Lawsuit delays bond sale for new NFL stadium in Minneapolis: report
(Reuters) – Officials in Minnesota said on Sunday a lawsuit filed in state supreme court challenging the funding of a new stadium for the National Football League’s Vikings will postpone a bond sale, according to local media.
Rusty Djokovic, slick Serena through in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic showed some early season rustiness but Serena Williams roared into the second round like a well-oiled machine as the tournament favorites took center stage on the first evening of the Australian Open on Monday.
Hot-serving Serena storms into second round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ruthless Serena Williams kicked off her bid for an 18th grand slam title on Monday with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of local wildcard Ashleigh Barty to advance to the Australian Open second round.
Mickelson looks for European Tour fillip in Abu Dhabi
(Reuters) – British Open champion Phil Mickelson makes a rare European Tour outing this week when he competes in the $2.7 million HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship.
Djokovic impresses Becker with confident start
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic had new coach Boris Becker smiling proudly on Monday as he made a convincing start to his quest for a fourth straight Australian Open title.
Plucky Thai dumps Kvitova from Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Thai world number 88 Luksika Kumkhum sprang the biggest upset of the Australian Open’s first day by dumping sixth seed and former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-2 1-6 6-4 on Monday in her first match against a top 10 player.
Godolphin door permanently shut for tainted trainer
DUBAI (Reuters) – Godolphin’s former trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni, banned last year following a doping scandal, will not handle the horses again, Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has said.
Edberg hopes to inspire Federer to more grand slams
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Stefan Edberg believes his return to the Tour as a coach of Roger Federer can help the Swiss add to his record tally of 17 grand slam titles.
Faster courts will ruin Melbourne spectacle: Toni Nadal
MADRID (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s uncle and coach Toni joined the world number one on Monday in criticizing Melbourne Park’s faster hardcourts which, he felt, will ruin the spectacle for the Australian Open fans.
Korean military won’t let judoka off the hook
SEOUL (Reuters) – Dirty looks and ‘shushing’ are the normal penalties for being caught using a cellphone where you shouldn’t but Olympic judo silver medalist Wang Ki-chun was busted by South Korean military police and held for eight days during his nat…
