California Chrome to race as a four-year-old, owner says
(Reuters) – California Chrome, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion who finished third in Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, will race as a 4-year-old and forego, at least for now, a lucrative career at stud, owner Steve Coburn told Reut…
Once-proud Lakers fall on lean times with dismal 0-4 start
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “How the mighty have fallen” would be a massive understatement for frustrated Los Angeles Lakers fans after their team’s worst start to a National Basketball Association season in nearly 60 years.
Twins to name Hall of Famer Molitor as manager
(Reuters) – Hall of Famer Paul Molitor will be named the new manager of the Minnesota Twins, the American League club said on Monday following four consecutive losing seasons.
Nadal appendectomy ‘went well’, spokesman says
MADRID (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal is expected to be released from a clinic in Barcelona on Tuesday after undergoing a successful appendectomy, the world number three’s spokesman said.
Britain to host U.S. in Davis Cup in Glasgow
LONDON (Reuters) – Proud Scot Andy Murray will be guaranteed a rousing reception after Glasgow was chosen as the venue for Britain’s Davis Cup first round tie against the United States next March.
Djokovic to face Cilic at ATP finale, Murray to meet Federer
LONDON (Reuters) – Three-times champion and world number one Novak Djokovic has been drawn in a group with U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic in next week’s season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Cuba’s female umpire seeks to keep breaking barriers
SANTA CLARA Cuba (Reuters) – In the macho world of Cuban baseball, Yanet Moreno has always played with the boys.
Jordan rails at ‘disgrace’ of F1 failures
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Formula One has failed its smaller teams and should be ashamed at the way some of them have been driven out of business, according to former owner Eddie Jordan.
Lopez sees lifeline for struggling F1 teams
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Formula One’s smaller teams look set to be offered a ‘base payment’ to ensure their survival after a U.S. Grand Prix weekend overshadowed by talk of crisis and the threat of a boycott.
UAE’s Emirates airline to end FIFA sponsorship
DUBAI (Reuters) – Airline Emirates [EMIRA.UL] said on Monday it was ending its sponsorship of FIFA, a blow to soccer’s governing body as it investigates whether there was corruption in the bidding process for the next two World Cups.
