Wagner gifted spot on U.S. squad for Sochi
(Reuters) – Ashley Wagner was gifted a spot on the U.S. Olympic figure skating squad for the Sochi Winter Games on Sunday after finishing fourth at the national championships.
Speed skating-American Davis eyeing 2018 not retirement
(Reuters) – Reigning 1,000 meter Olympic speed skating champion Shani Davis has dismissed reports he is set to retire after next month’s Sochi Games and hinted at competing in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018.
Understated Ferrer focusing on immediate challenge
(Reuters) – David Ferrer is ranked third in the world, has reached at least the quarter-finals at all four grand slams in the past two years yet is still not a favorite for the Australian Open title at Melbourne Park.
China’s Li to tweak training schedule as mercury rises
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – China’s Li Na will adjust her training schedule in a bid to beat the heat at the Australian Open this week after enjoying more favorable conditions on Monday in a one-sided rout of Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh in her opening match…
Fletcher hails Moyes tactics in United victory
(Reuters) – Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher praised the tactics of under-fire manager David Moyes and angrily dismissed suggestions that the presence of former boss Alex Ferguson at matches was hampering the inconsistent team.
Venus crashes out of first round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A promising start to the season for Venus Williams was undone in two-and-a-half hours on Monday as the 33-year-old crashed out of the Australian Open’s opening round with a crushing defeat to her sister Serena’s 2012 nemesis Ekate…
Youth trumps experience as Bencic downs Date-Krumm
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Youth and potential trumped age and experience at the Australian Open on Monday as 16-year-old Swiss Belinda Bencic took down 43-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Keep calm, carry on – summer will end for British fans
(Reuters) – Just when British sports fans thought the jibes, digs and abuse over their lack of success Down Under over the last few months might finally slow to a mumbled trickle, their athletes gave their colonial brothers further ammunition on Monday…
Walker wins Sony Open with sizzling finish
(Reuters) – American Jimmy Walker birdied four of the last six holes to storm clear of a crowded leaderboard and win his second PGA Tour title by one shot at the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday.
Accuser of NY Yankees’ Rodriguez speaks publicly about doping case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner of a now-closed Florida clinic accused of supplying banned performance enhancing drugs to Major League Baseball players, including the game’s highest paid player, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees, said in a TV inter…
