Australian Gerrans wins Liege classic in sprint finish
LIEGE Belgium (Reuters) – Simon Gerrans outpowered favourite Alejandro Valverde of Spain to become Australia’s first winner of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic on Sunday.
Brazil expects and hopes to kill off ghost of 1950
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – With a passionate crowd behind them, a savvy coach and a settled team enjoying a sparkling run of form Brazil are hot favorites to lift a record sixth World Cup this July.
Obama denounces reported comments by NBA team owner as ‘racist’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday that comments reported to have been made by the owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers basketball team were “incredibly offensive racist statements.”
Klitschko retains WBO crown with Leapai knockout
OBERHAUSEN Germany (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko easily retained his WBO crown when he knocked out Alex Leapai of Australia in the fifth round on Saturday in an overwhelmingly one-sided bout.
Australian Olympic medallist on drugs possession charge
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill has been charged with drug possession by police in Sydney after being arrested at a horse racing meeting at the weekend.
Clippers players stage protest after owner’s alleged racist comments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers players staged a protest at a playoff game on Sunday against racist comments allegedly made by team owner Donald Sterling, turning their warm-up jerseys inside-out to hide the team name before a loss to the …
Injured Azarenka pulls out of Madrid, Rome
(Reuters) – World number four Victoria Azarenka’s French Open preparations have suffered a heavy blow, with the Belarusian pulling out of claycourt tournaments in Madrid and Rome as she continues her recovery from a foot injury.
Pair of aces light up China Open final round
(Reuters) – Englishman Danny Willett and Germany’s Marcel Siem lit up the final round of the China Open with a hole-in-one each on Sunday.
South Korean Noh wins by two strokes at New Orleans
(Reuters) – Noh Seung-yul became the fourth South Korean player to win on the PGA Tour when he captured the $6.8 million Zurich Classic of New Orleans by two strokes on Sunday.
Australian Olympic medalist on drugs possession charge
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill has been charged with drug possession by police in Sydney after being arrested at a horse racing meeting at the weekend.
