Five storylines to watch for this NBA season
(Reuters) – Five storylines to follow during the 2014-15 National Basketball Association season:
Bruins dealt blow as captain Chara out 4-6 weeks with injury
(Reuters) – Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara will be out four-to-six weeks with a left knee injury that deals a crushing blow to the team’s defense, the National Hockey League team said on Friday.
Nadal rules himself out of ATP World Tour Finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world number one Rafa Nadal will miss the ATP World Tour Finals next month after opting to have surgery to remove his appendix.
Manager Bochy part of international flavor at Series
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The World Series has a strong international flavor this year with the most surprising foreign-born participant the man calling the shots from the San Francisco Giants dugout, manager Bruce Bochy.
National Basketball Association roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Philadelphia 76ers and point guard Michael Carter-Williams established Nov. 13 as the target date for Carter-Williams’ return, ESPN.com reported Thursday.
Williams reaps benefits as her rivals slip up
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – With a little help from her rivals, Serena Williams secured a place in the last four of the WTA Finals on Friday and clinched the year-end number one ranking for the fourth time in her illustrious career.
Murray improves London chances with Valencia win
MADRID (Reuters) – Andy Murray collected more points to aid his World Tour finals qualification bid when he fought back from a set down to beat Kevin Anderson 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open on Friday.
Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the tournament’s start on Monday for “personal reasons”, the French Tennis Federation announced on Friday.
Williams guaranteed year-end number one ranking
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Serena Williams clinched the year-end world number one ranking for the fourth time without hitting a ball on Friday after Maria Sharapova, the only woman with any chance of overtaking her, was eliminated from the WTA Finals.
IOC new host contract is gold medal for human rights: HRW
BERLIN (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch has heaped unusual praise on the International Olympic Committee for including human rights clauses in new contracts to be signed by future Olympic host cities, saying other organizations should follow suit.
