
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is going into the new season mentally stronger than ever after learning to keep his personal and professional life apart.
Brown, Smith take lead in Puerto Rico
(Reuters) – Americans Scott Brown and Chris Smith pushed into the lead at the Puerto Rico Open on Saturday, taking advantage of a rough afternoon for German Alex Cejka, who fell to fifth with a series of bogeys on the final holes.
Alaska’s famed sled-dog race begins with ceremonial run
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska’s famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race got underway with a ceremonial run in Anchorage on Saturday with dozens of mushers and dog teams beginning a near 1,000-mile (1,609-km) journey through the snowy and sometimes unfor…
Athletics-Lavillenie vaults to another major title win
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie, the new master of the pole vault, added another title to his burgeoning collection as he retained his European Indoor Championship crown but failed to break his own world record.
