Brady shines as Patriots crush Bears, Seahawks bounce back
(Reuters) – Tom Brady threw for five touchdowns as the New England Patriots crushed the Chicago Bears 51-23 while defending Super Bowl champions the Seattle Seahawks got back to winning ways with a 13-9 victory at Carolina on Sunday.
FIS president warns FIFA over clash with 2022 Winter Games
SOELDEN Austria (Reuters) – International Ski Federation (FIS) president Gian-Franco Kasper has warned FIFA against holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the same time as the Winter Olympic Games.
Federer wins Basel title, eyes world top spot
BASEL (Reuters) – Roger Federer has his sights set on ending the year as the world’s top-ranked player after the 33-year-old claimed his fifth title of the year in his home town on Sunday.
Ruthless Williams avenges loss to Halep in WTA Finals
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Serena Williams destroyed Romania’s Simona Halep 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to win the WTA Finals championship in Singapore, proving once again why she remains the most formidable force in women’s tennis.
India’s Lahiri wins by a shot in Macau after tense finish
(Reuters) – India’s Anirban Lahiri bagged the Venetian Macau Open title by a stroke in a tense finish after leader Scott Hend of Australia bogeyed the final hole on Sunday.
Black and Mirza claim WTA Finals doubles title in last match together
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Cara Black and Sania Mirza of India teamed up to win the doubles title at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Sunday.
Dane Olesen wins in Perth to end trophy drought
(Reuters) – Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark cantered to a three-shot victory at the Perth International on Sunday to win his second European Tour title after a gap of two years.
Giants’ offense comes alive to level Series
SAN FRANCISCO California (Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants battered Kansas City’s second tier relievers to turn a three-run deficit into an 11-4 blowout on Saturday and level the best-of-seven World Series at 2-2.
Australian amateur Murdaca books U.S. Masters berth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian teenager Antonio Murdaca clinched a dream berth at the U.S. Masters after winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship with a stunning seven-stroke win in Melbourne on Sunday.
Stanton, Trout and Selig claim Aaron Awards
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins were selected as American League and National League winners of the Hank Aaron Award, Major League Baseball said on Saturday.