Injured Darvish considering season-ending surgery
(Reuters) – Talented Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is considering season-ending surgery after tests revealed he has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the Rangers said on Saturday.
Women’s cycling team pushes past roadblocks in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Malika Yousufi lined her bike up alongside her teammates on a lonely road outside the Afghan capital, getting ready for her weekly training ride away from the disapproving stares of Kabul.
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.
Chen dismantles Lin to confirm changing of the guard
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 7 (Reuters) – World champion Chen Long outmuscled fellow Chinese Lin Dan 21-13 21-12 in a one-way semi-final at the All-England Championships on Saturday to confirm a shift in power in men’s badminton.
Fisher takes two-shot lead at Africa Open
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A birdie blitz from South Africa’s Trevor Fisher junior handed him the lead going into the final round of the Africa Open in East London after a third round 63 on Saturday gave him a two-shot advantage. Fisher carded seven bird…
Fenninger closes on Maze, Jansrud loses ground
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) – Anna Fenninger’s pursuit of Tina Maze in the women’s World Cup race gained momentum when the Austrian closed to 24 points behind the Slovenian following Saturday’s downhill in Garmisch.
Djokovic takes Troicki’s place in doubles v Croatia
KRALJEVO, Serbia (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic has replaced Viktor Troicki as Nenad Zimonjic’s partner for Serbia in Saturday’s doubles against Croatia in their Davis Cup world group first-round tie, the International Tennis Federation sa…
Laid-back Ying lets her personality do the talking
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Tai Tzu Ying may not consider herself to be “unique” despite receiving letters of praise from heads of state, but the Taiwanese can lay claim to being one of the most promising and laid-back players in women’s badminton….
Perfect Park in pole position but Ko and Lewis lurk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The top three players in women’s golf will square off for the HSBC Champions title on Sunday with South Korean Park In-bee holding a two-shot advantage over world number one Lydia Ko and American Stacy Lewis.
LA beat Chicago to kick off 20th MLS season
(Reuters) – LA Galaxy scored twice in the second half to beat Chicago Fire 2-0 on Friday as the 20th season of Major League Soccer got underway.
