Alpine skiing-Olympic champion mother spurs Weirather to victory
ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) – Tina Weirather’s famous skiing genes inspired her to a second World Cup victory in St Moritz on Saturday.
IOC sets up $10 million doping fund, wants more sports
(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee has set up a $10 million anti-doping fund to boost detection methods and will hold an extraordinary session next year to push through changes for sports at the Olympic Games, its president said on Saturda…
FIFA confirm worker dies after falling off Manaus stadium roof
(Reuters) – A construction worker died after falling off the roof of the Arena Amazonia in Brazil on Saturday, FIFA and the World Cup organizing committee confirmed on Saturday.
Van der Walt claims emotional win at Nelson Mandela Championship
(Reuters) – An eagle and two birdies in the closing stretch allowed South African Dawie van der Walt to shoot a 66 and secure an emotional two shot victory at the curtailed Nelson Mandela Championship on Saturday.
Garcia inches close to ending title drought in Thailand
(Reuters) – Spaniard Sergio Garcia carded a second successive seven-under-par 65 at the Thailand Golf Championship on Saturday and will go into Sunday’s final round with a four-shot lead and a golden opportunity to end his title drought this year.
Baseball: “Thorn” Ellsbury becomes “flower” for Yankees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Yankees welcomed a new star and paid respects to a disgruntled, departing one at a news conference for free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury on Friday.
Green Bay quarterback Rodgers ruled out of Sunday’s game
(Reuters) – The Green Bay Packers, still hanging on to longshot playoff hopes, were dealt a blow on Friday with word that quarterback Aaron Rodgers was not cleared to return to action for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys in Dallas.
Roundup of Major League Baseball
Dec 13 (The Sports Xchange) – The Boston Red Sox signed first baseman Mike Napoli to a new two-year contract worth $32 million.
National Hockey League roundup
Dec 13 (The Sports Xchange) – Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard has a sprained MCL that will cause him to miss 2-4 weeks of action, Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said, according to the Detroit News.
Perry, O’Hair strong again at Shootout
(Reuters) – Kenny Perry and Sean O’Hair got off to a strong start in defense of their Franklin Templeton Shootout title by combining for a 64 in a modified alternate-shot format to share the lead on Friday in Naples, Florida.
