Frenchman Levy shoots 63 to go four clear at BMW Masters
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – American-born Frenchman Alexander Levy continued his brilliant form when he carded nine-under-par 63 and surged to a four-stroke lead after the third round at the BMW Masters on Saturday.
Teenager Coric is a man on a mission
LONDON (Reuters) – Borna Coric’s profile page on his Facebook account reads simply, “Croatian tennis player on a mission to the top!”.
Breeders’ joy for Untapable, pregnant jockey
ARCADIA California (Reuters) – The 2014 Breeders’ Cup opened its $26 million programme on Friday with a superb win by Untapable, a disappointing run by the well backed Close Hatches and a stunning pregnant pause by jockey Rosie Napravnik.
Giants fans brave the rain to honor their World Series heroes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants on Friday brought home their third World Series trophy in five years to elated fans that lined a two-mile (3-km) parade route along the city’s Market Street.
F1 teams play down talk of U.S. GP boycott
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Formula One’s struggling teams played down talk of a possible boycott of Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix on Friday as argument over division of the sport’s revenues grew more heated on Friday.
National Hockey League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The NHL suspended Vancouver Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows for three games, without pay, for a late, illegal check to the head of Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin on Thursday, the league announced Friday.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo missed his third straight day of practice with a back injury on Friday and could be a game-time decision.
National Basketball Association roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook suffered a small fracture in his right hand Thursday night and is expected to miss four to six weeks.
Federer’s number one hopes take a hit in Paris defeat
PARIS (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s hopes of knocking Novak Djokovic off the top of the ATP world rankings before the end of the year took a hit when he lost to big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Friday.
Favored Untapable wins Breeders’ Cup Distaff
ARCADIA California (Reuters) – Untapable justified her billing as the pre-race favorite with a superb finish down the stretch to win the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff by one and one-quarter lengths at Santa Anita Park on Friday.
