Jittery Serena fends off plucky Belgian
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams was dragged into a second set scrap by unheralded Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck but put down the minor threat with some powerful serving to reach the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-0 6-4 win on Tuesday….
CNN sign multi-year deal with McLaren F1 team
LONDON (Reuters) – CNN International have agreed a multi-year deal to join the McLaren Formula One team as a partner, both sides said on Tuesday.
Champion Klitschko to meet unbeaten Jennings in New York
BERLIN (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko is to defend his titles against unbeaten American challenger Bryant Jennings in New York on April 25.
Top seeds, former champions march on in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams stuck to the Australian Open script with fairly routine victories on Tuesday, while men’s champion Stan Wawrinka and two-time winner Victoria Azarenka joined them in the second round.
Rafa still a contender says advancing Djokovic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal has been shrugging his shoulders and suggesting he may not be ready mentally or physically to win this year’s Australian Open after an injury-riddled 2014, but top seed Novak Djokovic is having none of it.
Azarenka revels in role of Melbourne dark horse
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Injury is a cruel mistress for any professional sportsperson, a fact no more evident than on Tuesday when Victoria Azarenka faced Sloane Stephens in the first round of the Australian Open.
Wawrinka opens title defense with quickfire win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Coming back to the Australian Open as defending champion has felt surreal at times for Stan Wawrinka but the Swiss fourth seed was all business in his first-round thrashing of Turkish trailblazer Marsel Ilhan.
Nishikori through to second round after Almagro thrashing
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Kei Nishikori stormed into the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2 demolition of hard-hitting Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.
Chicago forward Carcillo suspended six games for illegal hit
(Reuters) – Chicago Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo has been suspended for six games without pay for cross-checking Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault, the National Hockey League announced on Monday.
Tiger loses a tooth while celebrating Vonn victory
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods lost a front tooth after being hit in the face by a video camera while watching girlfriend Lindsey Vonn take a record 63rd World Cup Alpine ski win in Italy on Monday, according to his agent.
