FIFA asks arrested finance watchdog member for explanation
MIAMI (Reuters) – FIFA has asked for an explanation from a member of its financial watchdog who was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering in the Cayman Islands.
Williams confirm Bottas and Massa for 2015
MONZA Italy (Reuters) – Finland’s Valtteri Bottas and Brazilian Felipe Massa will stay at Williams in 2015 after the resurgent Formula One team announced on Sunday what had to be one of their easiest decisions of the season.
Bouchard, Peng out of Hong Kong tennis
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s first WTA tennis tournament in more than 20 years suffered a major blow on Sunday with main drawcard Eugenie Bouchard withdrawing on medical advice after suffering from the heat at the U.S. Open.
Russians block Hingis return to grand slam winners circle
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina beat Martin Hingis and Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 2-6 6-3 6-2 to capture the U.S. Open doubles title on Saturday, denying the Swiss a return to the Flushing Meadows winner circle for the f…
Cilic goes from sidelines to U.S. Open final in 12 months
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Last year Marin Cilic watched the U.S. Open from home, serving a four-month doping ban for using a banned stimulant he said he had unknowingly taken.
Nishikori, Cilic upsets rock U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Croatia’s Marin Cilic rocked the tennis world with stunning back-to-back U.S. Open semi-final upsets on Saturday, sending two all-time greats Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic out of Flushing Meadows.
Olympic champion Ohno trains for biggest challenge yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apolo Ohno made a career of frenzied, 40-second bursts around the track so the speedskating champion knows his crusade to join the exclusive Ironman fraternity is daunting.
Horschel charges three ahead at BMW
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE Colorado (Reuters) – Billy Horschel, seeking a second PGA Tour win, fired a sizzling 63 to surge three shots clear after a wildly fluctuating third round of multiple lead changes at the BMW Championship on Saturday.
Cilic upsets Federer in second U.S. Open shocker
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marin Cilic completed a sensational set of semi-final shockers by upsetting 17-times grand slam winner Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the U.S. Open.
Nishikori raises Asian flag with appearance in final
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A pioneering Kei Nishikori blazed a new trail for Japanese tennis with a shock win over world number one Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open on Saturday, becoming the first man from Asia to book a place in a grand slam final.
