Patriots say they followed rules, accept no blame
(Reuters) – The New England Patriots said on Saturday they had followed “every rule to the letter” and accepted no blame for using footballs that were under inflated in their AFC championship win over the Indianapolis Colts six days ago.
Maturing Johnson set for PGA Tour return
(Reuters) – Dustin Johnson will return to the PGA Tour at next month’s Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, ending a six-month leave of absence from golf to seek help for “personal challenges”.
Bruins to host Canadiens in 2016 Winter Classic
(Reuters) – The Boston Bruins will host longtime rivals the Montreal Canadiens in the 2016 Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced on Saturday.
Super Bowl has ways to go in captivating global audience
(Reuters) – More than 100 million Americans are expected to watch this year’s Super Bowl, but there are about 7 billion people in the rest of the world who may not be so captivated.
Grace claims second title of season at Qatar Masters
(Reuters) – South African Branden Grace became the first player to win multiple events in the 2015 Race to Dubai after he held his nerve to win the Qatar Masters in Doha on Saturday.
Djoker hits the books, video to study opponents
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic has justifiably been nicknamed ‘The Djoker’ on the men’s tennis tour with his comical impersonations of fellow players but on Saturday he revealed he is also a bit of a swot.
American Keys upsets Kvitova to make fourth round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – American teenager Madison Keys toppled fourth seed Petra Kvitova 6-4 7-5 in an impressive display of clean hitting to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday.
High ranking sits uncomfortably on Nishikori’s shoulders
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A break-out 2014 season and a career-high ranking of five has added extra weight to Kei Nishikori’s shoulders, with the U.S. Open finalist already bearing the burden of huge expectations in his home country Japan.
Williams sisters lead Americans into fourth round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams and her older sister Venus led a foursome of American women into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday, while men’s top seed Novak Djokovic survived a nervous start to overcome a feisty Fernando Ver…
Home win for Gut as Vonn falters in St Moritz
ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) – Lindsey Vonn had ‘I’m the best’ written on her bib but a big mistake wrecked her hopes of adding a 64th World Cup victory to her record tally in a downhill won by Switzerland’s Lara Gut on Saturday.
