Kaymer grabs two-shot lead at Grand Slam event
(Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer took advantage of benign scoring conditions to grab a two-shot lead over Bubba Watson after Tuesday’s opening round of the four-man PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.
Lawyers say NFL concussion deal has ‘overwhelming’ player support
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Retired NFL players who sued the league over on-the-field concussions have overwhelmingly accepted a multimillion-dollar settlement despite serious misgivings about some of the terms, lawyers representing the players said on Tu…
McDowell aims to restore World Match Play to former glories
ASH England (Reuters) – Title holder Graeme McDowell is a man on a mission this week — to restore much-needed luster to the World Match Play Championship at the London Club.
NBA to experiment with shorter 44-minute game
(Reuters) – The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics will experiment with a 44-minute preseason game on Sunday, four minutes shorter than a standard game, the NBA said on Tuesday.
Prison would ‘break’ Pistorius: defense witness
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius would be “broken as a person” if he were jailed for killing his girlfriend because of his disability and psychological problems, a defense witness at his sentencing hearing said on Tuesday.
Bianchi will keep fighting, says father
LONDON (Reuters) – Critically injured French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi will not give up his fight for life but the situation remains desperate, his father Philippe said on Tuesday.
Klinsmann not happy with American returns to MLS
BOCA RATON Florida (Reuters) – Major League Soccer has trumpeted the return home of leading American players as a sign of the league’s rise but United States national coach Juergen Klinsmann is worried players making the switch could be hampered by the…
Ailing Neymar scores all four as Brazil rout Japan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Neymar shrugged off a cold to score all four goals in a sumptuous display as five-times world champions Brazil routed an under-strength Japan 4-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to maintain Dunga’s perfect start since returning as coach….
Dolphins reinstate Shelby after suspension for arrest
(Reuters) – The Miami Dolphins on Tuesday reinstated defensive end Derrick Shelby after a one-game suspension following his arrest at a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, nightclub on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and resisting arrest without violence.
Reed promises more excitable fist pumps at London Club
ASH England (Reuters) – Patrick Reed is unlikely to be repeating his Ryder Cup whooping and hollering at this week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship but the American has promised to adopt the same sort of “killer instinct”.
