Williams bids to continue tyranny of Sharapova
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – One of the few players with the game to trouble Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova’s decade-long losing streak to the American great is one of the more curious anomalies in women’s tennis.
Winning the Tour is a plan, not a dream for FDJ
PARIS (Reuters) – Team Sky were ridiculed in the peloton when they claimed at their 2009 launch they would win the Tour de France within five years with a British rider, but were able to silence the doubters when Bradley Wiggins triumphed in 2012.
All eyes on Alonso and McLaren in Jerez
LONDON (Reuters) – Local hero Fernando Alonso will be the center of attention when Formula One’s pre-season testing starts up in southern Spain on Sunday but the McLaren driver has done his best to lower expectations.
Mattek-Sands and Safarova claim women’s doubles title
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and her Czech partner Lucie Safarova won their first grand slam women’s doubles titles at the Australian Open on Friday with a 6-4 7-6(5) victory over China’s Zheng Jie and Taiwan’s partner Chan Yung…
Seahawks’ Lynch blasts Super Bowl reporters with rant
(Reuters) – Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, whose preference not to talk to the media has cost him plenty in fines, finally opened up on Thursday as he blasted reporters for continuing to badger him.
NFLPA vows to fight league’s new personal conduct policy
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The National Football League Players Association will do all it can to prevent the NFL’s newly-imposed personal conduct policy from being implemented, the union’s leaders said on Thursday.
Belly putter fan Bradley adapting well to shorter version
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (Reuters) – So far, so good for Keegan Bradley, who four months ago traded a belly putter for a conventional one in a bid to prepare himself for a major change to be implemented by golf’s rulemakers at the end of this year.
Singer Dave Matthews raises Seattle Seahawks flag on Space Needle before Super Bowl
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Musician and Seattle resident Dave Matthews showed his support for the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, raising the team’s 12th man flag on top of the city’s emblematic Space Needle ahead of the National F…
Gronkowski and Chancellor set for epic battle
PHOENIX (Reuters) – There will be no shortage of fascinating match-ups in Sunday’s Super Bowl but the clash between New England tight end Rob Gronkowski and Seattle strong safety Kam Chancellor could be the most crucial.
Woods struggles as Palmer sets pace in Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (Reuters) – While Tiger Woods struggled in his first PGA Tour start of the season, Ryan Palmer birdied two of his last three holes to seize a one-shot lead at the weather-hit Waste Management Phoenix Open on Thursday.
