Defago hits form to take Kitzbuehel Super-G win
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (Reuters) – Olympic downhill champion Didier Defago signalled his return to form two weeks before the Winter Olympics in Sochi when he won a Super-G in Kitzbuehel on Sunday.
Beaten Nadal’s Australian Open injury jinx strikes again
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – For the third time in five years, Rafa Nadal’s Australian Open title hopes were ended by injury as he was beaten by Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka in the final on Sunday.
Wawrinka stuns wounded Nadal to win Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Stanislas Wawrinka staged the biggest upset in a grand slam final for nearly half a decade when he put down a wounded Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 in a surreal Australian Open final to win his maiden major title on Sunday.
Wawrinka defeats injured Nadal to win Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Stanislas Wawrinka held firm in a match of high drama to defeat an injured Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 and win his maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open on Sunday.
World Cup-bound Ecuadoreans, Colombians score in Mexico
(Reuters) – World Cup bound South Americans made their mark in the Mexican Clausura championship as Cruz Azul kept a firm grip on top place with a 4-0 rout of Veracruz.
High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Sochi Winter Olympics are meant to be Vladimir Putin’s crowning achievement as Russian leader but are in danger of becoming a symbol of his country’s problems.
Australia’s Gerrans wins third Tour Down Under title
(Reuters) – Australian Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Sunday’s final stage to finish ahead of compatriot Cadel Evans and become the first rider to win the Tour Down Under for a third time.
Qatar triumph could herald amazing year, says Garcia
(Reuters) – Former world number two Sergio Garcia is hoping his Qatar Masters victory is an encouraging sign of good things to come for the Spaniard this season.
Nestor eyes mixed doubles grand slam after Melbourne win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Canada’s Daniel Nestor has targeted a mixed doubles grand slam in 2014 after pairing up with Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic to beat Sania Mirza and Horia Tecau and win the Australian Open title on Sunday.
Ducks shut out Kings in unique outdoor clash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Palm trees, a beach volleyball court and pyrotechnics from American rock band KISS – Saturday’s ground-breaking National Hockey League (NHL) game at Dodger Stadium certainly delivered something very different.
