Spring training warms up players, winter-frazzled fans
(Reuters) – Major League Baseball spring training camps heat up this week with position players joining the early reporting pitchers and catchers, warming the hearts of fans suffering in the arctic chill of a brutal winter.
A-Rod ‘ready to go,’ reports early to Yankees
(Reuters) – Alex Rodriguez, returning from a year-long doping ban, surprised the New York Yankees with his unexpected arrival at the team’s training camp on Monday where he said he cringed at some of the mistakes he had made.
Rio’s dirty water again an issue ahead of IOC meeting
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee members meeting in Rio de Janeiro this week will understand if its waters are not completely clean for the sailing events in 2016, the state’s governor said on Monday.
Former Argentine track champion dies after race
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine former national track champion Sebastian Cancio has died two weeks after going into hospital suffering from dehydration and sun stroke after a race, local media reported on Monday.
Nadal sees Argentine Open as next step up comeback ladder
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal, who suffered an upset defeat in the Rio Open semi-finals at the weekend, said on Monday he was confident of taking another step toward recovering his best form in Buenos Aires this week.
Veteran Furyk still has the drive to do well
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – While Tiger Woods wrestles with back issues and sharply declining form and Vijay Singh has battled assorted health problems in recent years, veteran Jim Furyk is playing some of the best golf of his career.
Two wins in three weeks a dream come true for Lahiri
LONDON (Reuters) – Three months after having to go to Qualifying School to earn his European Tour card, an excited Anirban Lahiri can look ahead to a season when he will compete in all four majors for the first time in his career.
MLB’s Red Sox reportedly sign prized Cuban prospect
(Reuters) – The Boston Red Sox have reportedly signed prized Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada, a switch-hitting infielder coveted by a host of Major League Baseball teams, to a record $31.5 million signing bonus.
Federer hands out more punishment to Youzhny
(Reuters) – Roger Federer eased to a 16th consecutive victory over Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny to begin his quest for a seventh title at the Dubai Championships on Monday.
McLaren blame gusting winds for Alonso crash
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren have blamed gusting winds for Fernando Alonso’s Formula One testing crash on Sunday and dismissed ‘erroneous rumors’ that an electrical fault could have rendered the driver unconscious before the impact.
