Tetchy Djokovic blames exhaustion for Nishikori scare
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said exhaustion and a loss of concentration played a part in a mid-match slump against Japan’s Kei Nishikori that nearly wrecked his hopes of a third consecutive ATP World Tour Finals title on Saturday.
Journeyman Ormsby in control as Poulter squanders big lead
BELEK Turkey (Reuters) – Two of the European Tour’s lesser lights, Australian Wade Ormsby and Germany’s Marcel Siem, stole the show as Ian Poulter blew a six-shot lead in the third round of the Turkish Airlines Open on Saturday.
Pele leaves hospital after kidney stones removed
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele was discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital on Saturday after doctors removed kidney stones that had been obstructing his urinary tract, the hospital said in a statement.
Thanyakon takes two-stroke lead into final round in Thailand
(Reuters) – Thailand’s Thanyakon Khrongpha recovered from two consecutive bogies to fire a five-under-par 67 for a two-stroke lead after the penultimate round of the Chiangmai Golf Classic on Saturday.
Hasek and Forsberg take gold road into Hall
TORONTO (Reuters) – Peter Forsberg and Dominik Hasek earned a handsome living in the NHL, but it was playing for their countries that gained them special places in hockey history.
American Putnam moves one ahead in Mexico
(Reuters) – American journeyman Michael Putnam took advantage of calm morning weather with a blitz of early birdies to charge into a one-shot lead in the second round of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on Friday.
Djokovic trounces Berdych, Wawrinka beats Cilic
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic ensured he would end another year as world number one while adding another processional victory to a long list at the ATP World Tour Finals with his 6-2 6-2 demolition of subdued Czech Tomas Berdych on Friday.
NFL grant bets goggles will catch concussions mid-game
MIAMI (Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) is investing in a pair of goggles that look like a video game accessory but could help coaches or volunteers quickly diagnose concussions on the sideline mid-game.
‘Don’t think, just play’: MIT engineers football success
(Reuters) – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s reputation of academic superiority is well chronicled. But the private research university is now excelling in a sector of society once deemed unthinkable for a bastion of brainpower: football.
Double the excitement, as dashing duos shine
LONDON (Reuters) – Billed as an aperitif before the main course served up by the likes of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, the unsung doubles players have provided the real excitement at this week’s ATP World Tour Finals.
