Nishikori withdraws with hip injury at Delray Beach
(Reuters) – A hip injury forced third seed Kei Nishikori to retire from his second round match at the Delray Beach Open in Florida on Thursday.
Canada stuns U.S. with golden comeback
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Canada fought back from the brink of defeat to stun their fiercest rivals the United States and capture a fourth consecutive Olympic women’s ice hockey gold medal with a wild 3-2 overtime win at the Sochi Games on Thursday.
McDowell relief after another Houdini escape at Match Play
(Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell felt emotionally drained but extremely fortunate after pulling off a Houdini-like escape for a second successive day at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday.
Match Play exits for Stenson, Rose and McIlroy
(Reuters) – The sheer lottery of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was again front and center on Thursday as top seeds Henrik Stenson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose were all eliminated in the second round.
Late flurry of deals spices up dull deadline day
(Reuters) – The Bobcats dealt for a pair of guards from the Bucks, while the Pacers’ former All-Star Danny Granger was sent to the 76ers for Evan Turner in a late flurry on Thursday that livened up an otherwise dull NBA trade deadline.
Match Play exits for seeds Stenson and McIlroy
(Reuters) – The sheer lottery of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was again front and center on Thursday as top seed Henrik Stenson of Sweden and fourth-seeded Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy were both eliminated in the second round.
Airlines fear Brazil backlash from crowded World Cup airports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – International airlines are worried the Brazilian government may hit them with a flurry of fines during the World Cup over delayed flights and lost bags at already overcrowded airports, the head of a global airline association said…
Canada stun U.S. with golden comeback
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Canada fought back from the brink of defeat to stun their fiercest rivals the United States and capture a fourth consecutive Olympic women’s ice hockey gold medal with a wild 3-2 overtime win at the Sochi Games on Thursday.
Two men plead guilty in 2011 Dodger Stadium beating
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two men were sentenced to prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on opening day of the baseball season in 2011.
Thrills on Russian ice, Ukraine athlete leaves in protest
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The women’s figure skaters provided a thrilling climax to Thursday’s Winter Olympics action when Russian Adelina Sotnikova claimed gold, but a skier’s decision to pull out of the Games in protest was a reminder of the crisis i…
