Hewitt offered one last hurrah on London’s grasscourts
LONDON (Reuters) – Former champion Lleyton Hewitt will begin his preparations for his final bow at Wimbledon this year at the Aegon Championships after organizers of the Queen’s Club grasscourt event guaranteed the Australian a wildcard.
‘Tough’ mountain to climb for Kiwi racers
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) – New Zealand boasts some of the most spectacular alpine scenery in the world but a relatively short skiing season has made it “tough” for racers from that country to make an impact at the top level.
Princess Anne, Sorenstam among R&A’s first honorary female members
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Princess Anne, Laura Davies, the most successful British woman golfer, and 10-times major champion Annika Sorenstam of Sweden are among seven women chosen to take up honorary membership of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club.
FIFA reformers to keep plugging away: ‘New FIFA Now’ head
ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) – The pressure group campaigning for reform of FIFA has uncovered a reluctance within football to publicly back the organization even though many support its motives, one of its founding members has told Reuters.
Pyeongchang Games test events on track, say organizers
(Reuters) – Preparation of test events for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics are proceeding as planned, organizers said on Tuesday, dismissing concerns by ski chief Gian-Franco Kasper that some of them would not take place.
Ronaldo slump hurts Real as in-form Messi drives Barca
MADRID (Reuters) – When Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo collected his third FIFA Ballon d’Or award last month he was enjoying a run of form that was spectacular even by his standards and the European champions were riding high.
Seahawks fans duped by Super Bowl ticket scams urged to file complaint
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state’s top lawyer sought on Monday to bring some justice to any Seattle Seahawks fans who traveled all the way to Phoenix for the Super Bowl only to find they had spent hundreds or thousands of dollars on fake tickets.
Dominant Maze wins women’s combined at worlds
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Tina Maze positioned herself to become the queen of the alpine ski world championships by winning gold in the super combined on Monday and denying Austria a sweep of the medal podium.
Red-hot Austrians join forces to chase team gold
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) – Austria have monopolized the podium at the alpine ski world championships and will try to underscore their status as the sport’s superpower when they join forces in Tuesday’s team event.
Dominant Maze wins women’s combined at worlds
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Tina Maze positioned herself to become the queen of the alpine ski world championships by winning gold in the super combined on Monday and denying Austria a sweep of the medal podium.
