Stenson battles past tenacious Blixt to reach semis
ASH England (Reuters) – The apprentice made the sorcerer fight all the way before top seed Henrik Stenson scrambled a two-hole victory over fellow Swede Jonas Blixt at the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Saturday.
Ishikawa an unlikely hero for Giants
(Reuters) – Travis Ishikawa, mired in a slump in the minors, nearly gave up his Major League Baseball career this summer before adding his name to Giants’ lore with a home run that put his club in the World Series.
Murray downs Troicki to reach Vienna final
(Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray reached the Vienna Open final and boosted his chances of securing a spot at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Serbia’s Viktor Troicki on Saturday.
Serena leads ailing women to Singapore for WTA Finals
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The top eight women in world tennis have limped to the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore this week, with creaking knees and form fears casting a shadow over the WTA’s latest big tournament push in Asia.
NBA’s big-money TV deal could be a vanishing breed, analysts say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Basketball Association executives should be popping the champagne over their jaw-dropping television contracts totaling $24 billion because such big-money deals are likely to vanish, analysts say.
Match Play organizers look to future after Volvo exit
ASH England (Reuters) – Organizers are confident there will be a 50th edition of the World Match Play Championship next year despite the withdrawal of tournament sponsors Volvo, they said on Saturday.
Australia’s Fraser leads by a stroke in Hong Kong
(Reuters) – Australian Marcus Fraser shot a five-under-par 65 in the third round of the Hong Kong Open on Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead and put himself in prime position for a winning return from a long injury layoff.
Exclusive: Nepal FA chiefs ask FIFA to investigate own president
(Reuters) – Senior officials at Nepal’s football association (ANFA) have asked FIFA’s ethics chief Michael Garcia to launch an investigation into their own president Ganesh Thapa.
Williams gets kind draw for WTA Finals defense
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams was handed the best possible draw for her WTA Finals title defense with the 33-year-old American grouped with two injury doubts and avoiding the in-form players.
Chinese pace-setters break rudder, lose Volvo race lead
ALICANTE Spain (Reuters) – Chinese boat Dongfeng Race Team lost the Volvo Ocean Race lead early on Saturday after an unidentified object in the Atlantic smashed their rudder.
