Jimenez plays like an angel after eagle start
BELEK Turkey (Reuters) – The evergreen Miguel Angel Jimenez, boosted by an unlikely eagle two at his first hole, snatched the first-round lead in the $7 million Turkish Airlines Open with a blistering nine-under-par 63 on Thursday.
FIFA clears Qatar, Russia World Cups but its own investigator disputes findings
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA cleared Russia and Qatar on Thursday of wrongdoing in their bids to host the World Cup, but the former U.S. prosecutor who led the investigation by soccer’s governing body said it had misrepresented his findings.
Raonic withdraws from ATP Tour finals, replaced by Ferrer
LONDON (Reuters) – Canada’s Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the ATP Tour Finals in London due to injury and been replaced by Spain’s David Ferrer.
Wolff rejects ‘irresponsible’ engine cost war talk
OXFORD England (Reuters) – Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff has played down Red Bull’s threat of an engine development spending war in 2016 by saying the major car manufacturers agree on the need to keep costs down.
Ryu’s pitching speaks volumes at Dodgers
SEOUL (Reuters) – Not being able to speak English has been a source of frustration for Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin since arriving in Los Angeles two years ago, but it has also had its upsides.
New Zealand teen Ko becomes youngest LPGA rookie of year
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko has become the youngest winner of the LPGA’s rookie of the year award in a season in which she has won twice, secured two runner-up finishes and nine other top-10s.
Kershaw, Kluber claim Cy Young awards
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous choice as National League Cy Young winner, while Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians was a surprise winner as the American League’s top pitcher.
Brazil soccer star Pele to leave hospital soon, aide says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele is doing “fine” and will be discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital early on Thursday after he was admitted for stomach pains, one of his aides told Reuters.
Kershaw wins third Cy Young Award
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was the unanimous choice as the National League Cy Young winner Wednesday, claiming the award as top pitcher in the league for the second year in a row and third time in four seasons.
Unstoppable Djokovic eyeing golden finale
LONDON (Reuters) – For 15 minutes Novak Djokovic appeared to have a fight on his hands at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday, then the Serb dialed up his A game and tore Stanislas Wawrinka to pieces.
