Rio Games golf course progress ‘reasonably good’: Finchem
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Progress on the troubled golf course hosting the sport’s return to the Olympics at the 2016 Rio Games is “reasonably good”, PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said on Wednesday.
McDowell drops Olympic hint with World Cup choice
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Graeme McDowell believes his decision to play the World Cup of Golf under the Irish flag in Melbourne this week indicates he is likely to make himself available for the same nation when golf marks its return to the Olympics in 201…
Major League Soccer makes it official: Orlando gets franchise
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Major League Soccer awarded its latest franchise on Tuesday to Orlando before a crowd decked out in purple team colors.
Ronaldo steals show from Ibrahimovic in titanic clash
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – It was billed as a clash of the titans with Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the starring roles but at the end of the night Portugal’s captain took the plaudits as his stunning hat-trick clinched a World Cup spot.
Ronaldo hat-trick fires Portugal to World Cup
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A sublime second-half hat-trick by Cristiano Ronaldo took Portugal to the World Cup finals with a 4-2 aggregate victory after he stunned battling Sweden in their playoff on Tuesday.
Bryant says a November return for Lakers is possible
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant gave his Los Angeles Lakers teammates a huge boost on Tuesday when he said he could see himself returning to competitive action later this month.
France changes pay off in stunning fashion for Deschamps
PARIS (Reuters) – A selection gamble by coach Didier Deschamps paid off in spectacular style on Tuesday as France overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit to beat Ukraine 3-0 and qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
We were caught short at the back, says England’s Hodgson
LONDON (Reuters) – England, with all their technical shortcomings, have always relied on big center backs but that last bastion disappeared on Tuesday when Roy Hodgson blamed their 1-0 defeat by Germany on a lack of defensive height.
Advantage Germany after poor England defending
LONDON (Reuters) – Germany continued their World Cup preparations with a win and maintained their long unbeaten run at Wembley Stadium when they took advantage of some poor defending to beat England 1-0 in a relatively low-key friendly on Tuesday.
French musketeers in thrilling World Cup rally
PARIS (Reuters) – Coach Didier Deschamps hailed a magical show by France after they came back from the brink to overcome 10-man Ukraine 3-0 in a thrilling playoff return tie to qualify for the World Cup with a 3-2 aggregate win on Tuesday.
