Oslo, Almaty, Beijing named as 2022 Winter Games candidates
LAUSANNE Switzerland (Reuters) – Oslo, Almaty and Beijing were confirmed as the official candidates to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Monday even though an International Olympic Committee (IOC) report found several weaknesses in the Kazakh city’…
Australian TV news airs Pistorius shooting ‘re-enactment’
PERTH/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An Australian current affairs television program aired footage on Sunday of a re-enactment by Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius of the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
French forward Diaw to stay in San Antonio
(Reuters) – Boris Diaw will re-sign with the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, the French forward announced on Sunday. Diaw, whose versatility inside and outside the paint played a key role in helping the Spurs capture the title this past season, announc…
Orioles’ Cruz and Yankees’ Jeter make All-Star rosters
(Reuters) – Baltimore slugger Nelson Cruz was named to Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game on Sunday, one season after serving a 50-game suspension in conjunction with baseball’s performance-enhancing drugs scandal.
Golf-Two-time major winner Cabrera takes Greenbrier Classic
(Reuters) – It took Angel Cabrera 159 attempts to win a regular PGA Tour event but he broke through in style with an emphatic two-stroke victory at The Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on Sunday.
Dazzling Djokovic savours victory over Federer
LONDON (Reuters) – After almost four hours of mental torture, Novak Djokovic sank to his knees, crouched over the hallowed Wimbledon turf, plucked a blade of grass and put it in his mouth – never before had victory tasted so good.
Di Maria ruled out, Brazil try to get Thiago Silva back
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil launched a desperate appeal to have skipper Thiago Silva’s ban for their World Cup semi-final against Germany overturned on Sunday but Argentine hopes of seeing Angel Di Maria in action were ended by injury.
Dazzling Djokovic savours victory over Federer
LONDON (Reuters) – After almost four hours of mental torture, Novak Djokovic sank to his knees, crouched over the hallowed Wimbledon turf, plucked a blade of grass and put it in his mouth – never before had victory tasted so good.
Two-time major winner Cabrera takes Greenbrier Classic
(Reuters) – Argentina’s Angel Cabrera eagled the par-four 13th hole with an eight iron on his way to a two-stroke victory at The Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on Sunday.
Federer sees benefits of the Edberg effect
LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer proved that an old dog can learn new tricks when he served and volleyed as his coach Stefan Edberg urged him to do during his Wimbledon campaign.
